Rallying for four runs in the eighth inning, the Mets stopped the Giants' four-game winning streak, 5-4. The Mets trailed, 4-1, entering the eighth, but kayoed Giant starter Bob Knepper on a walk to Alex Trevino, single by Lee Mazzilli and two-run double by Steve Henderson.

Randy Moffitt relieved and induced John Stearns to hit a grounder to second base. Bill Madlock's throw to third arrived ahead of the runner, but Darrell Evans dropped the ball for an error. One out later, Henderson scored the tying run on a groundout by Joel Youngblood and, one out after that, a single by Doug Flynn scored Stearns with the game-winning tally. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   5  8  3
Giants       0  1  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .216      North cf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .256
Trevino 3b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .467        Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .293      Whitfield lf          3   1   0   0     0   1   .337
Henderson lf          5   1   1   2     0   1   .284      Clark rf              2   0   0   0     3   0   .276
  Flores rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .556      Ivie 1b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .221
Stearns c             4   1   0   0     0   0   .241      Madlock 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .152
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .157      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Youngblood rf,lf      3   1   1   1     1   0   .333      LeMaster ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .190        Tamargo ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Kobel p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Sadek c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Chapman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Metzger ph,ss       0   0   0   0     1   0   .191
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knepper p             3   1   1   0     0   0   .143
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCovey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .355
                                                            Herndon pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               36   5   8   5     4   3             Totals               29   4   5   3     8   1

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 19,818
Left on Base: Mets 8, Giants 9
DP: Mets 1, Giants 0
Errors: Taveras, Trevino, Montanez, Evans
Doubles: Henderson (5), Knepper (1)
Stolen Bases: Youngblood (4), Madlock 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Sadek (1)
GIDP: Clark (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel                   6     3   3   1   5   1   0  27   2.31
Murray W(2-3)           1.2   2   1   1   3   0   0   9   3.86
Lockwood SV(5)          1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.65
Totals                  9     5   4   2   8   1   0  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 7     6   4   3   4   3   0  31   3.17
Moffitt L(0-1)          1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   7.36
Roberts                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.88
Totals                  9     8   5   3   4   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: Kobel (1)

Umpires: HP - Roy Roth, 1B - Bill Lawson, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Tony Patch


METS 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Trevino singled to
center; Mazzilli walked [Trevino to second]; Henderson struck
out; Stearns forced Mazzilli (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [North to second]; Clark reached on an error
by Trevino [North out at home (left to second to third to
catcher), Clark to second]; Ivie lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to left; Youngblood grounded out
(second to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Evans lined to
first; Madlock stole third; LeMaster walked; Sadek hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Madlock scored]; Knepper flied out to
center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 3RD: Kobel grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras was
called out on strikes; Trevino grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: North grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
struck out; Clark walked; Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock flied out to left; Evans made an out to
second; LeMaster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Youngblood
walked; Flynn flied to right in foul territory [Youngblood to
second]; Kobel singled to center [Youngblood scored]; Taveras
singled to right [Kobel to second]; Trevino walked [Kobel to
third, Taveras to second]; Mazzilli forced Trevino (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek flied out to right; Knepper doubled to right;
North lined to left; Whitfield reached on an error by Montanez
[Knepper scored (unearned) (no RBI), Whitfield to second]; Clark
walked while Whitfield advanced to third on a wild pitch; Ivie
singled to left [Whitfield scored (unearned), Clark to second];
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

METS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
flied out to left; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; On a bunt LeMaster singled
to first; Sadek grounded out (pitcher to first) [LeMaster to
second]; Knepper popped to pitcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

METS 7TH: Youngblood singled to third; Flynn lined to center;
CHAPMAN BATTED FOR KOBEL; Youngblood stole second; Chapman
grounded out (third to first); Taveras popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED CHAPMAN (PITCHING); North walked;
Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [North to
second]; Clark was walked intentionally; Ivie singled to left
[North scored, Clark to third, Ivie out at second (shortstop to
catcher to second)]; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 4.

METS 8TH: Trevino walked; Mazzilli singled to left [Trevino to
second]; Henderson doubled to right [Trevino scored, Mazzilli
scored]; MOFFITT REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Stearns reached on
a fielder's choice [Henderson to third (error by Evans; assist
by Madlock)]; Montanez popped to first in foul territory;
Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first) [Henderson scored
(unearned), Stearns to second]; Flynn singled to center [Stearns
scored (unearned)]; Murray grounded out (third to first); 4 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); TAMARGO
BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Tamargo flied out to left; METZGER BATTED
FOR SADEK; Metzger walked; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR MOFFITT; McCovey
singled to right [Metzger to third]; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
LOCKWOOD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); North grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

METS 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); TAMARGO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HERNDON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); On a bunt Taveras made an out to
catcher; Frank Taveras called for interference; Trevino
flied out to right; Mazzilli singled to third; Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: FLORES REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Whitfield reached on an error by
Taveras [Whitfield to first]; Clark grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Whitfield out at second]; Ivie flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

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