Sweeping a doubleheader for the first time this season, the Mets defeated the Giants, 7-6 and 5-2. Steve Henderson hit a homer, triple and single for the Mets in the opener, his round-tripper coming with a man on base in the first inning. Frank Taveras drove in two runs with a triple in the second. The Mets scored what proved to be their winning run when Henderson hit his triple in the seventh and John Stearns singled.

In the nightcap, the Mets hit two more triples. A sacrifice fly by Lee Mazzilli and triple by Henderson and single by Elliott Maddox produced three runs in the fourth. Taveras knocked in a run with a three-bagger in the seventh and scored himself on a wild throw from the outfield by Larry Herndon. Dale Murray relieved in both games and picked up a pair of saves. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      13, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  1  1    0  2  0    1  1  0  -   6 17  0
Mets         2  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .271      Youngblood 2b,lf      4   2   1   0     0   1   .286
Strain 2b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .308      Taveras ss            4   0   1   2     0   1   .253
  Metzger pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
  McCovey ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Henderson lf          4   2   3   2     0   0   .290
Clark rf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .276        Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Ivie 1b,2b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .284      Stearns c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Evans 3b              5   0   1   1     0   2   .257      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .218
Herndon lf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Maddox rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .264
LeMaster ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Trevino 3b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .353
Littlejohn c          4   1   2   1     0   1   .385      Kobel p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .184        Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitfield ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .297
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               42   6  17   6     0   7             Totals               33   7  10   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Giants 9, Mets 5
DP: Giants 0, Mets 1
Doubles: North (9), LeMaster (6), Clark (19)
Triples: Ivie (2), Taveras (5), Henderson (6)
Home Runs: Henderson (5)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (6), Youngblood (12), Maddox (1), Mazzilli (22)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (2), Stearns (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (3)
GIDP: Clark (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(6-4)          2.1   7   6   4   0   1   1  15   4.49
Minton                  1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.72
Griffin                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.45
Borbon                  1     2   1   1   0   1   0   4   4.07
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.41
Totals                  8    10   7   5   2   4   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel W(4-4)            5     9   4   4   0   2   0  23   3.39
Allen                   1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   4.79
Glynn                   1.1   4   1   1   0   2   0   7   2.01
Murray SV(3)            1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.06
Totals                  9    17   6   6   0   7   0  42

Passed Balls: Littlejohn (1)
Wild Pitches: Knepper (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to right; Strain grounded out
(second to first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to left; Taveras popped to first in
foul territory; Mazzilli flied out to right; Youngblood stole
second; Henderson homered [Youngblood scored]; Stearns grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie tripled to center; Evans singled to right [Ivie
scored]; Herndon forced Evans (shortstop to second); Herndon
stole second; LeMaster singled to left [Herndon to third];
Littlejohn struck out; Knepper popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Montanez singled to center; Maddox flied out to right;
Knepper threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second]; Trevino singled
to center [Montanez scored]; Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Trevino to second]; Youngblood struck out
but Trevino advanced to third and Youngblood advanced to first
on a passed ball; Taveras tripled to center [Trevino scored
(unearned), Youngblood scored (unearned)]; Mazzilli flied out to
right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 5.

GIANTS 3RD: North doubled to left; Strain singled to right
[North scored]; Clark grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Strain out at second]; Ivie grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 5.

METS 3RD: Henderson singled to center; Stearns forced Henderson
(second to shortstop); Montanez singled to right [Stearns to
third]; MINTON REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Maddox forced
Montanez (shortstop to second) [Stearns scored]; Maddox stole
second; Trevino was walked intentionally; Kobel struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Herndon
popped to catcher in foul territory; LeMaster lined to pitcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 6.

METS 4TH: Youngblood grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli singled to right;
Mazzilli stole second; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Littlejohn singled to left; ANDREWS BATTED FOR
MINTON; Andrews flied out to right; North struck out; Strain
singled to center [Littlejohn to second]; Clark singled to right
[Littlejohn scored, Strain to second]; Ivie singled to left
[Strain scored, Clark to third]; Evans flied out to center; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 6.

METS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Stearns grounded
out (first to pitcher); Montanez flied out to right; Maddox
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 6.

GIANTS 6TH: ALLEN REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Herndon popped to
first in foul territory; LeMaster flied out to left; Littlejohn
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: Trevino grounded out (second to first); Allen struck
out; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Mets 6.

GIANTS 7TH: WHITFIELD BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Whitfield singled to
left; North forced Whitfield (shortstop to second); Strain
singled to second [North to second]; METZGER RAN FOR STRAIN;
Clark was called out on strikes; Ivie singled to left [North
scored, Metzger to third]; GLYNN REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
Evans struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); METZGER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras was called out on strikes;
Mazzilli flied out to center; Henderson tripled to right;
Stearns singled to center [Henderson scored]; Stearns was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Mets 7.

GIANTS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 2B); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Herndon singled to left; Herndon
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); LeMaster
doubled to left; Littlejohn singled to left [LeMaster scored];
HILL BATTED FOR BORBON; Hill was called out on strikes; North
singled to center [Littlejohn to third]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR
METZGER; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: MCCOVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LAVELLE REPLACED HILL (PITCHING);
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to
center; Trevino walked; FLORES BATTED FOR GLYNN; Flores flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 7.

GIANTS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Clark doubled to
right; Ivie flied out to right [Clark to third]; Evans struck
out; Herndon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Mets 7.