Making his second start in three days and pressed into service because of the unavailability of Vida Blue, Tom Griffin scattered four hits in seven innings to pick up the victory as the Giants staved off the Mets, 9-7. The veteran righthander also belted a solo homer in the third inning and stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth.

The six-run Giants' fifth was highlighted by a two-run triple by Larry Herndon and two-run homer by Billy Smith. The Mets rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the ninth and had two runners on base before Greg Minton got the final out by inducing Mike Cubbage to fly out to left. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 7

Game Played on Tuesday, May 5, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants       0  0  1    2  6  0    0  0  0  -   9 13  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  7  -   7 13  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cabell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Youngblood rf         5   0   3   0     0   0   .341
  Bergman 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .214
May c                 5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Mazzilli cf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .175
Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .198      Kingman lf            4   0   1   1     1   2   .203
  Davis rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Staub 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Herndon lf            5   2   4   2     0   0   .359        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Evans 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .231        Backman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Martin cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .268        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stennett 2b           4   2   1   1     0   0   .194        Cubbage ph          1   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Smith ss              4   1   1   2     0   1   .176      Brooks 3b             4   1   2   1     0   2   .313
Griffin p             3   1   2   2     0   1   .167      Trevino c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Flynn 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .368
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen 1b        3   1   1   2     0   0   .211

Totals               42   9  13   9     0   4             Totals               38   7  13   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  6,031
Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 7
DP: Giants 1, Mets 0
Errors: Staub, Brooks
Doubles: Herndon 2 (7), Clark (3), Evans (4), Youngblood 2 (4), Trevino (1)
Triples: Herndon (2), Flynn (3)
Home Runs: Griffin (1), Smith (1), Jorgensen (2)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (2)
GIDP: Staub (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(2-2)          7     4   0   0   1   4   0  24   4.50
Moffitt                 1.1   7   6   6   1   1   1  12  10.13
Breining                0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.21
Minton SV(5)            0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.63
Totals                  9    13   7   7   3   5   1  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-4)            4     8   6   5   0   0   1  22   4.85
Roberts                 0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   8.68
Miller                  3     2   1   1   0   3   1  11   1.80
Reardon                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   6.75
Totals                  9    13   9   8   0   4   2  42

Passed Balls: Trevino (1)
Balks: Griffin (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (third to first); Clark reached on an error by
Staub; Herndon forced Clark (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Taveras popped to
catcher in foul territory; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans made an out to shortstop; Martin singled to
right; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted) [Martin to
second]; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; Brooks
singled to right; Griffin balked [Brooks to second]; Trevino
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Griffin homered; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); May made an out to shortstop; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones struck
out; Youngblood doubled to left; Taveras grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon doubled to center; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Martin grounded out (second to first) [Herndon to
third]; Stennett singled to left [Herndon scored]; Smith reached
on an error by Brooks [Stennett to second]; Griffin singled to
center [Stennett scored (unearned), Smith to second]; Cabell
flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 0.

GIANTS 5TH: May singled to left; Clark doubled to center [May to
third]; Herndon tripled to right [May scored, Clark scored];
ROBERTS REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Evans doubled to left
[Herndon scored]; Trevino allowed a passed ball [Evans to
third]; Martin singled to right [Evans scored]; MILLER REPLACED
STAUB (PITCHING); JORGENSEN REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 1B);
Stennett forced Martin (first to shortstop); Smith homered
[Stennett scored]; Griffin struck out; Cabell flied out to left;
6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Brooks struck out; Trevino singled to left; Flynn
flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 0.

GIANTS 6TH: May grounded out (second to first); Clark was called
out on strikes; Herndon singled to left; Evans flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: DAVIS REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING RF); Youngblood flied
out to center; Taveras popped to first in foul territory;
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Mets 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Martin lined to third; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 1B); Kingman struck
out; BACKMAN BATTED FOR MILLER; Backman flied out to left;
Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 0.

GIANTS 8TH: REARDON REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); WOHLFORD BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Wohlford struck out; Bergman popped to first in
foul territory; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Trevino grounded
out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to shortstop; Jorgensen
forced Flynn (first to shortstop); Youngblood doubled to left
[Jorgensen to third]; Taveras lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Herndon
doubled to left; Evans flied out to left; Martin flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Kingman struck out; CUBBAGE
BATTED FOR REARDON; Cubbage walked [Mazzilli to second]; Brooks
singled to left [Mazzilli scored, Cubbage to second]; Trevino
doubled to left [Cubbage scored, Brooks to third]; Flynn tripled
to right [Brooks scored, Trevino scored]; Jorgensen homered
[Flynn scored]; BREINING REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Youngblood
made an out to second; Taveras walked; MINTON REPLACED BREINING
(PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to right [Taveras to third];
Kingman singled to right [Taveras scored, Mazzilli to third];
Cubbage flied out to left; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets
7.

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