The Mets snapped their nine-game losing streak, edging the Giants, 4-3, on a sacrifice fly by Alex Trevino in the 10th inning. The score was 3-3 when Lee Mazzilli led off the 10th with a walk. One out later, Joel Youngblood got an infield hit and Dave Kingman dropped a single to short center to load the bases. Trevino then lofted a fly ball to center and Mazzilli easily beat the throw home to tally the winning run. Jeff Reardon worked two scoreless frames of relief to earn the victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       20, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   4  9  2
Giants       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   3  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   1   0   0     2   1   .198      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .225
Backman 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Bergman 1b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .175
Youngblood rf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .357      Clark rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Kingman lf            4   1   3   2     1   0   .207      Evans 3b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .215        Cabell 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Herndon lf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .353
  Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Martin cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Trevino c           0   0   0   1     0   0   .280      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Stearns c,1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .258        Sadek pr,c          1   1   0   0     0   1   .174
Brooks 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .348      LeMaster ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .234
Flynn ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stennett ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .213
Harris p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .310
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bailor ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   7             Totals               38   3   9   3     3   9

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance:  5,189
Left on Base: Mets 7, Giants 9
DP: Mets 1, Giants 2
Errors: Brooks, Harris
Doubles: Youngblood (7), Jorgensen (2), Brooks (5), Bergman (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (6), Herndon (1)
Stolen Bases: Backman (1), Brooks (3), Stennett (2), Herndon (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Backman (1), LeMaster (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Trevino (1)
GIDP: Jorgensen (2), Griffin (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harris                  6     4   2   2   2   5   1  24   3.00
Allen                   2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.08
Reardon W(1-0)          2     3   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.55
Totals                 10     9   3   3   3   9   1  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 7     6   3   3   1   5   1  27   3.57
Lavelle                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.63
Minton L(1-2)           1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5   3.48
Totals                 10     9   4   4   4   7   1  41

Passed Balls: Trevino (3)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (2)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to left; Debut game for Greg
Harris; Backman singled to left; Youngblood doubled to left
[Backman scored]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Youngblood to
third]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Youngblood
scored]; Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Darrell
Evans ejected by HP umpire Ed Montague arguing the call on Joel
Youngblood's grounder down the 3B line; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bergman
popped to third in foul territory; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: CABELL REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Stearns made an
out to first; Brooks struck out; Flynn grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
was called out on strikes; Martin reached on an error by Brooks;
Martin was picked off first but was safe on an error by Harris
[Martin to third]; May made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Harris was called out on strikes; Mazzilli struck out;
Backman walked; Backman stole second; Youngblood grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster flied out to right; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan singled to center; Bergman doubled
to left [Morgan scored]; Clark popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

METS 4TH: Kingman singled to left; Jorgensen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at
second]; Stearns popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Cabell made an out to second; Herndon homered;
Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 2.

METS 5TH: Brooks singled to left; Brooks stole second; Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris struck out; Mazzilli
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster walked; Griffin grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [LeMaster out at second]; Morgan
walked; Bergman singled to right [Morgan to second]; Clark
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 2.

METS 6TH: Backman grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
flied out to left; Kingman homered; Jorgensen doubled to left;
Stearns struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Herndon made an out to first;
Martin popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 2.

METS 7TH: Brooks flied out to left; Flynn flied out to center;
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR HARRIS; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); May singled to
center; SADEK RAN FOR MAY; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sadek to second]; STENNETT BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; Stennett singled to right [Sadek scored]; Stennett
stole second; Morgan struck out; Bergman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 3.

METS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); SADEK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Mazzilli walked; Backman out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood flied
out to right; Kingman was walked intentionally; STAUB BATTED FOR
JORGENSEN; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: TREVINO REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING C ); STEARNS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Clark grounded out (first unassisted);
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon walked;
Herndon stole second; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 3.

METS 9TH: Stearns made an out to first; Brooks doubled to right;
Flynn grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Brooks to
third]; BAILOR BATTED FOR ALLEN; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); REARDON REPLACED
FLYNN (PITCHING); Sadek struck out; LeMaster singled to left;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Trevino allowed a passed ball
[LeMaster to second]; Wohlford struck out; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 3.

METS 10TH: MINTON REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Mazzilli walked;
Backman struck out; Youngblood singled to left [Mazzilli to
second]; Kingman singled to center [Mazzilli to third,
Youngblood to second]; Trevino sacrifice flied into a double
play to center [Mazzilli scored, Youngblood to third, Kingman
out at second (center to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 10TH: WILSON REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Bergman
struck out; Clark flied out to center; Cabell singled to center;
Herndon singled to right [Cabell to third]; Martin flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 3.