Rusty Staub, 2-for-21 and hitless in his last 16 at bats, hit a pinch-homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mets a 6-5 victory over the Giants. The Giants had tied the game in the eighth on a two-out solo round-tripper by Tom O'Malley, the rookie's first major league home run. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Sunday, May 9, 1982 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0 Mets 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 11 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Davis cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 .294 Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 LeMaster ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 Backman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .313 O'Malley 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .571 Veryzer 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 Rajsich rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .219 Evans 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Valentine ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Wohlford lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .414 Kingman 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 Ransom c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Foster lf 3 1 2 0 0 1 .208 May ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .213 Hodges c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .412 Kuiper 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .318 Stearns ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Fowlkes p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Brooks 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gardenhire ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .298 Breining p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Morgan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zachry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Swan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Staub ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .136 Totals 34 5 11 5 3 7 Totals 35 6 11 6 0 8 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 15,008 Left on Base: Giants 5, Mets 4 DP: Giants 2, Mets 2 Doubles: O'Malley (1), Evans (4), Brooks (5) Home Runs: Davis (4), LeMaster (1), O'Malley (1), Hodges (1), Kingman (11), Staub (1) Stolen Bases: Wilson (14) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (1), Davis (6) GIDP: Ransom 2 (3), Stearns (3) Hit by Pitch: Foster (1,by Fowlkes) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fowlkes 5 7 5 5 0 6 2 23 5.40 Lavelle 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 2.37 Breining 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.20 Minton L(2-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1.74 Totals 8.2 11 6 6 0 8 3 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone 6 8 4 4 1 4 2 24 3.95 Zachry 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 8 5.90 Swan W(2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.05 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 7 3 37 Hit by Pitch: Fowlkes (3) Wild Pitches: Falcone (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams GIANTS 1ST: Davis struck out; LeMaster struck out; O'Malley doubled to left; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Backman struck out; Rajsich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans struck out; Wohlford walked; Ransom grounded into a double play (second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman popped to shortstop; Foster struck out; Hodges popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 3RD: Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Fowlkes popped to shortstop; Davis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Brooks doubled to left; Gardenhire singled to right [Brooks scored, Gardenhire to second (on throw to home)]; Falcone reached on a fielder's choice [Gardenhire out at third (catcher to shortstop to third)]; Wilson forced Falcone (second to shortstop); Wilson stole second; Backman grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1. GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); O'Malley singled to center; Clark popped to first in foul territory; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Rajsich grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman struck out; Foster singled to third; Hodges homered [Foster scored]; Brooks struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3. GIANTS 5TH: Wohlford singled to center; Ransom grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at second]; Kuiper singled to first; Fowlkes singled to third [Kuiper to second]; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Fowlkes to second, Kuiper to third]; Davis homered [Kuiper scored, Fowlkes scored]; LeMaster homered; O'Malley flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Gardenhire struck out; Falcone singled to center; Wilson forced Falcone (shortstop to second); Backman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. GIANTS 6TH: Clark struck out; Evans grounded out (second to first); Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Rajsich singled to right; Kingman homered [Rajsich scored]; Foster was hit by a pitch; LAVELLE REPLACED FOWLKES (PITCHING); Hodges lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Foster out at second]; Brooks singled to center; Gardenhire singled to shortstop [Brooks to second]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR FALCONE; Youngblood struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 5. GIANTS 7TH: ZACHRY REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR RANSOM; May struck out; Kuiper flied out to center; Lavelle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 5. METS 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wilson lined to first; Backman struck out; VALENTINE BATTED FOR RAJSICH; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 5. GIANTS 8TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); VERYZER REPLACED BACKMAN (PLAYING 2B); Davis singled to right; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); LeMaster struck out; O'Malley homered; Clark walked; Evans doubled to right [Clark to third]; SWAN REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 5. METS 8TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Foster singled to center; STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; BREINING REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 5. GIANTS 9TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); May struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); MORGAN BATTED FOR BREINING; Morgan walked; Davis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 5. METS 9TH: MINTON REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Gardenhire flied out to right; STAUB BATTED FOR SWAN; Staub homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 6.

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