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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 31, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 31, 1976 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,788 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Chris Arnold | First Baseman |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bruce Boisclair | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Roy Staiger | Third Baseman |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 31, 1976
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Lolich
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Lolich
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Lolich
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Lolich
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herndon scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Lolich
Thomasson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson who is chasing the ball. Boisclair reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Millan vs. Halicki
Millan hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. Halicki
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boisclair scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Halicki
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Lolich
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. Lolich
Arnold hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Lolich
Sadek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Lolich
Halicki hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Halicki
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Halicki
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arnold scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staiger for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Halicki
Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Lolich
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lolich
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Lolich
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Halicki
Lolich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Boisclair reaches second base with a double. Lolich moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Millan vs. Halicki
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Milner vs. Halicki
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arnold fields the ball and throws to Halicki covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kingman vs. Halicki
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lolich
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Lolich
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Lolich
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. Lolich
Arnold hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Halicki
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Halicki
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Halicki
There goes Staiger. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Staiger steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Halicki
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Lolich
Sadek hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Lolich
Halicki strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Lolich
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Halicki
Lolich hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Halicki
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lolich
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Lolich
Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lolich
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Lolich
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingman throws the ball in to Harrelson who tags Thomasson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Lolich
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Halicki
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Milner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Halicki
Kingman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Halicki
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Lolich
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Lolich
Sadek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Lolich
Halicki bunts towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Lolich
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Lolich
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Halicki
Staiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Halicki
Harrelson bunts towards first. Arnold scoops it up and throws to first, with Perez covering, for the out. Staiger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Halicki
Joe Torre pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Leo Foster pinch runs for Joe Torre.
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez. Staiger scores. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Halicki
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Lockwood
Leo Foster now playing second base. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Matthews hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lockwood
Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Lockwood
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Halicki
Darrell Evans now playing first base.
Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Halicki
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Kingman trying to get to third. Thomasson throws the ball in to Reitz, who tags Kingman for the out. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Halicki
Pepe Mangual pinch runs for Ed Kranepool.
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staiger vs. Halicki
Staiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mangual scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Hodges scores. Staiger moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Lavelle
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staiger scores. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Lavelle
There goes Foster. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Foster steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Lavelle
Boisclair strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Lockwood
Pepe Mangual now playing left field. John Milner now playing first base.
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lockwood
Evans hits a popup towards third. Staiger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Lockwood
Sadek hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1976 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Herndon L, cf 2 1 0 0 Boisclair B, cf 5 1 2 0
Perez M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews G, lf 4 1 1 1 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 3 1 Milner J, lf-1b 4 0 3 1
Thomasson G, rf 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, rf 4 0 1 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 1 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Arnold C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mangual P, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Evans D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Hodges R, c 3 1 0 0
Sadek M, c 4 0 1 0 Staiger R, 3b 4 2 2 1
Halicki E, p 2 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 3 1 1 1
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Lolich M, p 2 0 1 0
Torre J, ph 0 0 0 0
Foster L, pr-2b 1 0 1 2
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32 2 8 2 34 6 12 5
San Francisco 100 001 000 -- 2
New York 100 000 14x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (L) 7.2 10 5 4 2 4
Lavelle G 0.1 2 1 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M 7.0 8 2 2 2 5
Lockwood S (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Reitz K, Perez M, Matthews G
DP -- San Francisco 2, New York 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, New York 7
2B -- Boisclair B, Milner J
3B -- Boisclair B
HR -- Matthews G
SB -- Staiger R, Foster L
SH -- Halicki E, Harrelson B
T -- 2:18
A -- 14788
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