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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 11, 1978
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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 June 11, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,987 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Ed Montague |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 11, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Espinosa
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn misplays the ball. That's an error on Flynn. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Espinosa
There goes Madlock. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Espinosa
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Espinosa
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Evans reaches second base with a double. Madlock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Espinosa
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Espinosa
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Espinosa
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Montefusco
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Montefusco
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Espinosa
LeMaster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair. LeMaster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sadek vs. Espinosa
Sadek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeMaster scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montefusco vs. Espinosa
Montefusco is hit by the pitch. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Espinosa
Madlock bunts towards the mound. Espinosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sadek moves to third. Montefusco moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Espinosa
Espinosa spins and fires to second, with Foli covering, and Montefusco is picked off. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Espinosa
Whitfield hits a line drive towards the mound. Espinosa catches it and throws to third to double up Sadek. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Montefusco
Henderson hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Montefusco
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Montefusco
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Montefusco
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Espinosa
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Espinosa
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Bruhert
Mike Bruhert now pitching.
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Clark reaches second base with a double. McCovey scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Bruhert
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruhert fields it and has Clark trapped. There's the throw to Flynn and over to Randle, who tags Clark for the out. Herndon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Bruhert
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sadek vs. Bruhert
Sadek hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Montefusco
Rob Andrews now playing second base.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruhert vs. Montefusco
The ball gets by Sadek for a passed ball. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruhert vs. Montefusco
Bruhert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Montefusco
Randle hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster catches it and throws to second to double up Flynn. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Bruhert
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Bruhert
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bruhert
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Montefusco
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Montefusco
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Montefusco
Montanez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Montefusco
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bruhert
Evans hits a popup into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bruhert
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Bruhert
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Bruhert
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Bruhert
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Foli fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Montefusco
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Montefusco
Flynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruhert vs. Montefusco
Bruhert strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Bruhert
Sadek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montefusco vs. Bruhert
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruhert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Bruhert
Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montefusco moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Bruhert
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Montefusco
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Montefusco
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bruhert
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Bruhert
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Metzger
Skip James pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Butch Metzger now pitching.
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Metzger
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Metzger
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Montefusco
Skip James now playing first base.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Montefusco
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Montefusco
Boisclair hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Metzger
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Metzger
Montefusco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Metzger
Andrews is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Montefusco
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Montefusco
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Montefusco
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Butch Metzger.
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Montefusco
Randle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Siebert
Paul Siebert now pitching.
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Siebert
There goes Whitfield. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Siebert
Evans hits a popup towards the mound. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Siebert
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lavelle
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lavelle
Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Lavelle
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair.
Grieve hits a popup towards first. James settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Lavelle
John Stearns pinch hits for Ron Hodges.
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Lavelle
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Valentine strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1978 -- San Francisco at New York (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Madlock B, 2b 2 1 1 0 Randle L, 3b 4 1 2 3
Andrews R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 5 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 5 3 3 2 Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 2 4 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 2 2
James S, pr-1b 1 0 0 0 Boisclair B, rf 3 0 1 0
Clark J, rf 3 0 2 3 Grieve T, ph 1 0 0 0
Herndon L, cf 4 0 0 0 Hodges R, c 2 1 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 4 1 1 0 Stearns J, ph 1 0 1 0
Sadek M, c 3 0 1 1 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Montefusco J, p 3 0 0 0 Valentine B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Espinosa N, p 0 0 0 0
Bruhert M, p 2 0 0 0
Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, ph 0 1 0 0
Siebert P, p 0 0 0 0
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37 7 14 7 33 5 8 5
San Francisco 212 010 100 -- 7
New York 000 200 030 -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J (W) 7.2 6 5 5 2 6
Lavelle G (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L)* 2.0 7 5 4 0 0
Bruhert M+ 4.0 6 2 2 1 2
Metzger B 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Siebert P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Flynn D
DP -- San Francisco 2, New York 2
LOB -- San Francisco 6, New York 3
2B -- Evans D, LeMaster J, McCovey W 2, Clark J
HR -- Evans D, Montanez W, Randle L
SB -- Madlock B
CS -- Whitfield T
SF -- Clark J
HBP -- by Espinosa N (Montefusco J)
PB -- Sadek M
T -- 2:38
A -- 20987
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