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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 23, 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 August 23, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hausman |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,383 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Dick Stello 2B: John Kibler 3B: Nick Colosi |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| John Tamargo | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Tom Hausman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 23, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hausman
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausman covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hausman
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hausman
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Knepper
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hausman
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hausman
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tamargo vs. Hausman
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tamargo for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Hausman
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Hausman
Andrews hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Knepper
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Knepper covering. Safe. Youngblood moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn hits a line drive to center field. Dwyer throws towards third. Evans fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Youngblood scores. Valentine moves to third. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hausman vs. Knepper
Hausman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foli vs. Knepper
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball 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: ---
Knepper vs. Hausman
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hausman
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hausman
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood 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: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Knepper
Valentine is hit by the pitch. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hausman
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hausman
There goes Clark. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Clark steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Hausman
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hausman
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Hausman
Tamargo hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball 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: ---
Hausman vs. Knepper
Hausman hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Knepper
Foli hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it 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: ---
Metzger vs. Hausman
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Hausman
The umpire calls a balk on Hausman Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Hausman
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knepper vs. Hausman
Knepper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Hausman
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up 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: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Knepper
Valentine 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 6
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hausman
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hausman
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hausman
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hausman
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tamargo vs. Hausman
Tamargo hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn 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, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausman vs. Knepper
Hausman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Knepper
Foli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hausman
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Hausman
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Hausman
Knepper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Hausman
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Knepper
There goes Stearns. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood 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, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hausman
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hausman
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hausman
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Knepper
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Knepper
Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Bobby Valentine.
Flynn bunts in front of the plate. Tamargo fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferrer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Knepper
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Tom Hausman.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Ferrer trying to get to home. Whitfield throws the ball in to Tamargo who tags Ferrer, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lockwood
Lenny Randle now playing third base. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Lockwood
Tamargo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Murray
Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for John Tamargo. Dale Murray now pitching.
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Murray
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Rob Andrews.
Ivie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Murray
Marc Hill pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Hill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Hill reaches second base with a double. LeMaster scores. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitfield vs. Murray
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dwyer vs. Murray
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Lavelle
Marc Hill now catching. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Larry Herndon now playing center field. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Johnnie LeMaster now
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lavelle
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lavelle
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1978 -- San Francisco at New York (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Whitfield T, lf 4 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf 5 0 2 0
Dwyer J, cf 5 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 5 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 5 0 2 0
Clark J, rf 4 0 2 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Stearns J, c 3 0 1 0
Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Youngblood J, rf 3 1 2 0
Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Valentine B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Tamargo J, c 3 0 0 0 Ferrer S, pr 0 0 0 0
LeMaster J, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 2 0 1 1 Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 1 1
Ivie M, ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Hausman T, p 3 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0 Randle L, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Hill M, ph-c 1 0 1 1
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32 2 6 2 35 1 10 1
San Francisco 010 000 001 -- 2
New York 010 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 8.0 10 1 1 3 2
Lavelle G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman T 8.0 5 1 1 2 3
Lockwood S (L) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
Murray D 0.2 1 0 0 2 0
E -- Evans D
LOB -- San Francisco 9, New York 12
2B -- Henderson S, McCovey W, Hill M
SB -- Clark J, Stearns J
SH -- Flynn D, Metzger R
HBP -- by Knepper B (Valentine B)
Balk -- Hausman T
T -- 2:39
A -- 14383
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