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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 24, 1979
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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 April 24, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Scott |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,170 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Lawson 1B: Phil Lospitalier 2B: Merrill Hadry 3B: Jerry Loeber |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Mike Scott | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 24, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Scott
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Scott
Scott fires over to first and Montanez drops the ball. That's an error on Montanez. North moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Scott
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Scott
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. North scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Scott
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Blue
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taveras tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Blue
Youngblood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Blue
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Scott
Evans 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 -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Scott
Ivie hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Scott
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blue
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blue
Scott bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Madlock covering, for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Blue
Hebner strikes out. Hill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hebner out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Scott
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Scott
Blue 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 -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Scott
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Scott
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Scott
Madlock hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Scott
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Scott
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Youngblood. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Ivie vs. Scott
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark scores. Evans moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Scott
Hill hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Scott
Metzger hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Blue
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Blue
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blue
Flynn hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Scott
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
North vs. Scott
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Scott
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Blue
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Mike Scott.
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Blue
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bernard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bernard
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bernard
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Bernard
Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blue, and towards Metzger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Blue
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Bernard
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bernard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bernard
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Bernard
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Blue
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blue
Flynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Flores vs. Blue
Gil Flores pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Flores hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Blue
There's a wild pitch. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hebner vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Hebner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Flynn scores. Flores scores. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. Lavelle
Mazzilli is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Lavelle
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montanez vs. Lavelle
Montanez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Taveras scores. Hebner scores. Mazzilli moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Lavelle
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to third. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stearns vs. Lavelle
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Montanez scores. Youngblood moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Lavelle
Flynn 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, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Lockwood
Gil Flores now playing right field. Joel Youngblood now playing left field. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Lockwood
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Lockwood
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lockwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Lavelle
Flores hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Lavelle
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Lavelle
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Lavelle
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lockwood
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lockwood
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Lockwood
Ivie strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1979 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 1 1 0 Taveras F, ss 3 2 1 0
Whitfield T, lf 3 1 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 5 2 2 2
Madlock B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 1 0 1
Clark J, rf 4 1 2 0 Henderson S, lf 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 3 2 0 0
Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Youngblood J, rf-lf 3 1 1 3
Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 1 2
Blue V, p 2 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Scott M, p 0 0 0 0
Trevino A, ph 1 0 0 0
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0
Flores G, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 2 31 10 8 8
San Francisco 100 200 000 -- 3
New York 400 000 60x -- 10
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 6.1 5 7 6 4 2
Lavelle G 1.2 3 3 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Scott M (W) 5.0 5 3 1 2 0
Bernard D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Lockwood S 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Montanez W, Youngblood J, Metzger R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- San Francisco 3, New York 5
2B -- Hebner R
HR -- Youngblood J
SH -- Scott M
SF -- Mazzilli L
WP -- Blue V
T -- 2:39
A -- 10170
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