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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 15, 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 July 15, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,319 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Lanny Harris 3B: Dutch Rennert |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 15, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Swan
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Swan
Metzger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Swan
There goes North. The throw from Stearns and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Swan
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Swan
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. North tags and scores. Clark tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Swan
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Whitson
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Whitson
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Hill and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Whitson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Whitson
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Swan
LeMaster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. LeMaster reaches second base with a double. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Swan
Hill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Whitson vs. Swan
Whitson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
North vs. Swan
North strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Whitson
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Whitson
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Whitson
Montanez hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Whitson
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Swan
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swan
Clark hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Swan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Swan
Ivie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Ivie reaches second base with a double. Evans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield 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, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Whitson
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Whitson
Swan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Whitson
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Whitson
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Swan
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Swan
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Swan
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
North vs. Swan
North takes first base on ball four. Whitson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Swan
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Whitson
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Whitson
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Whitson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Whitson
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swan
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Swan
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Swan
Ivie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Whitson
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Whitson
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Swan vs. Whitson
Swan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Whitson
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Whitson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Swan
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Swan
Hill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Swan
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Whitson
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Nastu
Phil Nastu now pitching.
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Nastu
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Nastu
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Stearns strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching.
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Allen
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Allen
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Allen
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Borbon
Dan Norman pinch hits for Elliott Maddox.
Norman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Borbon
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Neil Allen.
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Borbon
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Borbon
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon juggles the ball. That's an error on Borbon. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Borbon
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Glynn
Dan Norman now playing right field. Ed Glynn now pitching.
Ivie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Glynn
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Glynn covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Glynn
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Glynn covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Glynn
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Borbon
Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Borbon
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Borbon
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Borbon covering, for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Borbon
Stearns 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, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Glynn
Borbon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Glynn
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Glynn
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Ellis
Dock Ellis now pitching.
Clark hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Ellis
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Borbon
Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Borbon
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Dock Ellis.
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Borbon
Youngblood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Borbon
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Norman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. Borbon
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1979 -- San Francisco at New York (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
North B, cf 3 1 1 0 Youngblood J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Herndon L, cf 1 0 1 0 Taveras F, ss 5 0 1 0
Metzger R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 4 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 3 1 0 1 Henderson S, lf 4 0 3 0
Ivie M, 1b 4 1 2 2 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 4 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0 Maddox E, rf 2 0 1 0
Hill M, c 4 1 1 1 Norman D, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Whitson E, p 3 0 0 0 Swan C, p 1 0 0 0
Nastu P, p 0 0 0 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 1 0 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 1 0
Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Ellis D, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 35 0 8 0
San Francisco 101 001 010 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E (W)* 5.0 3 0 0 4 1
Nastu P 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Borbon P (S) 3.1 4 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (L) 6.0 5 3 2 3 5
Allen N 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Glynn E 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Ellis D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Stearns J, Taveras F, Borbon P
LOB -- San Francisco 9, New York 12
2B -- LeMaster J, Ivie M, Henderson S, Maddox E, Taveras F
HR -- Hill M, Ivie M
SB -- North B
CS -- Youngblood J
SF -- Evans D
T -- 2:40
A -- 14319
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