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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on May 4, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Neil Allen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,275 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Patch 1B: Bill Lawson 2B: Jim Cuneo 3B: Roy Roth |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Alex Trevino | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Neil Allen | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| John Tamargo | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 4, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, 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 -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Blue
Trevino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Blue
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Tamargo to Madlock and they have Mazzilli trapped. The throw over to McCovey, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Allen
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Allen
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. North moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Allen
Clark hits a popup towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. North tags and scores. Whitfield tags and moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Allen
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Allen
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Allen
Evans takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Tamargo vs. Allen
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Blue
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Blue
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Allen
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Allen
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Allen
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Allen
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Allen
Clark hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Blue
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Blue
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Blue
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trevino vs. Blue
Trevino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flynn scores. Taveras scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Allen
McCovey 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 -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Allen
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Allen
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Allen
Tamargo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, 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 -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Blue
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Blue
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Allen
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Allen
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Allen
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Allen
There goes North. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Allen
There's a wild pitch. North moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Allen
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Allen
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blue
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Blue
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Blue
Blue fires to first and picks off Taveras. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Allen
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Allen
Madlock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Allen
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Allen
Tamargo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Blue
Trevino hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
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 -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Allen
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Allen
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Allen
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Bernard
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, 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 -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blue
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bernard
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Bernard
Max Venable pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bernard
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Bernard
There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Blue
Rob Andrews now playing second base. Bill Madlock now playing first base. Kelvin Chapman pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Blue
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Blue
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Tamargo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Lockwood
Metzger hits a line drive for a triple. There's an error on the play. Metzger moves all the way to home. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Lockwood
Blue hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Lockwood
North hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Lockwood
Whitfield strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Blue
Mike Ivie now playing first base.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Blue
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blue
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1979 -- New York at San Francisco (N)
New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 3 1 1 0 North B, cf 3 2 2 0
Trevino A, 3b 4 0 2 2 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 2 2
Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 3 0 0 1
Stearns J, c 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Venable M, pr 0 0 0 0
Youngblood J, rf 3 0 1 0 Andrews R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Henderson S, lf 2 1 0 0 Madlock B, 2b-1b 4 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Ivie M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Allen N, p 2 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0 Tamargo J, c 4 0 0 0
Chapman K, ph 1 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 2 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 6 3 32 4 9 3
New York 003 000 000 -- 3
San Francisco 120 000 01x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Allen N 5.1 7 3 3 4 3
Bernard D 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Lockwood S (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 3
E -- Taveras F, Lockwood S
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- New York 2, San Francisco 10
2B -- Taveras F
3B -- Metzger R
HR -- Whitfield T
SB -- Youngblood J, North B
CS -- Mazzilli L, Taveras F, Madlock B
SF -- Clark J
WP -- Blue V, Allen N
T -- 2:19
A -- 19275
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