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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 25, 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 July 25, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,497 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Joel Youngblood | Center Fielder |
| Dan Norman | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 25, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Knepper covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Swan
Strain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Knepper
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Littlejohn and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Norman vs. Knepper
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Swan vs. Knepper
The ball gets by Littlejohn for a passed ball. Youngblood scores. Flynn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Swan vs. Knepper
Swan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Swan
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Swan
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, 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 -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Henderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Swan
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Swan
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Swan
Knepper bunts towards the mound. Swan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Knepper
Norman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Swan
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swan
Clark 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Swan
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
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Knepper
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Knepper
Maddox hits a line drive to left field. Whitfield throws towards the plate. Littlejohn fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Littlejohn. Flynn scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Swan
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Swan
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper juggles the ball. That's an error on Knepper. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Knepper
There goes Stearns. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Norman vs. Knepper
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn strikes out. Littlejohn drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Flynn out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Swan
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Swan
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
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. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Swan
Strain hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Swan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Griffin
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Griffin
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swan
Clark hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Swan
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Swan
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Griffin
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Griffin
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Griffin
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Griffin
Griffin fires to first and picks off Stearns. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Swan
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Swan
Littlejohn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Littlejohn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
North vs. Swan
Bill North pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
North strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Halicki
Ed Halicki now pitching.
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Halicki
Norman hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a line drive towards left. Whitfield catches it and throws to second to double up Youngblood. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Swan
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Swan
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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1979 -- New York at San Francisco (D)
New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, cf 4 0 1 0
Maddox E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Strain J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Henderson S, lf 4 0 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Stearns J, c 3 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 2 0
Youngblood J, cf 4 2 3 1 Whitfield T, lf 3 0 0 0
Norman D, rf 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Littlejohn D, c 3 0 1 0
Swan C, p 3 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 1 0 1 0
Andrews R, ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
North B, ph 1 0 0 0
Halicki E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 2 31 0 6 0
New York 010 110 000 -- 3
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 7
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L) 6.0 7 3 2 1 5
Griffin T 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Halicki E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Littlejohn D 2, Knepper B
DP -- New York 2, San Francisco 1
LOB -- New York 5, San Francisco 4
2B -- Evans D, Littlejohn D, Youngblood J
HR -- Youngblood J
SB -- Youngblood J, Stearns J
PB -- Littlejohn D
T -- 2:10
A -- 11497
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