Although collecting only two hits, the Mets defeated the Giants, 3-1, behind Craig Swan, who snapped his personal five-game losing streak. Swan gave up six hits. The Mets scored two of their runs without the benefit of a hit thanks to the wildness of John D'Acquisto.

In the second inning, three walks and an infield out by Swan produced one run and in the sixth a pass to Jerry Grote, an infield out, wild pitch and sacrifice bunt by Bud Harrelson accounted for another tally. The Mets' other run, coming in the third inning, was unearned. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      12, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  2  1
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .357
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .243      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .306      Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Kingman rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Milner lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .305      Thomasson 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .348
Hodges c              0   1   0   0     1   0   .290        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Grote ph,c          1   1   0   0     2   0   .267        Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .216        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrelson ss          1   0   0   1     2   1   .213      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   2   .255
Swan p                3   0   0   1     1   1   .100      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
                                                          Robinson 2b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .308
                                                            Thomas ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   1   .239
                                                          D'Acquisto p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Montanez 1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .316

Totals               27   3   2   3    10   5             Totals               33   1   6   1     3   9

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  6,272
Left on Base: Mets 8, Giants 8
DP: Mets 0, Giants 2
Errors: Milner, Thomasson
Doubles: Milner (8), Speier (11), Reitz (5), Matthews (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (5)
GIDP: Millan (7), Milner (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(3-6)             9     6   1   1   3   9   0  36   4.19
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   9   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(0-3)       6     1   3   2   9   3   0  27   7.33
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.59
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.21
Totals                  9     2   3   2  10   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan walked;
Torre grounded out (second to first) [Millan to second]; Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Herndon to second]; Murcer walked;
Matthews struck out; Thomasson forced Murcer (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Hodges walked;
Unser walked [Hodges to second]; Harrelson walked [Hodges to
third, Unser to second]; Swan forced Harrelson (second to
shortstop) [Hodges scored, Unser to third]; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier doubled to left [Speier to third (error by
Milner)]; Reitz doubled to right [Speier scored]; Robinson
struck out; D'Acquisto singled to center [Reitz to third];
Herndon struck out; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

METS 3RD: Millan popped to first in foul territory; Torre
grounded out (second to first); Kingman reached on an error by
Thomasson [Kingman to second]; Milner doubled to right [Kingman
scored (unearned)]; GROTE BATTED FOR HODGES; Grote walked;
D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Milner to third]; Unser flied out
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: GROTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Murcer flied out
to right; Matthews doubled to right; Thomasson flied to left in
foul territory; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Swan walked [Harrelson to second];
Garrett struck out; Millan grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Harrelson out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz popped to third in foul territory; Robinson
struck out; D'Acquisto was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

METS 5TH: Torre struck out; Kingman walked; Milner grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Rader
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

METS 6TH: Grote walked; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Grote to second]; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Grote to
third]; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Grote scored]; Swan struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews flied out to right; Thomasson walked;
Speier struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

METS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); MONTANEZ
REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PLAYING 1B); Garrett grounded out (first to
pitcher); Millan walked; Torre struck out; Kingman singled to
left [Millan to second]; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Thomas walked; Montanez
forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Herndon flied out to right;
Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

METS 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Grote flied out to
right; Unser flied out to right; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
popped to catcher in foul territory; ADAMS BATTED FOR MOFFITT;
Adams singled to center; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

METS 9TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Swan popped to
first; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Millan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Thomas was
called out on strikes; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.