Tom Seaver pitched a six-hitter and posted his fourth straight victory while the Mets handed Randy Jones his fourth loss in five decisions by defeating the Padres, 4-1. The Mets tagged Jones for three runs in the fifth inning on singles by John Stearns, Roy Staiger, Bud Harrelson, Lee Mazzilli and Felix Millan. Stearns doubled and Staiger singled for the other tally in the sixth. The Padres avoided a shutout in the ninth when Jerry Turner singled and George Hendrick hit a two-out double. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .226 Richards 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .140 Millan 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .237 Almon ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .263 Vail rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Turner lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .203 Milner lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Randle lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tenace c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .262 Kingman lf,rf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .318 Torre 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Ivie 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Boisclair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 Stearns c 4 2 2 0 0 0 .231 Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Staiger 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .216 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Harrelson ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .140 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .133 Rettenmund ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .348 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 11 4 0 4 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 8 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 22,428 Left on Base: Mets 7, Padres 6 DP: Mets 0, Padres 1 Errors: Seaver, Almon Doubles: Stearns (2), Tenace 2 (4), Hendrick (3) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (4), Richards (3) Sacrifice Hits: Mazzilli (1), Boisclair (1) GIDP: Vail (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(4-0) 9 6 1 1 1 8 0 34 1.52 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 8 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(1-4) 6 8 4 4 0 3 0 26 5.88 Tomlin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.54 Fingers 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.30 Totals 9 11 4 4 0 4 0 38 Wild Pitches: Jones (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan struck out; Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Richards was picked off second but was safe on an error by Seaver [Richards to third]; Almon struck out; Turner struck out; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Torre singled to left; Jones threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Staiger grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. METS 3RD: Harrelson lined to right; Seaver struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Jones struck out; Richards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. METS 4TH: Millan reached on an error by Almon [Millan to first]; Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at second]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: MILNER REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING LF); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Almon flied out to center; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. METS 5TH: Torre flied out to center; Stearns singled to shortstop; Staiger singled to left [Stearns to second]; Harrelson singled to center [Stearns scored, Staiger to second]; Seaver lined to right; Mazzilli singled to left [Staiger scored, Harrelson to second]; Millan singled to center [Harrelson scored, Mazzilli to second]; Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Tenace doubled to left; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tenace to third]; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Padres 0. METS 6TH: Kingman flied out to center; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns doubled to left; Staiger singled to left [Stearns scored]; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING RF); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); VALENTINE BATTED FOR JONES; Valentine struck out; Richards singled to right; Almon was called out on strikes; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Seaver singled to center; Mazzilli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Seaver to second]; Millan grounded out (second to first) [Seaver to third]; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Winfield flied out to center; Tenace doubled to left; Hendrick flied out to right [Tenace to third]; Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. METS 8TH: Kingman singled to right; Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kingman to second]; Stearns flied out to right; Staiger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: RANDLE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Sutherland grounded out (third to first); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Rettenmund singled to left; Richards flied out to left; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. METS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Harrelson was called out on strikes; Seaver flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to third; Mazzilli stole second; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: Turner singled to left; Winfield grounded out (third to first) [Turner to second]; Tenace struck out; Hendrick doubled to left [Turner scored]; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 1.

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