Making his first appearance in a Giants' uniform, Hector Cruz smashed a score-tying homer in the ninth inning and Jack Clark then capped the rally with a three-run blast to defeat the Mets, 7-4. The Mets took a 4-0 lead before the Giants cut their deficit with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Bill Madlock supplied a homer.

Cruz, who was obtained from the Cubs, batted for Johnnie LeMaster in the ninth and delivered his homer off Skip Lockwood. After a single by Gary Lavelle, Dale Murray came in to pitch for the Mets. Madlock sacrificed. The Mets then decided to pass Darrell Evans intentionally and the move backfired with Clark's clout. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Mets 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 - 7 11 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .240 Madlock 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .317 Foli ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .217 Evans 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .270 Boisclair rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .225 Clark rf 3 1 2 3 2 1 .314 Lockwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 Montanez 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .270 Ivie lf,1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .355 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Herndon cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 S. Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Hodges c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .245 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Stearns ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Cruz ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Flynn 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .232 Halicki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Andrews ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Maddox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Lavelle p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Totals 34 4 9 4 4 3 Totals 32 7 11 7 5 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 16,429 Left on Base: Mets 9, Giants 7 DP: Mets 3, Giants 0 Errors: Herndon, Hill Doubles: Montanez (14), LeMaster (8) Triples: Andrews (2) Home Runs: Ivie (4), Madlock (6), Cruz (3), Clark (8) Stolen Bases: Boisclair (2), Stearns (10), Madlock (11), Clark (8), Herndon (6) Caught Stealing: Hodges (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (1), Foli (3), Madlock (3) GIDP: McCovey (3), Hill (6), Madlock (2) Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1,by Kobel) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 6 7 2 2 2 2 1 25 1.20 Lockwood L(7-5) 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 11 3.29 Murray 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 4.25 Totals 8.1 11 7 7 5 6 4 39 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki 5 7 4 4 1 1 0 24 2.38 Curtis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3.12 Lavelle W(5-4) 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 3.31 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 3 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Kobel (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli flied out to center; Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Evans flied out to right; Madlock stole second; Clark walked; McCovey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Mazzilli flied out to center; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to right; Herndon walked; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 3RD: Hodges reached on an error by Herndon [Hodges to first]; Flynn popped to second; Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hodges to second]; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster doubled to left; Halicki was hit by a pitch; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeMaster to third, Halicki out at second]; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 4TH: Foli singled to center; Boisclair forced Foli (second to shortstop); Montanez doubled to left [Boisclair scored]; Mazzilli popped to third; S. Henderson singled to center [Montanez scored]; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson to third]; Flynn singled to center [S. Henderson scored, Hodges to second]; Kobel grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to center; McCovey lined to shortstop; Clark stole second; Ivie struck out; Herndon lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. METS 5TH: Randle singled to center; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Randle to second]; Boisclair singled to left [Randle scored]; Montanez struck out; Boisclair stole second; Mazzilli walked; S. Henderson forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster made an out to shortstop; ANDREWS BATTED FOR HALICKI; Andrews tripled to left; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0. METS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Hodges walked; Hodges was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Flynn flied out to center; Kobel made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Clark struck out; McCovey singled to right; Ivie homered [McCovey scored]; Herndon singled to center; Herndon stole second; Hill lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 2. METS 7TH: Randle flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to first); Boisclair walked; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED KOBEL (PLAYING RF); LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); LeMaster struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Whitfield flied out to left; Madlock homered; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. METS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out to left; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Flynn singled to catcher [Stearns to third (error by Hill), Flynn to second]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Clark walked; McCovey walked [Clark to second]; HARRIS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Ivie lined to center; Herndon struck out; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. METS 9TH: IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Randle flied out to left; Foli singled to shortstop; On a bunt Lockwood struck out; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Cruz homered; Lavelle singled to center; MURRAY REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lavelle to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Clark homered [Lavelle scored, Evans scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 7.

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