Held to six hits by the combined pitching of Pat Zachry and Dale Murray, the Giants were stopped on a seven-game winning streak by the Mets, 5-4. The Mets tagged Bob Knepper for all their runs in the first and third innings. Lee Mazzilli accounted for three RBIs with a double and single. Larry Herndon tripled with the bases loaded for the Giants in the fourth.

Zachry departed with two men on base and none out in the seventh. The Giants scored a run on a sacrifice by Bill Madlock and an infield out by Terry Whitfield but were stopped cold thereafter by Murray. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 Giants 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Maddox rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .289 S. Henderson lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Montanez 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .270 Clark rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .309 Stearns c 3 2 1 0 1 1 .257 Evans 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .272 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .300 Ivie 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .351 Foli ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Herndon cf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .263 Youngblood 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Flynn 2b,ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .241 LeMaster ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .206 Zachry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .094 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .081 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Totals 35 5 9 4 5 4 Totals 32 4 6 4 4 1 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 19,648 Left on Base: Mets 8, Giants 6 DP: Mets 0, Giants 1 Errors: Foli, Herndon Doubles: Maddox (7), Mazzilli (16), Evans (12) Triples: Herndon (5) Stolen Bases: Montanez (3) Sacrifice Hits: Madlock (4) GIDP: Zachry (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry W(8-2) 6 5 4 3 4 1 0 27 3.28 Murray SV(4) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.02 Totals 9 6 4 3 4 1 0 37 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(8-4) 4 7 5 4 1 0 0 19 2.52 Williams 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 13 3.77 Moffitt 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.27 Totals 9 9 5 4 5 4 0 40 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox doubled to left; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Montanez singled to left [Maddox scored]; Stearns singled to right [Montanez to second]; Mazzilli singled to center [Montanez scored, Stearns scored (error by Herndon) (unearned), Mazzilli to third]; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to second; Whitfield singled to center; Clark flied out to right; Evans walked [Whitfield to second]; Ivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Flynn singled to center; Zachry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Flynn out at second]; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to right; Hill flied out to right; LeMaster made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. METS 3RD: Maddox made an out to shortstop; S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez lined to left; Stearns walked [S. Henderson to second]; Mazzilli doubled to left [S. Henderson scored, Stearns scored]; Foli grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 0. METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark reached on an error by Foli [Clark to first]; Evans walked [Clark to second]; Ivie singled to right [Clark to third, Evans to second]; Herndon tripled to right [Clark scored (unearned), Evans scored, Ivie scored, Herndon out at home (right to second to third to catcher)]; Hill singled to right; LeMaster flied out to center; DWYER BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Dwyer flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. METS 5TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Maddox walked; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Montanez walked; Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli forced Montanez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield struck out; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. METS 6TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to left; On a bunt Zachry struck out; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Ivie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Herndon singled to right; Hill forced Herndon (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. METS 7TH: Maddox flied out to center; S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez walked; Montanez stole second; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Cruz walked [LeMaster to second]; MURRAY REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to third, Cruz to second]; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeMaster scored, Cruz to third]; Clark flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4. METS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOFFITT REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Youngblood struck out; Flynn singled to center; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: Evans doubled to right; Ivie grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to third]; Herndon lined to shortstop; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4. METS 9TH: Randle walked; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4. GIANTS 9TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Andrews grounded out (second to pitcher); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4.

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