A triple by Rob Andrews broke a 2-2 tie in the 11th inning and lifted the Giants to a 4-2 triumph over the Mets. Willie McCovey opened the 11th with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Terry Whitfield, who reached second when pitcher Kevin Kobel threw late to that base after fielding a bunt by Marc Hill.

Whitfield and Hill advanced on a sacrifice by Johnnie LeMaster and scored when Andrews followed with a shallow pop near the right field line that skipped past Joel Youngblood for a three-base hit. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Monday, August 21, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 2 Mets 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 3 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 5 0 0 1 0 2 .276 Maddox cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .258 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Clark rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .303 Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Ivie lf,1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 McCovey 1b 5 0 2 1 0 2 .233 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Whitfield pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 Montanez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Hill c 4 1 0 0 0 2 .231 Stearns c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .274 LeMaster ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .239 Youngblood rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .257 Andrews 2b 4 0 2 2 1 1 .242 Randle 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .233 Blue p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .092 Flynn 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Madlock ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Montefusco pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Totals 40 4 10 4 3 13 Totals 39 2 8 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 16,605 Left on Base: Giants 9, Mets 7 DP: Giants 1, Mets 1 Errors: McCovey, Hill, Foli, Randle, Koosman Doubles: Clark (33), Stearns (20) Triples: Andrews (3), Youngblood (7) Stolen Bases: LeMaster (6), Clark (11), S. Henderson (9) Caught Stealing: Clark (8), Randle (10) Sacrifice Hits: Hill (2), LeMaster (14), Koosman (2) Sacrifice Flies: Herndon (1) GIDP: Herndon (11), Foli (9) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue 8 7 2 2 2 1 0 31 2.66 Moffitt W(8-4) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 3.39 Lavelle SV(12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.94 Totals 11 8 2 2 2 4 0 42 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 10 8 2 0 2 13 0 40 3.67 Kobel L(2-4) 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 2.43 Totals 11 10 4 2 3 13 0 46 Wild Pitches: Moffitt (3) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dick Stello GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Evans flied out to right; Clark doubled to right; Ivie reached on an error by Randle [Clark to third, Ivie to first]; McCovey singled to left [Clark scored (unearned), Ivie to second]; Hill forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Foli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster singled to pitcher [LeMaster to second (error by Koosman)]; Andrews singled to second [LeMaster to third]; Blue struck out; Herndon hit a sacrifice fly to right [LeMaster scored (unearned)]; Evans walked [Andrews to second]; Clark flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns doubled to right; Youngblood tripled to right [Stearns scored]; Randle singled to right [Youngblood scored]; Randle was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Flynn singled to shortstop; Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 3RD: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out to center; S. Henderson walked; S. Henderson stole second [S. Henderson to third (error by Hill)]; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster singled to third; LeMaster stole second; Andrews grounded out (second to first) [LeMaster to third]; Blue struck out; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Stearns lined to shortstop; Youngblood struck out; Randle walked; Flynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark singled to shortstop; Clark stole second [Clark to third (error by Foli)]; Ivie struck out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Koosman popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox flied out to right; Foli singled to right; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 6TH: Hill struck out; LeMaster flied out to center; Andrews walked; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Montanez lined to third; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans was called out on strikes; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn singled to left; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 8TH: Ivie grounded out (third to first); McCovey was called out on strikes; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Foli popped to first; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 9TH: LeMaster singled to left; Andrews was called out on strikes; CRUZ BATTED FOR BLUE; Cruz flied out to center; Herndon forced LeMaster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Stearns grounded out (second to first); Youngblood struck out; Randle reached on an error by McCovey [Randle to first]; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 10TH: Evans struck out; Clark singled to right; Clark was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ivie popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair flied out to left; Maddox singled to left; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR FOLI; Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Maddox to second]; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2. GIANTS 11TH: KOBEL REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); FERRER REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING SS); McCovey singled to right; WHITFIELD RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Hill reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Whitfield to second]; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Whitfield to third, Hill to second]; Andrews tripled to right [Whitfield scored, Hill scored]; MADLOCK BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Madlock was walked intentionally; MONTEFUSCO RAN FOR MADLOCK; Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montefusco out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 2. METS 11TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns popped to second; Youngblood lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 2.

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