A homer, three singles and three RBIs by Lee Mazzilli paced a 16-hit attack as the Mets routed the Giants, 10-4. Willie Montanez also drove in three runs with a homer. Lenny Randle had a triple and three singles accounting for two RBIs. Craig Swan, scattering nine hits over the first eight innings, got credit for his seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 10, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 - 10 16 0 Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 9 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 6 2 4 2 0 0 .239 Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Valentine 2b 6 2 2 1 0 1 .271 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Mazzilli cf 6 3 4 3 0 1 .262 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .259 Ivie ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Stearns c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .269 Dwyer cf,1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .239 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .272 Clark rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Maddox rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .270 LeMaster 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Flynn ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .238 McCovey 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Swan p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .155 Herndon pr,cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .271 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Evans 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .260 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Whitfield lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 Tamargo c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Montefusco p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Totals 43 10 16 10 3 4 Totals 35 4 9 4 4 5 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 14,360 Left on Base: Mets 11, Giants 9 DP: Mets 0, Giants 0 Errors: Madlock, Metzger Doubles: Stearns (22), Clark (37), Whitfield (17) Triples: Randle (8), Flynn (4) Home Runs: Mazzilli (13), Montanez (16), Evans (15) Stolen Bases: Randle (13), Montanez (8), S. Henderson (11) Sacrifice Hits: Swan (8) Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (4), Tamargo (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(8-5) 8 9 4 4 2 5 1 35 2.49 Bernard 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2.90 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 5 1 40 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco L(9-6) 5 6 4 4 2 1 1 25 3.91 Williams 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 5.16 Curtis 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 1 10 3.05 Lavelle 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.85 Minton 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.24 Totals 9 16 10 10 3 4 2 48 Passed Balls: Stearns (5) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams METS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Valentine flied out to left; Randle stole second; Mazzilli singled to left [Randle scored, Mazzilli to second (on throw to home)]; Montanez singled to shortstop [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez stole second; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mazzilli scored]; S. Henderson walked; Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Dwyer grounded out (third to first); Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Evans popped to third in foul territory; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. METS 3RD: Valentine flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to left; Montanez flied out to left; Stearns reached on an error by Madlock [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Tamargo singled to right; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Tamargo to second]; Montefusco struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. METS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Swan walked; Randle forced Swan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Dwyer popped to shortstop; Clark doubled to left; McCovey singled to center [Clark to third]; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans singled to right [Clark scored, Herndon to second]; Whitfield lined to left; Metzger made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. METS 5TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Valentine singled to left; Mazzilli homered [Valentine scored]; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns struck out; S. Henderson reached on an error by Metzger [S. Henderson to first]; S. Henderson stole second; Maddox flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Tamargo flied out to center; ANDREWS BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Andrews struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1. METS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Flynn singled to left; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Randle tripled to right [Flynn scored]; Valentine singled to right [Randle scored]; CURTIS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to right [Valentine to third]; Montanez homered [Valentine scored, Mazzilli scored]; Stearns doubled to right; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stearns to third]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer walked; Clark flied out to left; Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Giants 1. METS 7TH: Flynn tripled to right; Swan lined to second; Randle singled to left [Flynn scored]; Valentine lined to left; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield doubled to right; Metzger singled to center [Whitfield to third]; Tamargo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Whitfield scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR CURTIS; Cruz struck out; Madlock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Giants 2. METS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAVELLE REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING 2B); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns singled to center; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Maddox walked [Stearns to second]; Flynn forced Stearns (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: Dwyer flied out to right; LeMaster struck out; Herndon walked; Evans homered [Herndon scored]; Whitfield singled to left; Metzger singled to pitcher [Whitfield to second]; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Giants 4. METS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR SWAN; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); MINTON REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Randle singled to first; Valentine struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Giants 4. GIANTS 9TH: BERNARD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Cruz walked; IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; Ivie walked [Cruz to second]; Dwyer flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to right; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Giants 4.

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