Joel Youngblood knocked in three runs with a homer to spark the Mets to a 10-3 triumph over the Giants in a game protested by both teams after a delay of 28 minutes in arguments over a controversial call. With Met runners on first and third and none out in the first inning, Lee Mazzilli lined a shot to deep right-center that Jack Clark caught as Frank Taveras tagged and scored from third.

Clark, however, then dropped the ball and his throw to second caught Richie Hebner, who had not tagged up from first, thinking the ball had been dropped. The umpires ruled Clark had caught the ball but returned Hebner to first in a compromise situation since Hebner saw one umpire signal that the ball had been dropped. Willie Montanez walked when play resumed and Youngblood hit his three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Mets         4  0  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -  10  8  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .217      Taveras ss            3   2   1   0     2   0   .281
Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Hebner 3b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .260
Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .123      Mazzilli cf           3   1   0   1     1   0   .333
Clark rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .242        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Montanez 1b           3   2   0   0     1   0   .160
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Youngblood rf,lf      3   1   1   3     1   1   .308
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .149      Stearns c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .159
Blue p                2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Flynn 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .174
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Trevino ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flores ph,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .556

Totals               31   3   6   2     2   4             Totals               31  10   8   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 10,170
Left on Base: Giants 3, Mets 5
DP: Giants 0, Mets 2
Errors: Metzger, Montanez, Youngblood
Doubles: Hebner (3)
Home Runs: Youngblood (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (1)
GIDP: Madlock (1), North (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(4-1)             6.1   5   7   6   4   2   1  28   5.01
Lavelle                 1.2   3   3   0   2   1   0  11   0.75
Totals                  8     8  10   6   6   3   1  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott W(1-0)            5     5   3   1   2   0   0  20   2.57
Bernard                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.24
Lockwood                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.42
Totals                  9     6   3   1   2   4   0  33

Wild Pitches: Blue (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Phil Lospitalier, 2B - Merrill Hadry, 3B - Jerry Loeber


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; North was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Montanez [North to second];
Whitfield singled to right [North to third]; Madlock grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [North scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Whitfield out at second]; Clark grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Hebner singled to right [Taveras to
third]; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Taveras
scored]; both clubs protested game on this play;
Henderson flied out to center; Montanez walked [Hebner to
second]; Youngblood homered [Hebner scored, Montanez scored];
Stearns flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Mets 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Ivie made an
out to first; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Flynn singled to shortstop; Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras flied out to
center; Hebner struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue
grounded out (second to first); North grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield walked; Madlock lined to third; Clark
singled to left [Whitfield to second]; Evans singled to right
[Whitfield scored, Clark to third (error by Youngblood)]; Ivie
singled to third [Clark scored (unearned), Evans to second];
Hill made an out to first; Metzger lined to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Flynn lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Blue walked; North grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Blue out at second]; Whitfield flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: TREVINO BATTED FOR SCOTT; Trevino flied out to right;
Taveras flied out to right; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

GIANTS 6TH: BERNARD REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark singled to left; Evans
flied out to right; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Henderson singled to
center; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Henderson to second]; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to left; Flynn walked; FLORES BATTED
FOR BERNARD; Flores singled to left [Flynn to third]; Blue threw
a wild pitch [Flores to second]; Taveras was walked
intentionally; LAVELLE REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Hebner doubled
to left [Flynn scored, Flores scored, Taveras to third];
Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Henderson struck out;
Montanez reached on an error by Metzger (assist by Madlock)
[Taveras scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hebner scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood walked [Mazzilli to
third, Montanez to second]; Stearns singled to left [Mazzilli
scored (unearned), Montanez scored (unearned), Youngblood to
second]; Flynn flied out to right; 6 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Mets 10.

GIANTS 8TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LOCKWOOD REPLACED HENDERSON
(PITCHING); North struck out; Whitfield struck out; Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Mets 10.

METS 8TH: Flores flied out to center; Taveras singled to center;
Hebner made an out to shortstop; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 10.

GIANTS 9TH: Clark flied out to center; Evans popped to catcher
in foul territory; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Mets 10.