Throttling San Francisco on two hits, Craig Swan pitched the Mets to a 2-0 victory over the Giants. The Mets, who had only three hits themselves, scored in the second inning on a walk to Steve Henderson, double by Willie Montanez and sacrifice fly by Joel Youngblood. John Stearns hit a homer for the other run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Madlock 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Clark rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Henderson lf          1   1   0   0     2   0   .296
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .170
Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Youngblood rf         2   0   0   1     0   1   .286
Hill c                2   0   1   0     1   0   .150      Stearns c             3   1   1   1     0   2   .170
  Venable pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .250
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .160
Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .412

Totals               28   0   2   0     1   4             Totals               25   2   3   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  5,665
Left on Base: Giants 2, Mets 3
DP: Giants 1, Mets 1
Doubles: Metzger (1), Montanez (3)
Home Runs: Stearns (1)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (2)
GIDP: Metzger (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(1-4)          5     2   2   2   2   3   1  19   4.19
Roberts                 3     1   0   0   1   4   0  10   0.00
Totals                  8     3   2   2   3   7   1  29

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(2-2)             9     2   0   0   1   4   0  29   2.19
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   4   0  29

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


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield
made an out to shortstop; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras made an out to third; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark made an out to second; Evans struck out; Ivie
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson walked; Montanez doubled to right [Henderson
to third]; Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly to left [Henderson
scored]; Stearns struck out; Flynn walked; Swan struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill walked; Metzger doubled to center [Hill to
third]; Griffin struck out; North lined to third; Whitfield made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Taveras made an out to second; Hebner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mazzilli made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Clark
lined to shortstop; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez
lined to first; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Hill grounded
out (pitcher to first); Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns homered; Flynn grounded out (second to first);
Swan was called out on strikes; Taveras flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 6TH: TAMARGO BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Tamargo popped to third
in foul territory; North grounded out (second to first);
Whitfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: ROBERTS REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Mazzilli singled to second; Mazzilli
stole second; Henderson walked; Montanez hit into a double play
(left to second) [Mazzilli out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock made an out to shortstop; Clark struck out;
Evans made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Stearns was
called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Ivie flied out to right; Hill singled to left;
VENABLE RAN FOR HILL; Metzger grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Venable out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: SADEK REPLACED VENABLE (PLAYING C ); Swan struck out;
Taveras grounded out (second to first); Hebner struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 9TH: MCCOVEY BATTED FOR ROBERTS; McCovey flied out to
center; North flied out to left; Whitfield popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.