Steve Henderson scored one run and drove in another to help the Mets defeat the Giants, 3-2, behind the six-hit pitching of Tom Hausman. The victory was the Mets' fifth straight.

The Mets took a two-run lead in the second inning on a single by Henderson, pass to John Stearns, single by Willie Montanez and sacrifice fly by Doug Flynn. After the Giants put together three hits and an error for the tying pair in the third, the Mets scored the deciding run in their half on an infield hit by Frank Taveras and a double by Henderson. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      14, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Mets         0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .264      Youngblood 3b,lf      3   0   2   0     1   0   .289
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Whitfield lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .297      Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .324
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Henderson lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267        Ferrer 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Evans 3b              1   0   0   0     3   0   .256      Stearns c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .246
Metzger 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Montanez 1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .220
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Maddox rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .258
LeMaster ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .227
Littlejohn c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Hausman p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .152
  Herndon ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               30   2   6   1     3   2             Totals               28   3   8   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 28,254
Left on Base: Giants 4, Mets 5
DP: Giants 2, Mets 2
Errors: Griffin, LeMaster, Flynn
Doubles: Whitfield (16), Henderson (12)
Stolen Bases: North (38), Youngblood (13)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (1), Mazzilli (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Flynn (1)
GIDP: Evans (4), Metzger (4), Taveras (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(7-8)             7     7   3   3   3   2   0  29   5.61
Griffin                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.39
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   2   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman W(1-4)          9     6   2   1   3   2   0  33   2.13
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   2   0  33

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Lanny Harris


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Whitfield
grounded out (first unassisted); Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood walked; Taveras grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Youngblood out at second];
Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to left; Evans grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [McCovey out at second];
Metzger singled to center; Metzger was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Stearns walked [Henderson
to second]; Montanez singled to center [Henderson scored,
Stearns to third]; Maddox struck out; Flynn hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Stearns scored]; Hausman grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster singled to left; Littlejohn singled to left
[LeMaster to second]; Blue struck out; North forced Littlejohn
(shortstop to second) [LeMaster to third]; North stole second;
Whitfield singled to second [LeMaster scored, North scored
(error by Flynn) (unearned) (no RBI), Whitfield to second];
Clark flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Youngblood flied out to right; Taveras singled to
shortstop [Taveras to second (error by LeMaster)]; Mazzilli
flied out to right; Henderson doubled to right [Taveras scored];
Stearns flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Mets 3.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to left; Evans walked; Metzger
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Montanez singled to center; Maddox lined into a double
play (second to first) [Montanez out at first]; Flynn grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Littlejohn grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Hausman grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
singled to left; Youngblood stole second; Taveras grounded out
(second to first) [Youngblood to third]; Mazzilli walked;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 6TH: North lined to shortstop; Whitfield doubled to
right; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
flied out to center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans walked; Metzger flied out to center; LeMaster
grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Littlejohn
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Flynn flied out to right; Hausman grounded out (second
to first); Youngblood singled to left; Taveras flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 8TH: HERNDON BATTED FOR BLUE; Herndon flied out to right;
North grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitfield flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRIFFIN REPLACED
NORTH (PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Griffin [Mazzilli to
second]; Henderson flied out to right; Mazzilli was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Stearns flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 9TH: FERRER REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Clark flied out to center;
McCovey was called out on strikes; Evans walked; IVIE BATTED FOR
METZGER; Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Mets 3.