Craig Swan shut out San Francisco for the second time this season as the Mets downed the Giants, 3-0. The Mets' first run came in the second inning on a throwing error by Frisco catcher Dennis Littlejohn and a passed ball. Joel Youngblood connected for a homer in the fourth. The Mets registered their final marker in the fifth on a single by Doug Flynn, an infield out and single by Elliott Maddox. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      25, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .277
Maddox 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Stearns c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .247      Evans 3b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Youngblood cf         4   2   3   1     0   0   .294      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Norman rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .333      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Flynn 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .232      Littlejohn c          3   0   1   0     0   2   .250
Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .074      Knepper p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            North ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
                                                            Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .185

Totals               33   3   8   2     2   7             Totals               31   0   6   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 11,497
Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 4
DP: Mets 2, Giants 1
Errors: Littlejohn 2, Knepper
Doubles: Youngblood (20), Evans (13), Littlejohn (1)
Home Runs: Youngblood (13)
Stolen Bases: Youngblood (14), Stearns (11)
GIDP: Whitfield 2 (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(9-9)             9     6   0   0   0   7   0  31   3.06
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   7   0  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(7-5)          6     7   3   2   1   5   1  26   4.21
Griffin                 2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.78
Halicki                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.52
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   7   1  35

Passed Balls: Littlejohn (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Maddox flied out
to left; Henderson flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Strain popped to first in foul
territory; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to left; Youngblood forced Stearns
(shortstop to second); Youngblood stole second [Youngblood to
third (error by Littlejohn)]; Norman struck out; Flynn walked;
Littlejohn allowed a passed ball [Youngblood scored (unearned),
Flynn to second]; Swan struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to center; Evans struck out;
Whitfield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [McCovey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Taveras lined to second; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Henderson singled to right [Henderson out at second
(right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger struck out; Littlejohn struck out; On a bunt
Knepper singled; Herndon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Youngblood homered; Norman was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
grounded out (second to first); McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn singled; Swan grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Flynn to second]; Taveras flied out to center; Maddox singled
to left [Flynn scored, Maddox to third (error by Littlejohn)];
Henderson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans singled to right; Whitfield grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 0.

METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to center; Stearns reached on an
error by Knepper [Stearns to first]; Stearns stole second;
Youngblood singled to third [Stearns to third]; Norman struck
out; Flynn struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Littlejohn struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR KNEPPER;
Andrews grounded out (second to first); Herndon singled to left;
Strain made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Giants 0.

METS 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Swan struck out;
Taveras struck out; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark made an out to shortstop; McCovey grounded out
(second to first); Evans doubled to right; Whitfield flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

METS 8TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Stearns walked; Stearns was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Metzger flied out to center; Littlejohn doubled to
right; NORTH BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; North struck out; Herndon flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

METS 9TH: HALICKI REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Youngblood doubled
to left; Norman made an out to third; Flynn lined into a double
play (left to second) [Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Strain grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark
grounded out (third to first); McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.