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Mets 10 @ Giants 4
Candlestick Park
August 30, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on August 30, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Mets with a score of 10 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 30, 1978 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 10 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherCraig Swan  
Losing PitcherJohn Montefusco  
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Game Winning RBILee Mazzilli 

Game Info

DateAugust 30, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherCraig Swan  
Home Starting PitcherJohn Montefusco  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance14,360 
Time of Game2 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dick Stello
1B: Joe West
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Williams

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Randle  Third Baseman 
Bobby Valentine  Second Baseman 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Elliott Maddox  Right Fielder 
Doug Flynn  Shortstop 
Craig Swan  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Madlock  Second Baseman 
Jim Dwyer  Center Fielder 
Jack Clark  Right Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
John Tamargo  Catcher 
John Montefusco  Pitcher 
Joe Altobelli  Manager 

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Candlestick Park
August 30, 1978

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         Game of 8/30/1978 -- New York at San Francisco (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Randle L, 3b          6  2  4  2   Madlock B, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Valentine B, 2b       6  2  2  1   Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0   
Mazzilli L, cf        6  3  4  3   Minton G, p           0  0  0  0   
Montanez W, 1b        5  1  2  3   Ivie M, ph            0  0  0  0   
Stearns J, c          4  0  2  1   Dwyer J, cf-1b        4  0  0  0   
Henderson S, lf       4  0  0  0   Clark J, rf           3  1  1  0   
Maddox E, rf          4  0  0  0   LeMaster J, 2b        2  0  0  0   
Flynn D, ss           5  2  2  0   McCovey W, 1b         2  0  1  0   
Swan C, p             2  0  0  0   Herndon L, pr-cf      2  1  0  0   
Youngblood J, ph      1  0  0  0   Evans D, 3b           4  1  2  3   
Bernard D, p          0  0  0  0   Whitfield T, lf       4  1  2  0   
                                   Metzger R, ss         4  0  2  0   
                                   Tamargo J, c          3  0  1  1   
                                   Montefusco J, p       1  0  0  0   
                                   Andrews R, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Williams C, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Curtis J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Cruz H, ph-rf         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 10 16 10                        35  4  9  4

New York         200 025 100 -- 10
San Francisco    000 100 120 --  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Swan C (W)            8.0  9  4  4  2  5
Bernard D             1.0  0  0  0  2  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Montefusco J (L)      5.0  6  4  4  2  1
Williams C            0.1  3  3  3  0  0
Curtis J              1.2  5  3  3  0  1
Lavelle G             1.1  1  0  0  1  1
Minton G              0.2  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Madlock B, Metzger R
LOB -- New York 11, San Francisco 9
2B -- Clark J, Stearns J, Whitfield T
3B -- Randle L, Flynn D
HR -- Mazzilli L, Montanez W, Evans D
SB -- Randle L, Montanez W, Henderson S
SH -- Swan C
SF -- Stearns J, Tamargo J
PB -- Stearns J
T -- 2:57
A -- 14360

    

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