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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 6, 1977
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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 May 6, 1977 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,872 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Dutch Rennert |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Mike Phillips | Third Baseman |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Craig Swan | Pitcher |
Joe Frazier | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Whitfield | Right Fielder |
Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Left Fielder |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 6, 1977
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. McGlothen
Boisclair bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to McGlothen covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Swan
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Swan
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. McGlothen
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McGlothen
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Swan
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Swan
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. McGlothen
Swan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evans. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. McGlothen
Boisclair is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Swan
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hill for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Swan
McGlothen hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Swan
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Swan
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Swan
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a line drive into right field. Whitfield picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Whitfield. Kingman moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. McGlothen
Stearns hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McGlothen
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. McGlothen
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Swan
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Swan
Hill hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Swan
McGlothen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Swan
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. McGlothen
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Hill and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. McGlothen
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Swan
Thomas hits a line drive towards first. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Swan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Swan
There goes Evans. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Millan applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Swan
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Swan
There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Swan
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. McGlothen
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Swan
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Swan
Foli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Swan
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McGlothen
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. McGlothen
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Craig Swan.
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Apodaca
Bob Apodaca now pitching.
McGlothen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Apodaca
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. McGlothen moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Apodaca
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Apodaca
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGlothen moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Apodaca
There's a wild pitch. McGlothen scores. Whitfield moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Apodaca
Madlock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Myrick
Bob Myrick now pitching.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herndon vs. Myrick
Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McGlothen
Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Darrell Evans now playing first base.
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. McGlothen
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner takes first base on ball four. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. McGlothen
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Myrick
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Myrick
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Myrick
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. McGlothen
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Bud Harrelson.
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. McGlothen
Mike Vail pinch hits for Bob Myrick.
Vail strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1977 -- New York at San Francisco (N) New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 2 0 Whitfield T, rf 4 1 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thomas D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Boisclair B, rf 4 0 2 0 Evans D, lf-1b 3 0 1 0 Kingman D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Madlock B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Milner J, lf 3 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 1 1 3 Thomasson G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Phillips M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 4 1 1 0 Harrelson B, ss 3 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0 Hill M, c 4 1 1 3 Swan C, p 2 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 4 1 1 0 Randle L, ph 1 0 0 0 Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0 Myrick B, p 0 0 0 0 Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 32 5 8 4 New York 000 300 000 -- 3 San Francisco 001 300 10x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Swan C (L) 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 Apodaca B 0.2 1 1 0 1 1 Myrick B 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO McGlothen L (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 6 E -- Whitfield T, Phillips M LOB -- New York 6, San Francisco 7 2B -- Mazzilli L, Whitfield T HR -- Stearns J, Hill M SB -- Madlock B CS -- Mazzilli L, Evans D WP -- Apodaca B T -- 2:11 A -- 5872
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