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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 3, 1979
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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 3, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 1979 |
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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 3, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,123 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Lawson 1B: Tony Patch 2B: Roy Roth 3B: Jim Cuneo |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Joel Youngblood | Third Baseman |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 3, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Halicki
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Halicki
Youngblood hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Falcone
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Falcone
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Falcone
There goes North. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Falcone
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Falcone
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Falcone
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Falcone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Halicki
Stearns bunts towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Stearns goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Falcone vs. Halicki
Falcone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Halicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Falcone
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Falcone
There goes Evans. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Falcone
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Falcone
There goes Evans. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Evans steals third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Falcone
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Falcone
Halicki strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Halicki
Taveras hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Halicki
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Falcone
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Falcone
Falcone fires to first and has North trapped. There's the throw to Taveras who tags North for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Falcone
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Falcone
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Falcone
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Falcone
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Halicki
Stearns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Stearns reaches second base with a double. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Montanez tags and scores. Stearns tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Stearns scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Falcone vs. Halicki
Falcone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Halicki
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Falcone
Evans hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Falcone
Hill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Falcone
LeMaster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Falcone
Halicki hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Falcone
North hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Scott
Mike Scott now pitching.
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Scott
Clark strikes out. There goes Whitfield. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Scott
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood juggles the ball. That's an error on Youngblood. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Scott
Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Madlock reaches second base with a double. Whitfield scores. McCovey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Scott
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sadek vs. Scott
Mike Sadek pinch hits for Marc Hill.
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Halicki
Mike Sadek now catching.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Halicki covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Halicki
Stearns hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Scott
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Scott
Halicki strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Scott
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn misplays the ball. That's an error on Flynn. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Scott
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Mike Scott.
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Halicki
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Halicki
There goes Taveras. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Halicki
There goes Taveras. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Taveras steals third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Youngblood vs. Halicki
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching.
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Orosco
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Orosco
Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Orosco
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sadek vs. Orosco
There go the runners. The throw from Stearns to Taveras covering second. The throw back to home, and Clark is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lavelle
Rob Andrews now playing second base. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lavelle
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Lavelle
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Lavelle
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Orosco
Alex Trevino now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing right field.
Sadek strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Orosco
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Orosco
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Orosco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lavelle
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lavelle
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lavelle
Kelvin Chapman pinch hits for Jesse Orosco.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Murray
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Murray
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Lavelle
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lavelle
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lavelle
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1979 -- New York at San Francisco (D) New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0 North B, cf 4 2 2 1 Youngblood J, 3b-rf 5 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 5 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 0 1 0 Montanez W, 1b 3 1 2 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Stearns J, c 4 2 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Kranepool E, rf 2 0 2 3 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Trevino A, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 2 2 1 Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 1 Hill M, c 2 1 1 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sadek M, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Falcone P, p 2 0 1 1 LeMaster J, ss 3 1 1 3 Scott M, p 0 0 0 0 Halicki E, p 3 0 0 0 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 1 0 0 0 Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0 Chapman K, ph 1 0 0 0 Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 5 34 7 11 7 New York 010 310 000 -- 5 San Francisco 110 500 00x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Falcone P (L) 3.1 8 6 6 2 3 Scott M 1.2 2 1 0 1 3 Orosco J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Murray D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Halicki E (W) 6.0 8 5 5 3 3 Lavelle G (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 E -- Youngblood J, Flynn D LOB -- New York 7, San Francisco 8 2B -- Kranepool E, Stearns J, Henderson S, Madlock B HR -- Evans D, LeMaster J, North B SB -- North B, Evans D 2, Whitfield T, Taveras F 2 CS -- North B, Clark J SF -- LeMaster J, Kranepool E T -- 2:28 A -- 5123
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