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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 20, 1983
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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 20, 1983 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1983 |
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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 | August 20, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Lynch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Breining |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 23,319 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Lanny Harris 3B: Dick Stello |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Heep | Center Fielder |
Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
George Foster | Left Fielder |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
Ron Hodges | Catcher |
Brian Giles | Second Baseman |
Jose Oquendo | Shortstop |
Ed Lynch | Pitcher |
Frank Howard | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Jeffrey Leonard | Left Fielder |
Chili Davis | Center Fielder |
Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
Tom O'Malley | Third Baseman |
John Rabb | Catcher |
Fred Breining | Pitcher |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 20, 1983
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Breining
Heep strikes out. Rabb drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Heep out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Breining
Brooks strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Breining
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Breining
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Lynch
LeMaster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lynch
Evans hits a popup towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lynch
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Breining
Strawberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Breining
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Breining
Giles hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Breining
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Lynch
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lynch
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Giles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lynch
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Breining
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Breining
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Breining
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Lynch
O'Malley hits a popup towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rabb vs. Lynch
Rabb hits a fly ball into center field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breining vs. Lynch
Breining is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Breining
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Breining
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Breining
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Lynch
LeMaster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lynch
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lynch
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Lynch
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Breining
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Breining
Giles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oquendo vs. Breining
Oquendo bunts towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oquendo for the out. Hodges scores. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Breining
Lynch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giles scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Breining
Heep strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Breining
Brooks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Breining
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to third. Brooks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Calvert
Mark Calvert now pitching.
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Calvert
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Calvert
Hodges hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Clark fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Clark. Strawberry goes all the way around to score. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Giles vs. Calvert
Giles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lynch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lynch
Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Lynch
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynch covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Calvert
Oquendo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Calvert
Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Calvert
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Calvert
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rabb vs. Lynch
Rabb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rabb for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Lynch
Duane Kuiper pinch hits for Mark Calvert.
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Lynch
LeMaster bunts towards the mound. Lynch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuiper moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Lynch
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Martin
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Martin
Strawberry hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it. Hernandez tags up. Here's the throw to LeMaster, who relays to O'Malley, who tags Hernandez for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Martin
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lynch
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Lynch
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lynch
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Lynch
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. There goes Leonard trying to get to third. Strawberry throws the ball in to Giles, who relays the ball to Brooks who tags Leonard for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Malley vs. Lynch
O'Malley hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Martin
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Martin
Oquendo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Martin
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rabb vs. Lynch
Rabb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Lynch
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Renie Martin.
Bergman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Lynch
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lynch
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. McGaffigan
Andy McGaffigan now pitching.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. McGaffigan
Brooks hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McGaffigan
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. McGaffigan
Foster hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lynch
Clark hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Lynch
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lynch
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Giles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1983 -- New York at San Francisco (D) New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Heep D, cf 5 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 0 2 0 Brooks H, 3b 5 1 1 0 Evans D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 2 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 2 0 Foster G, lf 4 1 1 4 Leonard J, lf 4 0 1 0 Strawberry D, rf 3 1 0 0 Davis C, cf 4 0 0 0 Hodges R, c 4 1 3 1 Youngblood J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Giles B, 2b 4 1 1 0 O'Malley T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Oquendo J, ss 3 0 0 1 Rabb J, c 3 0 0 0 Lynch E, p 4 1 2 1 Breining F, p 1 0 0 0 Calvert M, p 0 0 0 0 Kuiper D, ph 1 0 1 0 Martin R, p 0 0 0 0 Bergman D, ph 1 1 1 1 McGaffigan A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 7 32 2 8 2 New York 000 070 000 -- 7 San Francisco 000 000 110 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lynch E (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 2 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Breining F (L) 4.2 6 5 5 1 6 Calvert M 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 Martin R 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 McGaffigan A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Clark J DP -- New York 2, San Francisco 1 LOB -- New York 6, San Francisco 3 2B -- Hodges R 2, Kuiper D, Hernandez K, Youngblood J HR -- Foster G, Bergman D SH -- Oquendo J T -- 2:25 A -- 23319
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