Mets @ Giants
July 25, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 8 0
Giants 0 6 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 8 0
Giants 0 6 3

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 217
Hits 1 58
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 45

Craig Swan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 9 0
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Candlestick Park - July 25, 1979
Out
Craig Swan
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Elliott Maddox
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Joel Youngblood
Dan Norman
Willie McCovey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 3 8 0 5
San Francisco Giants 0 6 3 4
Winning Pitcher Craig Swan
Losing Pitcher Bob Knepper
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 11,497
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Flynn hits a line drive towards left. Whitfield catches it and throws to second to double up Youngblood.
Top 9 Norman hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ed Halicki now pitching. Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Youngblood reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill North pinch hits for Tom Griffin. North strikes out.
Bottom 8 Littlejohn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Littlejohn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Griffin fires to first and picks off Stearns.
Top 8 Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Taveras strikes out.
Top 7 Tom Griffin now pitching. Swan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Strain hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rob Andrews pinch hits for Bob Knepper. Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Littlejohn strikes out.
Top 6 Flynn strikes out. Littlejohn drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Flynn out.
Top 6 Norman strikes out.
Top 6 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stearns moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Stearns. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Stearns steals second.
Top 6 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper juggles the ball. That's an error on Knepper.
Top 6 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive to left field. Whitfield throws towards the plate. Littlejohn fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Littlejohn. Flynn scores. Maddox moves to third.
Top 5 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Swan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second.
Top 5 Flynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Norman strikes out.
Top 4 Youngblood hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Knepper bunts towards the mound. Swan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metzger strikes out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Henderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Taveras hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strain reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Swan strikes out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Littlejohn for a passed ball. Youngblood scores. Flynn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Flynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Norman strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Youngblood. The throw from Littlejohn and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 2 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Strain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Herndon strikes out.
Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taveras bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Knepper covering. Safe.