May 6, 1977 New York Mets at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
SEA 1 CAL 8
@BOS 4 CHW 7
@CLE 5 DET 5
MIL 2 NYY 4
OAK 1 TEX 5
KCR 2 MIN 7
@TOR 2 CHC 7
ATL 2 LAD 9
PHI 3 PIT 6
CIN 3 SDP 6
MON 4 SFG 5
NYM 3 STL 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 5,872

Friday, May 6, 1977
Time of Game: 2:11

Mets

9-14

Lost 5

6th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  1
Giants          0  0  1   3  0  0   1  0  X    5  8  1

W: L McGlothen (1-3), L: C Swan (1-3)

Giants

10-14

Won 1

3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .663    0    4   0   2B,CS
F Millan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .506    0    2   1   
B Boisclair RF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .311  .811    0    1   0   
D Kingman 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .284  .864    0    7   0   
J Milner LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .209  .650    0    4   0   
J Stearns C                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .265  .759    0    4   1   HR
M Phillips 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .394    0    1   2   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .360    0    1   2   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .794    0    0   0   
C Swan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Randle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .864    0    0   0   
  B Apodaca P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Myrick P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .831    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   6                    24   6

BATTING

2B: L Mazzilli (4, off L McGlothen).

HR: J Stearns (3, off L McGlothen; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Stearns 4; L Mazzilli 3; B Boisclair 2; D Kingman; F Millan; J Milner.

RBI: J Stearns 3 (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: M Phillips (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Mazzilli (3, 2nd base by L McGlothen/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Whitfield RF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .809    0    2   0   2B
D Thomas 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .209  .508    0    0   4   
D Evans LF-1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .329  .894    0    2   0   CS
B Madlock 3B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .296  .769    0    0   2   SB,IW
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .298  .886    0    8   0   
  G Thomasson PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .712         0   0   
L Herndon CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .625    0    6   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .559    0    2   3   
M Hill C                      4   1   1   3    0   0  .254  .675    0    6   1   HR
L McGlothen P                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   4    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Whitfield (4, off C Swan).

HR: M Hill (2, off C Swan; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

IBB: B Madlock (1, by B Apodaca).

TB: M Hill 4; T Whitfield 2; W McCovey; L McGlothen; D Evans; B Madlock; D Thomas; L Herndon.

RBI: M Hill 3 (5); D Thomas (3).

2-out RBI: D Thomas.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Whitfield (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Madlock (4, 2nd base off C Swan/J Stearns).

CS: D Evans (1, 2nd base by C Swan/J Stearns).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Swan, L (1-3)                6     7   4   4    2   2   1   6.05   26     -       ·  ·      4·10· 1· 7     42    -     1.04  -0.23
B Apodaca                      0.2   1   1   0    1   1   0   4.05    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.21  -0.09
B Myrick                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.38    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.03
Totals                         8     8   5   4    4   4   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 8          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McGlothen, W (1-3)           9     8   3   3    2   6   1   5.29   36     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7     63    -     1.16   0.21
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Apodaca (1).

IBB: B Apodaca (2; B Madlock).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 5,872.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. L Mazzilli           CF    1. T Whitfield          RF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. D Thomas             2B 
3. B Boisclair          RF    3. D Evans              LF 
4. D Kingman            1B    4. B Madlock            3B 
5. J Milner             LF    5. W McCovey            1B 
6. J Stearns            C     6. L Herndon            CF 
7. M Phillips           3B    7. T Foli               SS 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. M Hill               C  
9. C Swan               P     9. L McGlothen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-1  12-      32%  67% M Hill          C Swan          Home Run; McCovey Scores; Herndon Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  -23     -18%  26% J Stearns       L McGlothen     Home Run; Kingman Scores; Milner Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  1--     -14%  44% J Milner        L McGlothen     Single to RF; Kingman to 3B/Adv on E9; Milner to 2B
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-      12%  66% D Thomas        C Swan          Single to RF; Whitfield Scores; Thomas to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 7   2  3-4  1-3       9%  89% B Madlock       B Apodaca       Wild Pitch; McGlothen Scores/unER; Whitfield to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  B Boisclair     Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      51%  D Kingman       Single to LF; Boisclair to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Whitfield     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  D Thomas        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      55%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Madlock       Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      53%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B; Madlock to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  C Swan          Strikeout
          ---      48%  L Mazzilli      Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      55%  B Boisclair     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Hill          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  L McGlothen     Flyball: SS
          ---      54%  T Whitfield     Double to LF
   R      -2-      66%  D Thomas        Single to RF; Whitfield Scores; Thomas to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      67%  D Evans         Single to SS; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  D Kingman       Walk
          1--      44%  J Milner        Single to RF; Kingman to 3B/Adv on E9; Milner to 2B
   RRR    -23      26%  J Stearns       Home Run; Kingman Scores; Milner Scores
   O      ---      28%  M Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  C Swan          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Craig Swan facing 5-6-7
          ---      35%  W McCovey       Single to LF
          1--      42%  L Herndon       Single to RF; McCovey to 2B
   O      12-      35%  T Foli          Flyball: 2B
   RRR    12-      67%  M Hill          Home Run; McCovey Scores; Herndon Scores
   O      ---      65%  L McGlothen     Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  F Millan        Mazzilli Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      64%  " "             Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B; Millan to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Craig Swan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  D Thomas        Lineout: 1B
          ---      71%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      68%  B Madlock       Evans Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      69%  " "             Walk
          1--      70%  W McCovey       Madlock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  J Milner        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      73%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  M Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  T Foli          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Len Randle pinch hits for Craig Swan batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Apodaca facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Apodaca replaces Len Randle pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  L McGlothen     Single to LF
          1--      86%  T Whitfield     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McGlothen to 2B; Whitfield to 1B
   O      12-      82%  D Thomas        Strikeout
   O      12-      79%  D Evans         Flyball: CF; McGlothen to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  B Madlock       Wild Pitch; McGlothen Scores/unER; Whitfield to 2B
          -2-      89%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Bob Myrick replaces Bob Apodaca pitching and batting 9th
          12-      90%  W McCovey       Walk; Whitfield to 3B; Madlock to 2B
                  Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 5th
   O      123      87%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
                  Darrell Evans moves to 1B; Gary Thomasson moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  B Boisclair     Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          1--      87%  J Milner        Walk; Boisclair to 2B
   O      12-      94%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Myrick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  L McGlothen     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Bob Myrick batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Vail          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation