June 16, 1978 New York Mets at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
OAK 0 BOS 6
SEA 3 KCR 2
@CHW 1 MIL 8
@CLE 6
(10) MIN 5
DET 2 CAL 10
@NYY 7 TOR 8
@TEX 3 TOR 5
@TEX 2 PIT 9
@ATL 4 CIN 4
STL 0 CHC 7
@HOU 6
(13) LAD 2
MON 1 PHI 5
@SDP 0 SFG 7
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 16,429

Friday, June 16, 1978
Time of Game: 2:29

Mets

28-36

Lost 3

5th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  0    4  9  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  4    7 11  2

W: G Lavelle (5-4), L: S Lockwood (7-5)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Giants

39-21

Won 7

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .719    0    0   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .217  .505    0    3   4   SH
B Boisclair RF                3   1   1   1    1   0  .225  .650    0    3   0   SB
  S Lockwood P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Murray P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Montanez 1B                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .770    0    3   2   2B
L Mazzilli CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .785    0    2   0   
S Henderson LF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .266  .717    0    3   0   
R Hodges C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .654    0    4   0   CS
  J Stearns PH-C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .743    0    2   0   SB
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .232  .527    0    4   2   
K Kobel P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   SH
  E Maddox RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .760    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4   3                    25   8

BATTING

2B: W Montanez (14, off E Halicki).

SH: K Kobel (1, off E Halicki); T Foli (3, off E Halicki).

TB: T Foli 2; D Flynn 2; W Montanez 2; L Randle; S Henderson; B Boisclair; R Hodges.

RBI: B Boisclair (12); D Flynn (17); S Henderson (33); W Montanez (43).

2-out RBI: D Flynn; S Henderson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Foli-D Flynn-W Montanez 2; W Montanez-T Foli-K Kobel.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boisclair (2, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Hill); J Stearns (10, 2nd base off G Lavelle/M Hill).

CS: R Hodges (2, 2nd base by J Curtis/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Madlock 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .317  .872    0    3   1   HR,SB,SH,GDP
D Evans 3B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .270  .804    0    1   2   IW
J Clark RF                    3   1   2   3    2   1  .314  .926    0    0   0   HR,SB
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .235  .724    0    3   2   GDP
  V Harris PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .065  .232         1   0   
M Ivie LF-1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .355  .896    0    3   0   HR
L Herndon CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .258  .655    0    8   0   SB
M Hill C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .554    0    3   1   GDP
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .536    0    3   1   2B
  H Cruz PH                   1   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .704    0    0   0   HR
E Halicki P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .285    0    2   1   HBP
  R Andrews PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .678    0    0   0   3B
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .740    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   7  11   7    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J LeMaster (8, off K Kobel).

3B: R Andrews (2, off K Kobel).

HR: M Ivie (4, off K Kobel; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); J Clark (8, off D Murray; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out); H Cruz (3, off S Lockwood; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); B Madlock (6, off S Lockwood; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: B Madlock (3, off D Murray).

IBB: D Evans (5, by D Murray).

HBP: E Halicki (1, by K Kobel).

TB: J Clark 5; B Madlock 5; M Ivie 4; H Cruz 4; R Andrews 3; J LeMaster 2; W McCovey; G Lavelle; L Herndon.

GIDP: B Madlock (2); M Hill (6); W McCovey (3).

RBI: J Clark 3 (41); M Ivie 2 (25); H Cruz (10); B Madlock (18).

2-out RBI: M Ivie 2; B Madlock.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Hill (4); L Herndon (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Herndon (6, 2nd base off K Kobel/R Hodges); J Clark (8, 2nd base off K Kobel/R Hodges); B Madlock (11, 2nd base off K Kobel/R Hodges).

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
K Kobel                        6     7   2   2    2   2   1   1.20   25     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 3· 7     50    -     1.06   0.14
S Lockwood, BS (4), L (7-5)    2     3   3   3    2   4   2   3.29   11     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 3          0-0    2.80  -0.44
D Murray                       0.1   1   2   2    1   0   1   4.25    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    3.52  -0.30
Totals                         8.1  11   7   7    5   6   4          39     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 4·11          1-1

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
E Halicki                      5     7   4   4    1   1   0   2.38   24     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7     37    -     0.92  -0.21
J Curtis                       2     0   0   0    2   0   0   3.12    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.04
G Lavelle, W (5-4)             2     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.31    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.97   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·15· 0· 8           -

S Lockwood faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Murray (11; D Evans).

HBP: K Kobel (1; E Halicki).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 16,429.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. L Randle             3B    1. B Madlock            2B 
2. T Foli               SS    2. D Evans              3B 
3. B Boisclair          RF    3. J Clark              RF 
4. W Montanez           1B    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. L Mazzilli           CF    5. M Ivie               LF 
6. S Henderson          LF    6. L Herndon            CF 
7. R Hodges             C     7. M Hill               C  
8. D Flynn              2B    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. K Kobel              P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  4-3  ---      45%  62% H Cruz          S Lockwood      Home Run
   b 9   1  4-4  12-      30% 100% J Clark         D Murray        Home Run; Lavelle Scores; Evans Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  1--     -16%  34% W Montanez      E Halicki       Double to LF; Boisclair Scores
   b 8   0  4-3  1--      14%  52% W McCovey       S Lockwood      Walk; Clark to 2B
   b 8   0  4-3  12-     -14%  38% M Ivie          S Lockwood      Lineout: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Kobel facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Madlock       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  J Clark         Madlock Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      50%  W McCovey       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  S Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Kobel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  M Ivie          Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  L Herndon       Walk
   OO     1--      50%  M Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  R Hodges        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Hodges to 1B
   O      1--      50%  D Flynn         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      52%  K Kobel         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hodges to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Kobel facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  J LeMaster      Double to LF
          -2-      66%  E Halicki       Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-      54%  B Madlock       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; LeMaster to 3B
   O      --3      50%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  T Foli          Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      34%  W Montanez      Double to LF; Boisclair Scores
   O      -2-      37%  L Mazzilli      Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-      26%  S Henderson     Single to CF; Montanez Scores
          1--      24%  R Hodges        Single to LF; Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      16%  D Flynn         Single to CF; Henderson Scores; Hodges to 2B
   O      12-      18%  K Kobel         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Kobel facing 3-4-5
          ---      22%  J Clark         Single to CF
   O      1--      19%  W McCovey       Lineout: SS
          1--      20%  M Ivie          Clark Steals 2B
   O      -2-      17%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      14%  L Herndon       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
          ---      12%  L Randle        Single to CF
   O      1--      13%  T Foli          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Randle to 2B
   R      -2-       8%  B Boisclair     Single to LF; Randle Scores
   O      1--       9%  W Montanez      Strikeout
          1--       9%  L Mazzilli      Boisclair Steals 2B
          -2-       8%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      10%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Kobel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       8%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  J LeMaster      Flyball: SS
                  Rob Andrews pinch hits for Ed Halicki batting 9th
          ---       9%  R Andrews       Triple to LF
   O      --3       6%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Curtis facing 7-8-9
                  John Curtis replaces Rob Andrews pitching and batting 9th
          ---       6%  R Hodges        Walk
   O      1--       7%  D Flynn         Hodges Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---       7%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---       8%  K Kobel         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Kobel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       6%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---       5%  J Clark         Strikeout
          ---       6%  W McCovey       Single to RF
   RR     1--      17%  M Ivie          Home Run; McCovey Scores
          ---      19%  L Herndon       Single to CF
          1--      20%  M Hill          Herndon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      16%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      17%  B Boisclair     Walk
   O      1--      19%  W Montanez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Bruce Boisclair pitching and batting 3rd; Elliott Maddox replaces Kevin Kobel playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---      15%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
                  Terry Whitfield pinch hits for John Curtis batting 9th
   O      ---      13%  T Whitfield     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      25%  B Madlock       Home Run
   O      ---      23%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Lavelle facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Terry Whitfield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      25%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  S Henderson     Strikeout Looking
                  John Stearns pinch hits for Ron Hodges batting 7th
          ---      25%  J Stearns       Walk
          1--      24%  D Flynn         Stearns Steals 2B
          -2-      22%  " "             Single to C; Stearns to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw); Flynn to 2B
   O      -23      27%  E Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
                  John Stearns moves to C
          ---      37%  J Clark         Walk
          1--      52%  W McCovey       Walk; Clark to 2B
                  Vic Harris pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   O      12-      38%  M Ivie          Lineout: CF
   O      12-      26%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      12-      15%  M Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Lavelle facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Ivie moves to 1B; Vic Harris moves to LF
   O      ---      16%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
          ---      14%  T Foli          Single to SS
   O      1--      16%  S Lockwood      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      18%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
                  Hector Cruz pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 8th
   R      ---      62%  H Cruz          Home Run
          ---      70%  G Lavelle       Single to CF
                  Dale Murray replaces Skip Lockwood pitching and batting 3rd
   O      1--      69%  B Madlock       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lavelle to 2B
          -2-      70%  D Evans         Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-     100%  J Clark         Home Run; Lavelle Scores; Evans Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation