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Scores
Standings
OAK
@BAL		1
2
SEA
@BOS		3
2
KCR
@CHW		3
2		 
(11)
KCR
@CHW		0
11
MIL
@CLE		0
3
MIL
@CLE		4
1
DET
@MIN		4
8
CAL
@NYY		3
2
TOR
@TEX		2
3
PIT
@ATL		7
8
STL
@CIN		2
4
CHC
@HOU		1
3
MON
@LAD		0
5
PHI
@SDP		1
4
NYM
@SFG		0
3
NYM
@SFG		3
4		 
(10)
Sunday, June 18, 1978,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:06
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Mets
0
29-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
3
40-22
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Vida Blue (9-4)
L: Craig Swan (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  X    3  7  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Randle 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .240 .712 -0.002 1.13 0.067 -0.069 -0.0 2 5
Elliott Maddox RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .757 -0.006 1.39 0.097 -0.103 0.4 4 0
Steve Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .260 .699 -0.111 0.95 0.000 -0.111 -1.1 3 0
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .761 -0.119 1.02 0.000 -0.119 -1.1 7 0
John Stearns C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .731 -0.111 1.10 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 5 2
Lee Mazzilli CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .301 .796 -0.002 0.91 0.054 -0.056 0.1 1 0
Joel Youngblood 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .671 -0.065 1.20 0.000 -0.065 -0.5 1 1 SH
Doug Flynn SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .545 -0.055 1.44 0.033 -0.088 -0.3 1 1
Craig Swan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .472 -0.055 1.44 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Tom Grieve PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .606 -0.036 1.50 0.000 -0.036 -0.1
   Skip Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Butch Metzger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 1 10 .172 .372 -0.562 1.16 0.251 -0.813 -3.9 24 10
SH: C Swan (3, off V Blue); J Youngblood (1, off V Blue).
TB: L Randle 2; E Maddox; D Flynn; L Mazzilli.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: L Mazzilli (1st base by V Blue).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Whitfield LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .293 .740 0.033 0.78 0.066 -0.032 0.1 0 0
Rob Andrews 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 .692 -0.012 1.06 0.101 -0.113 -0.3 1 4 2B,CS
Jack Clark RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .306 .906 -0.023 1.08 0.012 -0.036 -0.2 2 0 SH
Darrell Evans 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .273 .829 0.073 1.14 0.113 -0.040 1.7 0 2 HR,IW
Jim Dwyer 1B 2 0 2 1 1 0 .235 .690 0.108 1.25 0.108 0.000 0.7 13 1 2·2B,SF
Larry Herndon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .658 -0.083 0.79 0.000 -0.083 -1.0 1 0
Marc Hill C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .196 .555 -0.045 0.98 0.018 -0.063 -0.3 10 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .542 -0.065 0.91 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 0 2
Vida Blue P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .162 .566 -0.048 0.63 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 0 3
Team Totals 27 3 7 3 4 4 .259 .825 -0.062 0.97 0.418 -0.480 -0.4 27 12
2B: J Dwyer 2 (5, 1 off S Lockwood, 1 off C Swan); R Andrews (3, off S Lockwood).
HR: D Evans (7, off S Lockwood; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SF: J Dwyer (1, off C Swan).
SH: J Clark (2, off C Swan).
IBB: D Evans (6, by C Swan).
TB: J Dwyer 4; D Evans 4; R Andrews 2; T Whitfield 2; M Hill.
RBI: D Evans 2 (27); J Dwyer (5).
2-out RBI: D Evans 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Baserunning
CS: R Andrews (1, Home by C Swan/J Stearns).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Craig Swan, L (1-4) 7 4 1 1 3 3 0 2.54 27 65 0.154 1.13 2.0
Skip Lockwood 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 3.59 5 0 0 -0.097 0.36 -1.9
Butch Metzger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.77 1 1 0 0.004 0.14 0.3
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 4 4 1 3.38 33 65 1 0 0.061 1.16 0.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (9-4) 9 5 0 0 1 10 0 2.40 32 86 0.561 1.16 3.9
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 10 0 0.00 32 86 0.561 0.97 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: S Lockwood (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Swan (4; D Evans).
Pickoffs: V Blue (2; L Mazzilli, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         San Francisco Giants
1 Lenny Randle 3B 1 Terry Whitfield LF
2 Elliott Maddox RF 2 Rob Andrews 2B
3 Steve Henderson LF 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Willie Montanez 1B 4 Darrell Evans 3B
5 John Stearns C 5 Jim Dwyer 1B
6 Lee Mazzilli CF 6 Larry Herndon CF
7 Joel Youngblood 2B 7 Marc Hill C
8 Doug Flynn SS 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Craig Swan P 9 Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-0 2 1-- RR SFG D. Evans S. Lockwood 11% 97% Home Run; Clark Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYM E. Maddox V. Blue -10% 37% Single to RF; Randle to 3B
b6 0-0 0 1-- SFG R. Andrews C. Swan 8% 70% Walk; Whitfield to 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O NYM W. Montanez V. Blue 7% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 0 1-3 O NYM S. Henderson V. Blue 6% 43% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYM L. Randle V. Blue -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYM E. Maddox V. Blue -10% 37% Single to RF; Randle to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 O NYM S. Henderson V. Blue 6% 43% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O NYM W. Montanez V. Blue 7% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O NYM J. Stearns V. Blue 5% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield C. Swan -2% 52% Popfly: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Andrews C. Swan -1% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Clark C. Swan -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- NYM L. Mazzilli V. Blue -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM J. Youngblood V. Blue 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Mazzilli to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O NYM D. Flynn V. Blue 4% 51% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O NYM C. Swan V. Blue 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Evans C. Swan -2% 53% Popfly: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- SFG J. Dwyer C. Swan 4% 57% Double to RF
b2 0-0 1 -2- O SFG L. Herndon C. Swan -4% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O SFG M. Hill C. Swan -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Randle V. Blue 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYM E. Maddox V. Blue 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson V. Blue 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG R. Metzger C. Swan -2% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- O SFG V. Blue C. Swan -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- SFG T. Whitfield C. Swan 1% 52% Single to SS
b3 0-0 2 1-- O SFG R. Andrews C. Swan -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYM W. Montanez V. Blue 3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns V. Blue 2% 54% Popfly: RF
t4 0-0 2 --- NYM L. Mazzilli V. Blue -1% 53% Single to 3B
t4 0-0 2 1-- O NYM J. Youngblood V. Blue 3% 56% Mazzilli Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Clark C. Swan -3% 53% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Evans C. Swan -2% 51% Flyball: 1B
b4 0-0 2 --- SFG J. Dwyer C. Swan 1% 53% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- O SFG L. Herndon C. Swan -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Youngblood V. Blue 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- NYM D. Flynn V. Blue -3% 50% Single to CF
t5 0-0 1 1-- O NYM C. Swan V. Blue 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 2B
t5 0-0 2 -2- O NYM L. Randle V. Blue 5% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O SFG M. Hill C. Swan -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Metzger C. Swan -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b5 0-0 2 --- O SFG V. Blue C. Swan -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- O NYM E. Maddox V. Blue 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- O NYM S. Henderson V. Blue 2% 55% Strikeout
t6 0-0 2 --- O NYM W. Montanez V. Blue 2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- SFG T. Whitfield C. Swan 5% 62% Single to P
b6 0-0 0 1-- SFG R. Andrews C. Swan 8% 70% Walk; Whitfield to 2B
b6 0-0 0 12- O SFG J. Clark C. Swan 1% 71% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Whitfield to 3B; Andrews to 2B
b6 0-0 1 -23 SFG D. Evans C. Swan 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b6 0-0 1 123 RO SFG J. Dwyer C. Swan 5% 76% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitfield Scores; Andrews to 3B
b6 1-0 2 1-3 O SFG L. Herndon C. Swan -4% 72% Andrews Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-C)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns V. Blue 4% 76% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 1 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli V. Blue 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O NYM J. Youngblood V. Blue 2% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
b7 1-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon C. Swan -2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- SFG M. Hill C. Swan 2% 81% Single to 2B
b7 1-0 1 1-- O SFG R. Metzger C. Swan -2% 79% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 2 1-- O SFG V. Blue C. Swan -2% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t8 0-1 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn V. Blue 5% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Craig Swan (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 --- O NYM T. Grieve V. Blue 4% 86% Strikeout
t8 0-1 2 --- NYM L. Randle V. Blue -3% 83% Single to CF
t8 0-1 2 1-- O NYM E. Maddox V. Blue 5% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
Skip Lockwood replaces Tom Grieve (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield S. Lockwood -1% 87% Strikeout
b8 1-0 1 --- SFG R. Andrews S. Lockwood 2% 89% Double to LF
b8 1-0 1 -2- O SFG J. Clark S. Lockwood -3% 86% Wild Pitch; Andrews out at Hm/C-3B
b8 1-0 2 --- SFG J. Clark S. Lockwood 1% 87% Walk
b8 1-0 2 1-- RR SFG D. Evans S. Lockwood 11% 97% Home Run; Clark Scores
b8 3-0 2 --- SFG J. Dwyer S. Lockwood 0% 98% Double to LF
Butch Metzger replaces Skip Lockwood pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 2 -2- O SFG L. Herndon B. Metzger -0% 97% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
t9 0-3 0 --- O NYM S. Henderson V. Blue 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 0-3 1 --- O NYM W. Montanez V. Blue 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-3 2 --- O NYM J. Stearns V. Blue 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 3.

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