San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1977 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 2 0 1 1
  Evans 3b 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott lf 3 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 2 0
Sadek c 3 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Cornutt p 0 0 0 0
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Hill c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 5 1 2 0
Stearns c 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair lf 1 1 1 0
Milner lf 3 0 1 0
  Staiger 3b 2 1 1 0
Kingman rf 5 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 2 2
  Torre ph,1b 1 1 0 1
Mazzilli cf 3 0 2 0
Grote 3b,c 2 1 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 3
Koosman p 4 1 1 1
Totals 35 8 12 7
San Francisco 000 001 000141
New York 000 002 60x8120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (2-6) 6.0 9 5 4 3 1
  Moffitt   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle   0.2 1 2 0 1 1
  Cornutt   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
4
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (3-4) 9.0 4 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
7

  E–Andrews (3).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–New York Kingman (3,off Montefusco); Kranepool (8,off Montefusco); Mazzilli (6,off Montefusco); Harrelson (1,off Lavelle).  HR–New York Kranepool (3,6th inning off Montefusco 1 on, 2 out); Koosman (1,7th inning off Montefusco 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Andrews (2,off Koosman).  IBB–Grote (1,by Lavelle).  CS–Mazzilli (5,2nd base by Montefusco/Sadek).  IBB–Lavelle (7,Grote).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:20.  A–8,366.
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