San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1978 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 5 0 0 1
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 5 1 3 0
Ivie lf,1b 5 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 5 0 2 1
  Whitfield pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Hill c 4 1 0 0
LeMaster ss 4 1 3 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 2 2
Blue p 3 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Madlock ph 0 0 0 0
  Montefusco pr 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 2 0
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Kobel p 0 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 5 0 0 0
Stearns c 5 1 1 0
Youngblood rf 5 1 1 1
Randle 3b 3 0 1 1
Flynn 2b 4 0 2 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 8 2
San Francisco 110 000 000 024102
New York 020 000 000 00283
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   8.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Moffitt  W (8-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Lavelle  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   10.0 8 2 0 2 13
  Kobel  L (2-4) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
11.0
10
4
2
3
13

  E–McCovey (9), Hill (8), Foli (14), Randle (9), Koosman (4).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Clark (33,off Koosman), New York Stearns (20,off Blue).  3B–San Francisco Andrews (3,off Kobel), New York Youngblood (7,off Blue).  SH–Hill (2,off Kobel); LeMaster (14,off Kobel); Koosman (2,off Blue).  SF–Herndon (1,off Koosman).  IBB–Madlock (9,by Kobel).  SB–LeMaster (6,2nd base off Koosman/Stearns); Clark (11,2nd base off Koosman/Stearns); S Henderson (9,2nd base off Blue/Hill).  CS–Clark (8,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns); Randle (10,2nd base by Blue/Hill).  WP–Moffitt (3).  IBB–Kobel (8,Madlock).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:59.  A–16,605.
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