New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
August 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 10, San Francisco Giants 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 6 2 4 2
Valentine 2b 6 2 2 1
Mazzilli cf 6 3 4 3
Montanez 1b 5 1 2 3
Stearns c 4 0 2 1
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Maddox rf 4 0 0 0
Flynn ss 5 2 2 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 16 10
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 0 0 0 0
Dwyer cf,1b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 1 1 0
  LeMaster 2b 2 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 2 0 1 0
  Herndon pr,cf 2 1 0 0
Evans 3b 4 1 2 3
Whitfield lf 4 1 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Tamargo c 3 0 1 1
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
New York 200 025 10010160
San Francisco 000 100 120492
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (8-5) 8.0 9 4 4 2 5
  Bernard   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (9-6) 5.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Williams   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Curtis   1.2 5 3 3 0 1
  Lavelle   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Minton   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
3
4

  E–Madlock (12), Metzger (12).  PB–Stearns (5).  2B–New York Stearns (22,off Curtis), San Francisco Clark (37,off Swan); Whitfield (17,off Swan).  3B–New York Randle (8,off Williams); Flynn (4,off Curtis).  HR–New York Mazzilli (13,5th inning off Montefusco 1 on, 0 out); Montanez (16,6th inning off Curtis 2 on, 1 out), San Francisco Evans (15,8th inning off Swan 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Swan (8,off Williams).  SF–Stearns (4,off Montefusco); Tamargo (1,off Swan).  SB–Randle (13,2nd base off Montefusco/Tamargo); Montanez (8,2nd base off Montefusco/Tamargo); S Henderson (11,2nd base off Montefusco/Tamargo).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Joe West, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:57.  A–14,360.
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