San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
July 13, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 1979 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 2, New York Mets 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Ivie 3b 4 1 1 0
Hill c 4 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 4 0 2 1
Metzger 2b 4 0 1 0
Halicki p 2 0 0 0
  Nastu p 0 0 0 0
  Herndon ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood 2b,lf 4 2 1 0
Taveras ss 3 1 3 1
Mazzilli cf 2 0 0 1
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 4 1 2 1
  Flynn 2b 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Maddox rf 3 0 1 1
Trevino c 2 0 0 0
Hassler p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrer pr 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 4
San Francisco 000 200 000272
New York 000 300 20x582
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (5-5) 4.2 6 3 3 2 4
  Nastu   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Minton   2.0 1 2 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  W (3-2) 7.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Murray  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–McCovey (7), Herndon (5), Hebner (13), Hassler (1).  2B–San Francisco Herndon (7,off Hassler), New York Youngblood (17,off Halicki).  3B–New York Henderson (7,off Halicki); Taveras (6,off Minton).  HR–San Francisco Clark (18,4th inning off Hassler 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Taveras (5,off Halicki).  SF–Mazzilli (3,off Halicki).  IBB–Montanez (6,by Halicki).  CS–LeMaster 2 (3,Home by Hassler/Trevino,2nd base by Hassler/Trevino); Taveras (10,3rd base by Halicki/Hill); Henderson (4,2nd base by Nastu/Hill); Youngblood (9,2nd base by Minton/Hill).  SB–Taveras 2 (23,2nd base off Halicki/Hill 2).  IBB–Halicki (5,Montanez).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:12.  A–16,110.
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