New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
July 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1979 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 3, San Francisco Giants 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Maddox 3b 4 0 1 1
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 1 0
Youngblood cf 4 2 3 1
Norman rf 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 1 1 0
Swan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 0 1 0
Strain 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 3 0 2 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Littlejohn c 3 0 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 1 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  North ph 1 0 0 0
  Halicki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
New York 010 110 000380
San Francisco 000 000 000063
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (9-9) 9.0 6 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (7-5) 6.0 7 3 2 1 5
  Griffin   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Halicki   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
7

  E–Littlejohn 2 (2), Knepper (5).  DP–New York 2, San Francisco 1.  PB–Littlejohn (2).  2B–New York Youngblood (20,off Halicki), San Francisco Evans (13,off Swan); Littlejohn (1,off Swan).  HR–New York Youngblood (13,4th inning off Knepper 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Youngblood (14,2nd base off Knepper/Littlejohn); Stearns (11,2nd base off Knepper/Littlejohn).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:10.  A–11,497.
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