San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 7, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1981 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 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0
May c 4 0 2 0
  Sadek pr,c 0 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
  LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0
Herndon lf,rf 4 0 1 1
Evans 3b 3 0 1 0
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
Smith ss 2 0 0 0
  North ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 1 0
  Bergman ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Bailor ss 3 1 1 0
Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 1 3 2
Kingman lf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 0
Trevino c 3 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 1 1 1
Lynch p 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
San Francisco 100 000 010270
New York 001 002 00x371
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (4-2) 7.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Lavelle   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  W (1-0) 7.2 6 2 1 1 1
  Allen  SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
1
4

  E–Youngblood (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Alexander (1,off Lynch).  HR–New York Flynn (1,3rd inning off Alexander 0 on, 1 out); Jorgensen (3,6th inning off Alexander 1 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:13.  A–5,653.
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