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New York Mets @ San Diego Padres

1977-04-29 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 43497 · night · 2:40

New York Mets defeated San Diego Padres 9–2. New York Mets put up 3 in the 1st. Jon Matlack earned the win. Dave Kingman went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	3	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	9	13
SDN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8

W: Jon Matlack L: Rick Sawyer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Dick Stello · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Mazzilli	4	1	1	0	1	1
Felix Millan	1	2	1	0	0	0
Bruce Boisclair	5	2	3	1	0	0
Dave Kingman	5	2	2	6	0	1
John Milner	3	0	2	0	0	0
John Stearns	3	1	1	1	1	0
Roy Staiger	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bud Harrelson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jon Matlack	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Phillips	3	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Vail	2	0	1	1	0	1

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Merv Rettenmund	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Champion	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Winfield	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gene Tenace	4	0	1	0	0	3
George Hendrick	4	0	1	0	0	3
Mike Ivie	4	0	1	0	0	1
Doug Rader	1	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Roberts	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Sawyer	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Valentine	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Sutherland	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Matlack	9.0	8	1	10

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Sawyer	4.1	8	1	2
Dave Freisleben	1.0	3	0	0
Brent Strom	1.2	0	1	1
Victor Bernal	2.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Mazzilli: 43
Felix Millan: HP
Bruce Boisclair: S8.1-3
Dave Kingman: HR/78.3-H;1-H
John Milner: S8
John Stearns: BK.1-2
John Stearns: 3(B)6(2)/DP/BOOT

Bot 1

Merv Rettenmund: K/C
Mike Champion: 4
Dave Winfield: 8

Top 2

Roy Staiger: 8/BOOT
Bud Harrelson: S8/BOOT
Jon Matlack: SB2#
Jon Matlack: K
Lee Mazzilli: 43

Bot 2

Gene Tenace: K
George Hendrick: K
Mike Ivie: K

Top 3

Felix Millan: S8
Bruce Boisclair: SB2
Bruce Boisclair: S8.2-H;BX2(8563)
Dave Kingman: K23
John Milner: 8

Bot 3

Doug Rader: W
Dave Roberts: D8/78.1-3
Rick Sawyer: 43.3-H;2-3
Merv Rettenmund: 7(B)52(3)/DP

Top 4

John Stearns: HR/7/BOOT
Roy Staiger: 63/BOOT
Bud Harrelson: 53/BOOT
Jon Matlack: 5

Bot 4

Mike Champion: 53
Dave Winfield: 63
Gene Tenace: K

Top 5

Lee Mazzilli: W
Mike Phillips: 7
Bruce Boisclair: S9.1-3
Dave Kingman: HR/7.3-H;1-H
John Milner: D9
John Stearns: 63/BOOT.2-3
Roy Staiger: 13/BOOT

Bot 5

George Hendrick: K
Mike Ivie: 9
Doug Rader: S9.BX2(36)

Top 6

Bud Harrelson: E6/BOOT.B-2
Jon Matlack: FC1/BG.2X3(15);B-1
Lee Mazzilli: S9.1-2
Mike Phillips: 9
Bruce Boisclair: 8

Bot 6

Dave Roberts: 53
Bobby Valentine: 8
Merv Rettenmund: S6
Mike Champion: 8

Top 7

Dave Kingman: 7
Mike Vail: K
John Stearns: W/BOOT
Roy Staiger: 2/BOOT

Bot 7

Dave Winfield: 4
Gene Tenace: S9
George Hendrick: S7.1-2
Mike Ivie: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Gary Sutherland: K

Top 8

Bud Harrelson: W/BOOT
Jon Matlack: 46(1)3/GDP
Lee Mazzilli: K/C

Bot 8

Dave Roberts: 4
Bobby Valentine: 8
Merv Rettenmund: S8
Mike Champion: K

Top 9

Mike Phillips: S9
Bruce Boisclair: E6.1-3;B-1
Dave Kingman: 54(1)/FO.3-3
Mike Vail: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Roy Staiger: CS2(24)
Roy Staiger: K

Bot 9

Dave Winfield: HR/7
Gene Tenace: K
George Hendrick: K
Mike Ivie: S7
Jerry Turner: 53

Notes & reviews

the Mets spent most of the game batting out of order; the lineup shows six through eight as Roy Staiger, John Stearns and Bud Harrelson; this is a change from recent games, as Staiger and Stearns are reversed; they bat in the wrong order three times through the lineup without the Padres saying anything, including a home run by Stearns
John Stearns batted out of order
the proper batter is Harrelson but Staiger batted
the proper batter is Stearns but Harrelson batted
the Padres missed the chance to cancel the single because of the team batting out of order
the Padres missed the chance to cancel the homer because of John Stearns batting out of order $the proper batter is now Harrelson but Staiger batted
the proper batter is Stearns but Harrelson batted
Stearns batted out of order
the proper batter is now Harrelson but Staiger batted
the proper batter is Stearns but Harrelson batted
the Padres missed the chance to have Harrelson declared out for batting out of turn and removing the error
Stearns batted out of order
the proper batter is now Harrelson but Staiger batted and singled Stearns to 3B; the Padres finally speak up about the Mets batting order; the umpires declared Staiger (the man who batted) out instead of the proper batter, Harrelson; automatic putout to the catcher since Staiger reached base
continuing with the incorrect call by the umpires, the proper batter is Stearns but Harrelson batted

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