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San Francisco Giants @ New York Mets

1979-04-24 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 10170 · 2:39

New York Mets defeated San Francisco Giants 10–3. New York Mets put up 6 in the 7th. Mike Scott earned the win. Joel Youngblood went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
NYN	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		10	8

W: Mike Scott L: Vida Blue SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Lawson · 1B: Phil Lospitalier · 2B: Merrill Hadry · 3B: Jerry Loeber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	4	1	1	0	0	1
Terry Whitfield	3	1	1	0	1	1
Bill Madlock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Clark	4	1	2	0	0	0
Darrell Evans	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Ivie	4	0	1	1	0	1
Marc Hill	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Metzger	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vida Blue	2	0	0	0	1	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Taveras	3	2	1	0	2	0
Richie Hebner	5	2	2	2	0	1
Lee Mazzilli	3	1	0	1	1	0
Steve Henderson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Montanez	3	2	0	0	1	0
Joel Youngblood	3	1	1	3	1	1
John Stearns	4	0	1	2	0	0
Doug Flynn	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Trevino	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gil Flores	2	1	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vida Blue	6.1	5	4	2
Gary Lavelle	1.2	3	2	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Scott	5.0	5	2	0
Dwight Bernard	2.0	1	0	1
Skip Lockwood	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill North: S7
Terry Whitfield: PO1(E3).1-2
Terry Whitfield: S9/L.2-3
Bill Madlock: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR)
Jack Clark: 63

Bot 1

Frank Taveras: W
Richie Hebner: S9.1-3
Lee Mazzilli: 9/SF.3-H
Steve Henderson: 8
Willie Montanez: W.1-2
Joel Youngblood: HR/7.2-H;1-H
John Stearns: 8

Top 2

Darrell Evans: 43
Mike Ivie: 3
Marc Hill: 53

Bot 2

Doug Flynn: S6
Mike Scott: 34/SH.1-2
Frank Taveras: 8
Richie Hebner: K23

Top 3

Roger Metzger: 63
Vida Blue: 43
Bill North: 63

Bot 3

Lee Mazzilli: 63
Steve Henderson: 63
Willie Montanez: 6

Top 4

Terry Whitfield: W
Bill Madlock: 5/L
Jack Clark: S7.1-2
Darrell Evans: S9.2-H;1-3(E9)
Mike Ivie: S5.3-H(UR);1-2
Marc Hill: 3
Roger Metzger: 9/L

Bot 4

Joel Youngblood: 53
John Stearns: 53
Doug Flynn: 9/L

Top 5

Vida Blue: W
Bill North: 54(1)3/GDP
Terry Whitfield: 9

Bot 5

Alex Trevino: 9
Frank Taveras: 9
Richie Hebner: 13

Top 6

Bill Madlock: 13
Jack Clark: S7/L
Darrell Evans: 9
Mike Ivie: 3/FL

Bot 6

Lee Mazzilli: 9
Steve Henderson: S8/L
Willie Montanez: 163.1-2
Joel Youngblood: K

Top 7

Marc Hill: 13
Roger Metzger: 63
Vida Blue: K/C

Bot 7

John Stearns: 7
Doug Flynn: W
Gil Flores: S7.1-3
Frank Taveras: WP.1-2
Frank Taveras: IW
Richie Hebner: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Lee Mazzilli: IW
Steve Henderson: K
Willie Montanez: FC4.1X2(4E6);3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Joel Youngblood: W.2-3;1-2
John Stearns: S7/L.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Doug Flynn: 9

Top 8

Bill North: K
Terry Whitfield: K
Bill Madlock: 13

Bot 8

Gil Flores: 8
Frank Taveras: S8
Richie Hebner: 6
Lee Mazzilli: 9

Top 9

Jack Clark: 8
Darrell Evans: 2/FL
Mike Ivie: K

Notes & reviews

Protest=V Protest=H
Both teams protested game on this play; RF Clark caught fly, but dropped it while throwing; Hebner, runner on 1st, went to 2nd when he saw the drop; Giants retrieved ball and tagged 1st, claiming double play; Hebner returned to 1st by umpires, causing Mets to protest game; Giants claimed they had a double play and protested the game; total from all arguments was 28 minutes

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