Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 17, 1978 - Box Score

THE ULTIMATE METS DATABASE IS NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY WITH THE NEW YORK METS OR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

- All-Time Roster Every Met player... EVER!
- Mug Shots The pretty ones and the ugly ones -- we have them all!
- Player Awards Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Hall of Fame, and more.
- Transactions Over a thousand player transactions -- in chronological order!
- Managers & Coaches The men who have led the Mets, and the men who helped them.
- Mets Staff Executives, General Managers, Broadcasters, and more. (And Jane Jarvis too!)
- Birth Places Perfect for planning your Mets pilgrimages!
- Oldest Living Mets See which Mets players have spent the most time walking the Earth.
- Necrology Mets players and personnel who are no longer with us.

- Game Results
  All the wins, all the losses. Includes box scores and score cards!
- Opening Day
  The first day of each season! See the starting lineups, who started at each position year-by-year, and leaders by position.
- Walkoff Wins & Losses
  Interactively search for the happiest and saddest endings to Mets games.
- Postseason Games How the Mets have fared in the games that count the most!
- No-Hitters & One-Hitters See a list of every no-hitter and one-hitter pitched by the Mets, or against them. One of these categories was frustratingly empty for over fifty years, but not anymore!
- All-Star Games Mets who have appeared in baseball's Mid-Summer Classic
- Opponents & Ballparks See the Mets won-lost record against every team, and in every ballpark in which they've played!
- Daily Standings What was the Mets' pennant outlook on any given day in past seasons?
- Yearly Finishes The heights and the depths: the Mets won-lost record at the end of each season.
- Mayor's Trophy Games A look back at the long-ago annual series between the Mets and their Bronx rivals.

- Leaderboards Career, season, and individual game leaders at your fingertips!
- Team Leaders Players who led the Mets in various categories, from season to season.
- Decade Leaders Mets history broken down into ten-year chunks!
- Post-Season Leaders Mets leaders, by category, in post-season games

- Ultimate Mets Scrapbook The history of the Mets, as it was reported when it happened!
- Forum Visit the Crane Pool Forum to discuss the Mets and just about anything else!
- Fan Memories Insightful. Poignant. Thrilling. Somber. Nutty. Our visitors have submitted thousands of thoughts and memories of the Mets and the games they've played.
- Mets Uniforms It's more than just laundry! Trace the evolution of the Mets official uniform over the years.
- Uniform Numbers In association with Mets By the Numbers, we present a full history of who wore what number, and when!/li>
- Baseball Cards Our collection of home-made baseball cards, in the style of the classic Topps cards of the 1970's.
- This Date in Mets History Births, Deaths, Transactions, Newspaper Covers

- Contact Us
- FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

Previous Game:
August 16, 1978
Padres 2, Mets 1 1978 Regular Season Game 120
August 17, 1978
Padres 9, Mets 2 Next Game:
August 18, 1978
Dodgers 7, Mets 3

Click to view scorecard

National League Standings, August 17, 1978

Box Score Game Memories Scorecard Mets Stats
Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

3b
Lenny
Randle ss
Tim
Foli cf
Lee
Mazzilli 1b
Willie
Montanez c
John
Stearns lf
Joel
Youngblood rf
Elliott
Maddox 2b
Doug
Flynn p
Juan
Berenguer

August 17, 1978, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

San Diego Padres 9, New York Mets 2

Padres ab r h bi bb so

Gene Richards lf 3 1 0 0 1 0

- Jerry Turner lf-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ozzie Smith ss 3 2 3 1 1 0

- Chuck Baker pr-ss 1 1 0 0 0 0

Broderick Perkins 1b 5 0 3 2 0 0

Dave Winfield cf 4 2 2 3 0 1

- Don Reynolds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oscar Gamble rf 3 1 1 1 0 1

- Jim Beswick rf 2 0 0 0 0 0

Tucker Ashford 2b 5 1 1 2 0 3

Derrel Thomas 3b 1 0 0 0 3 1

- Mickey Lolich p 1 0 0 0 0 1

Rick Sweet c 4 1 2 0 0 0

Gaylord Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Bill Almon ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Randle 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .231

Tim Foli ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258

- Ron Hodges c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Lee Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Willie Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262

John Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268

- Sergio Ferrer ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Joel Youngblood lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .265

Elliott Maddox rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .260

Doug Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234

- Dale Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Bruce Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237

- Kevin Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Juan Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Tom Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212

- Dwight Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Bobby Valentine 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

San Diego Padres 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 9 12 1

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 0

San Diego Padres ip h r er bb so

Gaylord Perry (W) 6.0 5 2 2 0 0

Mickey Lolich (Save) 3.0 0 0 0 2 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Juan Berenguer (L,0-1) 3.0 4 5 5 4 2 15.00

Dwight Bernard 2.2 5 4 4 0 1 3.91

Dale Murray 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 4.26

Kevin Kobel 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2.30

Errors: Tucker Ashford.
2B: Ozzie Smith 2, Broderick Perkins, Dave Winfield, Oscar Gamble.
3B: Joel Youngblood (6).
HR: Tucker Ashford, Dave Winfield.
SH: Gaylord Perry.
SF: Elliott Maddox, Dave Winfield.
SB: Lenny Randle (11).

Born on the day the Mets played this game:

Chad Qualls

Meet the Mets

All-Time Roster

Managers and Coaches

Oldest Living Mets

Games

Walkoff Wins and Losses

Post-Season Games

No-Hitters and One-Hitters

Opponents and Ballparks

Daily Standings

Yearly Finishes

Mayor's Trophy Games

Stats

Interactive Statistics

Metscellaneous

Uniform Numbers

About Us

Copyright 1999-2024, The Ultimate Mets Database