Willie McCovey hits a 500-foot home run, judged the longest ever at Candlestick Park
On September 16, 1966 — The Mets (5) and Giants (3) tie a major-league record by using eight pinch hitters in the 9th inning as the Mets win, 5 – 4. Willie McCovey hits a 500-foot home run, judged the longest ever at Candlestick Park.
The cellar-dwelling Mets score 3 in the 9th to push SF 4 games back of the Dodgers. This will end up being a huge loss as the Giants will come within 1.5 games of the Dodgers.
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New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Friday, September 16, 1966 (N) at Candlestick Park
NY N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 7 2 SF N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 4 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Sutherland (2-0) LP: Hoeft (1-3) SV: Hamilton (13) HR: McCovey (30), Haller (25)
Play by Play
METS 1ST: Harrelson tripled; Bressoud walked; Boyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bressoud to second, Harrelson scored]; Jones grounded out (third to first); Hickman popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson grounded out (second to first); Mays made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Swoboda struck out; Goossen made an out to shortstop; Kranepool made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey homered; Alou singled to center; Haller grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; Davenport was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. METS 3RD: Fisher struck out; Harrelson struck out; Bressoud flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Lanier grounded out (first unassisted); Sadecki grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. METS 4TH: Boyer doubled to left; Jones struck out; Hickman singled [Boyer scored]; Swoboda was called out on strikes; Goossen singled to left [Hickman to second]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Mays grounded out (third to first); McCovey walked; Alou reached on an error by Fisher [McCovey to second]; Haller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. METS 5TH: Fisher walked; Harrelson made an out to second; Bressoud singled to left [Fisher to second]; PRIDDY REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Boyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bressoud out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Davenport grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); Priddy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. METS 6TH: Jones struck out; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda was hit by a pitch; Goossen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes singled to second [Fuentes to third (error by Bressoud)]; Henderson was hit by a pitch; Mays reached on a fielder's choice [Fuentes out at home (pitcher to third to catcher to shortstop), Henderson to second]; McCovey made an out to second; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. METS 7TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Fisher struck out; Harrelson walked; Harrelson stole second; Bressoud flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Haller homered; Davenport made an out to second; Lanier flied out to center; Priddy popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 2. METS 8TH: Boyer flied out to right; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Henderson doubled to right; Mays singled to center [Henderson scored]; MILLER REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING); Mays stole second; McCovey walked; SUTHERLAND REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3. METS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); HILLER BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Hiller walked; LUPLOW BATTED FOR GOOSSEN; FITZMAURICE RAN FOR HILLER; HOEFT REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); HUNT BATTED FOR LUPLOW; Hunt struck out; NAPOLEON BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Fitzmaurice stole second; Napoleon struck out; TAYLOR BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Taylor singled to left [Fitzmaurice scored, Taylor to second (on throw to home)]; LEWIS RAN FOR TAYLOR; Harrelson tripled to center [Lewis scored]; MCDANIEL REPLACED HOEFT (PITCHING); Harrelson stole home; Bressoud flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: FITZMAURICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARDNER REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); GROTE REPLACED NAPOLEON (PLAYING C ); LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HIATT BATTED FOR HALLER; Hiatt singled to right; MASON RAN FOR HIATT; Davenport singled to center [Mason to third]; HART BATTED FOR LANIER; HAMILTON REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Hamilton threw a wild pitch [Davenport to second, Mason scored]; Hart grounded out (third to first); BURDA BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Burda flied out to right; Fuentes popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 5 7 2 6 Giants 4 8 0 6