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Date Location Batter Opposing Pitcher Throws Inning Outs Score Diff Runners Result 04/10/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Dennis Lamp R 3 2 tie None ground ball single, shortstop 04/10/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Dennis Lamp R 5 1 Mets, +2 None shortstop to first base 04/10/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Dennis Lamp R 7 2 Mets, +2 1st, 2nd out, right field 04/15/78 Olympic Stadium Craig Swan Wayne Twitchell R 2 2 Mets, +2 1st third base to first base 04/15/78 Olympic Stadium Craig Swan Wayne Twitchell R 5 2 Mets, +2 None pitcher to first base 04/15/78 Olympic Stadium Craig Swan Wayne Twitchell R 7 2 Mets, +3 1st strikeout 04/21/78 Wrigley Field Craig Swan Dennis Lamp R 3 1 tie None second base to first base 04/21/78 Wrigley Field Craig Swan Dennis Lamp R 5 2 tie 1st, 3rd third base to first base 04/26/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Bert Blyleven R 3 0 tie None second base to first base 04/26/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Bert Blyleven R 5 2 tie None out, center field 05/01/78 Fulton County Stadium Craig Swan Preston Hanna R 2 0 tie None single, left field 05/01/78 Fulton County Stadium Craig Swan Preston Hanna R 4 0 tie None single, left field 05/01/78 Fulton County Stadium Craig Swan Rick Camp R 5 0 Mets, +1 1st, 2nd pitcher to second base, sacrifice hit 05/01/78 Fulton County Stadium Craig Swan Adrian Devine R 7 1 Mets, +2 None strikeout 05/07/78 Veterans Stadium Craig Swan Randy Lerch L 2 0 tie 1st strikeout 05/07/78 Veterans Stadium Craig Swan Randy Lerch L 3 2 Mets, +1 1st, 3rd strikeout 05/07/78 Veterans Stadium Craig Swan Gene Garber R 5 2 Mets, +1 None single, center field 05/12/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Joaquin Andujar R 2 2 Mets, +1 1st, 3rd shortstop to first base 05/12/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Joaquin Andujar R 5 1 Mets, +1 None pitcher to first base 05/19/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Jim Kaat L 3 0 tie 1st sacrifice hit out, pitcher 05/19/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Jim Kaat L 5 2 tie None second base to first base 05/25/78 Three Rivers Stadium Craig Swan Bert Blyleven R 3 0 Mets, -1 None out, right field 05/25/78 Three Rivers Stadium Craig Swan Bert Blyleven R 5 2 Mets, -1 None pitcher to first base 05/25/78 Three Rivers Stadium Craig Swan Bert Blyleven R 7 2 tie None single, left field 05/29/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Pete Falcone L 3 1 Mets, -1 None walk 05/29/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Pete Falcone L 5 1 Mets, +1 None shortstop to first base 05/29/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Pete Falcone L 7 2 tie 1st, 3rd FL out, first base 06/13/78 Jack Murphy Stadium Craig Swan Bob Owchinko L 2 2 tie 3rd pop fly out, right field 06/13/78 Jack Murphy Stadium Craig Swan Bob Owchinko L 5 1 tie None single, left field 06/18/78 Candlestick Park Craig Swan Vida Blue L 2 2 tie 2nd second base to first base 06/18/78 Candlestick Park Craig Swan Vida Blue L 5 1 tie 1st first base to second base, sacrifice hit 06/24/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Jim Bibby R 3 0 Mets, -1 None strikeout 06/24/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Jim Bibby R 5 1 Mets, -1 None out, right field 06/29/78 Three Rivers Stadium Craig Swan Bert Blyleven R 3 2 Mets, -1 None strikeout 07/04/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Jim Lonborg R 2 1 Mets, +1 2nd, 3rd pop fly out, second base 07/04/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Jim Lonborg R 4 2 Mets, +2 2nd pop fly out, second base 07/04/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Rawly Eastwick R 7 0 Mets, +2 1st strikeout, C 07/15/78 Riverfront Stadium Craig Swan Paul Moskau R 2 1 Mets, +2 1st, 2nd third base to second base, sacrifice hit 07/15/78 Riverfront Stadium Craig Swan Paul Moskau R 4 1 Mets, +1 2nd, 3rd single, left field 07/19/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Mark Lemongello R 2 2 Mets, +2 None ground ball out, first base 07/19/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Mark Lemongello R 4 2 Mets, +1 1st, 2nd, 3rd FL out, catcher 07/19/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Mark Lemongello R 7 1 Mets, +1 1st pitcher to second base, sacrifice hit 07/25/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Tom Hume R 3 1 tie None pitcher to first base 07/25/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Pedro Borbon R 4 1 Mets, +4 1st second base to first base 07/25/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Pedro Borbon R 6 2 Mets, +3 2nd, 3rd out, center field 07/25/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Dave Tomlin L 8 0 Mets, +6 3rd ground ball out, first base 07/30/78 Astrodome Craig Swan Mark Lemongello R 3 0 tie None out, center field 07/30/78 Astrodome Craig Swan Mark Lemongello R 5 1 tie None third base to first base 08/04/78 Busch Stadium Craig Swan Bob Forsch R 2 1 Mets, +2 None pitcher to first base 08/04/78 Busch Stadium Craig Swan Bob Forsch R 4 1 Mets, +2 None walk 08/04/78 Busch Stadium Craig Swan Bob Forsch R 6 1 Mets, +2 None strikeout 08/04/78 Busch Stadium Craig Swan Mark Littell R 8 2 Mets, +3 None strikeout 08/09/78 Olympic Stadium Craig Swan Woodie Fryman L 2 1 tie 2nd single, center field 08/09/78 Olympic Stadium Craig Swan Wayne Twitchell R 4 0 Mets, -1 None strikeout 08/09/78 Olympic Stadium Craig Swan Wayne Twitchell R 6 1 Mets, -1 1st catcher to second base, sacrifice hit 08/15/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Randy Jones L 3 1 tie None out, center field 08/15/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Randy Jones L 5 0 tie 1st, 2nd third base to second base, sacrifice hit 08/15/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Randy Jones L 7 2 tie None shortstop to first base 08/20/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Doug Rau L 3 0 Mets, +2 None second base to first base 08/20/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Doug Rau L 4 2 Mets, +2 1st, 2nd, 3rd force out out, third base 08/20/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Lance Rautzhan L 7 0 tie None pitcher to first base 08/20/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Charlie Hough R 8 2 Mets, +1 1st single, left field 08/25/78 Jack Murphy Stadium Craig Swan Gaylord Perry R 2 1 Mets, +1 2nd, 3rd shortstop to first base 08/25/78 Jack Murphy Stadium Craig Swan Gaylord Perry R 5 0 Mets, +2 None strikeout, C 08/25/78 Jack Murphy Stadium Craig Swan Gaylord Perry R 7 2 Mets, +2 None strikeout, C 08/30/78 Candlestick Park Craig Swan John Montefusco R 2 1 Mets, +2 None second base to first base 08/30/78 Candlestick Park Craig Swan John Montefusco R 4 2 Mets, +2 None walk 08/30/78 Candlestick Park Craig Swan Charlie Williams R 6 0 Mets, +3 1st first base to second base, sacrifice hit 08/30/78 Candlestick Park Craig Swan John Curtis L 7 0 Mets, +8 3rd line drive out, second base 09/16/78 Veterans Stadium Craig Swan Steve Carlton L 3 2 Mets, -1 None strikeout 09/16/78 Veterans Stadium Craig Swan Steve Carlton L 6 0 tie None single, left field 09/16/78 Veterans Stadium Craig Swan Steve Carlton L 8 1 tie None strikeout 09/21/78 Busch Stadium Craig Swan John Urrea R 2 2 Mets, -2 1st ground ball out, first base 09/21/78 Busch Stadium Craig Swan John Urrea R 5 2 Mets, -2 None strikeout, C 09/26/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Rob Dressler R 3 0 Mets, +1 None second base to first base 09/26/78 Shea Stadium Craig Swan Rob Dressler R 5 1 tie 1st second base to shortstop to first base, ground ball double play

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