Larry Christenson, a 19-year-old righthander who is the youngest pitcher in the N. L., made his debut with the Phillies and hurled a five-hitter to defeat the Mets, 7-1. As the Phillies' No. 1 draft choice out of Marysville (Wash.) High School last year, Christenson had his only previous pro experience at Pulaski in the rookie Appalachian League, winning four games and losing two.

The youngster had a shutout in his grasp until the ninth inning when Cleon Jones doubled and raced home from second base on a wild pitch. The Phillies backed their boy with 11 hits, including a three-run homer by Deron Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  2
Phillies     1  0  0    2  3  0    0  1  x  -   7 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   2   0     0   1   .350      Bowa ss               5   0   2   1     0   1   .286
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Tovar 3b              4   2   2   0     1   2   .222
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .313      Montanez rf           4   1   2   1     1   1   .368
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .188      Johnson 1b            4   1   1   3     0   1   .231
Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Luzinski lf           4   1   0   0     0   1   .158
Fregosi 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .308        Anderson cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chiles cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .083      B. Robinson cf,lf     4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Boone c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Harmon 2b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .333
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Christenson p         3   0   0   0     1   3   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   5   0     6   3             Totals               35   7  11   6     4   9

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  7,127
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 8
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 3
Errors: Milner, Fregosi
Doubles: Jones (1), B. Robinson (2), Harmon (1)
Triples: Tovar (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (1)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (2)
GIDP: Jones 2 (2), Dyer (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(1-1)          4     7   6   6   4   3   1  22   5.54
Stone                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Sadecki                 2     1   0   0   0   5   0   7   0.00
McGraw                  1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   4.50
Totals                  8    11   7   7   4   9   1  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(1-0)      9     5   1   1   6   3   0  34   1.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   6   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Matlack 2 (2), McGraw (1), Christenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Harrelson struck out; Debut game for Larry
Christenson; Millan popped to first in foul territory;
Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa lined to second; Tovar tripled; Montanez
singled [Tovar scored]; Johnson popped to shortstop; Montanez
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Staub walked; Jones grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; Fregosi
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; B. Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Chiles flied out to left; Dyer flied out to center;
Matlack walked; Harrelson singled [Matlack to second]; Millan
forced Matlack (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harmon singled; Christenson was called out on
strikes; Bowa struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Milner walked; Milner was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Staub singled; Jones grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez singled; Johnson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Luzinski forced Montanez (shortstop to second);
B. Robinson doubled [Luzinski to third]; Matlack threw a wild
pitch [B. Robinson to third, Luzinski scored]; Boone was walked
intentionally; Harmon singled to shortstop [B. Robinson scored
(RBI), Boone to second]; Christenson walked [Boone to third,
Harmon to second]; Bowa popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Fregosi singled; Chiles flied out to right; Dyer
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fregosi
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Tovar walked; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Tovar to
second]; Montanez walked; Johnson homered [Tovar scored,
Montanez scored]; STONE REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Luzinski
grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson flied out to center;
Boone reached on an error by Fregosi [Boone to first]; Harmon
lined to first; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 6.

METS 6TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR STONE; Boswell popped to second;
Harrelson singled; Millan walked [Harrelson to second]; Milner
grounded out (first unassisted) [Millan to second, Harrelson to
third]; Staub made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Christenson
struck out; Bowa singled; Tovar struck out; Montanez struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 6.

METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Fregosi flied out
to center; Chiles made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson struck out; Milner dropped a foul fly hit
by Luzinski for an error; Luzinski struck out; B. Robinson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 6.

METS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dyer flied out to center;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SADECKI; Kranepool walked; Harrelson forced
Kranepool (second to shortstop); Millan forced Harrelson (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Harmon doubled; Christenson was
called out on strikes; Bowa singled [Harmon scored]; McGraw
threw a wild pitch [Bowa to second]; Tovar singled to shortstop
[Bowa to third]; Montanez made an out to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 7.

METS 9TH: Milner flied out to center; Staub flied out to center;
Jones doubled; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Jones scored];
Fregosi walked; Chiles flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 7.