John Milner hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Tug McGraw snuffed out a rally in the eighth inning to enable Harry Parker to beat the Phillies, 2-1, for his first victory in a Mets' uniform. Felix Millan singled ahead of Milner's homer off Jim Lonborg. In the eighth, singles by Tommy Hutton and Deron Johnson, around a pass to Willie Montanez, produced the Phillies' run.

Parker, who had one previous major league victory to his credit with the Cardinals in 1970, then left in favor of McGraw. Taking over with two out, McGraw gave up an infield hit by Greg Luzinski to load the bases and struck out Bill Robinson to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1973 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .321
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .192      Tovar 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Milner 1b             2   1   1   2     2   0   .318      Montanez rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .308
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Johnson 1b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Jones lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .292        Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .263        Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Chiles cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Martinez ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        B. Robinson ph,cf   1   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .083      Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Parker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Doyle 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .222
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph,1b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .400

Totals               29   2   4   2     5   7             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 30,718
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 8
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Milner
Home Runs: Milner (3)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (1)
GIDP: Chiles (2), Montanez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1,by Parker)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker W(1-0)           7.2   6   1   1   2   3   0  31   1.17
McGraw SV(2)            1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.38
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(0-2)          5     2   2   2   2   6   1  18   6.94
Brett                   3     1   0   0   3   1   0  13   0.00
Wilson                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   7   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Parker (1)
Wild Pitches: Brett (1)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson struck out; Millan singled; Milner homered
[Millan scored]; Staub struck out; Jones grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled; Tovar singled [Bowa to second];
Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bowa to third, Tovar out at second]; Johnson flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi walked; Chiles grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; Dyer struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
reached on an error by Milner; Boone flied out to center; Doyle
singled to third [Unser to second]; Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Parker was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Millan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to second; Tovar flied out to right;
Montanez struck out while Bowa was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies
0.

METS 4TH: Milner walked; Staub forced Milner (first to
shortstop); Jones struck out; Fregosi made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson was hit by a pitch; Luzinski flied out to
center; Unser flied out to left; Boone forced Johnson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Chiles flied out to center; Dyer made an out to
shortstop; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle walked; PAGAN BATTED FOR LONBORG; Pagan
flied out to center; Bowa popped to shortstop; Tovar forced
Doyle (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: BRETT REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Harrelson walked;
Millan grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to second];
Milner walked; Staub popped to second; Brett threw a wild pitch
[Milner to second, Harrelson to third]; Jones was walked
intentionally; Fregosi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez flied out to left; Johnson struck out;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: MARTINEZ BATTED FOR CHILES; Martinez struck out; Dyer
singled; Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Dyer to second]; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Unser
grounded out (first to pitcher); Boone grounded out (third to
first); Doyle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: Millan flied out to center; Milner flied out to right;
Staub popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR BRETT; Hutton singled; Bowa
popped to catcher in foul territory; Tovar popped to first;
Montanez walked [Hutton to second]; Johnson singled [Montanez to
second, Hutton scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING);
HARMON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Luzinski singled to shortstop [Harmon to
second, Montanez to third]; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR UNSER; B.
Robinson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 1.

METS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); B. ROBINSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Jones
singled; Fregosi popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
flied out to left; Dyer forced Jones (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Boone flied
out to left; ANDERSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Anderson grounded out
(third to first); Hutton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 1.