Clay Kirby turned in his first complete game since last August 5 and posted a 3-0 victory over the Mets, who were shut out by the Padres for the second night in succession. Kirby's triumph was his first since opening day and the start was his first since May 2. The Padres' scoring included Ivan Murrell's first major league homer since August 22, 1971. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Padres       0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .245
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Grubb cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Staub rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .260      J. Morales lf         3   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Gaston rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Kranepool lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Gosger cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Murrell 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .189
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .145
Martinez ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .200      R. Morales 2b         3   1   1   0     0   1   .083
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   0   5   0     4   4             Totals               27   3   5   2     0   3

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  7,376
Left on Base: Mets 8, Padres 1
DP: Mets 1, Padres 0
Doubles: Gosger (2), Hernandez (2)
Home Runs: Murrell (1)
Caught Stealing: Garrett (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kirby (1)
GIDP: Kendall (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(1-1)            6     5   3   3   0   3   1  22   1.71
Hennigan                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.33
Totals                  8     5   3   3   0   3   1  28

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(2-5)            9     5   0   0   4   4   0  35   5.44
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Garrett was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first); Millan singled to center; Staub
walked [Millan to second]; Milner flied to right; Kranepool
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Grubb
struck out; J. Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 2ND: Gosger flied to center; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); Martinez walked; Stone singled to center [Martinez to
second]; Garrett flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston flied to center; Kendall grounded out (second
to first); Murrell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: Millan lined to left; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres
0.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Morales singled; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [R. Morales to second]; Hernandez doubled to left
[R. Morales scored]; Grubb flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 0, Padres 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (third to first); Gosger
doubled to left; May popped to shortstop; Martinez flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: J. Morales singled to left; Gaston singled to right
[J. Morales to third]; Kendall grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [J. Morales scored (no RBI),
Gaston out at second]; Murrell homered; Roberts flied to right;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

METS 5TH: Stone flied to center; Garrett popped to shortstop;
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: R. Morales struck out; Kirby popped to catcher in
foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

METS 6TH: Staub struck out; Milner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kranepool singled to left; Gosger flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb flied to right; J. Morales flied to center;
Gaston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 3.

METS 7TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez struck
out; BOSWELL BATTED FOR STONE; Boswell singled to right; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Kendall flied
to center; Murrell flied to center; Roberts flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

METS 8TH: Millan lined to second; Staub walked; Milner grounded
out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; Kranepool flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: R. Morales flied to center; Kirby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

METS 9TH: Gosger flied to center; May popped to second; THEODORE
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Theodore grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.