The Padres, who were the victims of homers by John Milner and Willie Mays, also kicked in with six errors while losing to the Mets, 10-2, for their eighth straight defeat. Milner hit his homer in the first inning following singles by Felix Millan and Rusty Staub. Willie Mays connected for the circuit in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      16, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  6
Mets         3  0  1    3  0  2    0  1  x  -  10 13  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Locklear lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .194      Mays cf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .132
J. Morales cf         4   0   2   0     0   1   .257        Hahn cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Anderson ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .135      Millan 2b             4   2   4   1     0   0   .300
Colbert 1b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .237        Boswell ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Staub rf              4   3   3   1     0   0   .274
Kendall c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Milner 1b             5   1   1   3     0   0   .233
Roberts 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .202      Fregosi ss            2   0   2   1     2   0   .239
Thomas 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Garrett 3b          1   0   0   1     0   0   .214
Caldwell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Theodore lf           5   0   0   1     0   0   .259
  Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Martinez 3b,ss        5   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .147
  R. Morales ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .088      Koosman p             4   1   0   0     0   1   .125
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     2   9             Totals               39  10  13   9     3   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 24,452
Left on Base: Padres 4, Mets 9
DP: Padres 2, Mets 2
Errors: Locklear, Anderson 2, Colbert, Thomas, Caldwell, Fregosi
Doubles: Gaston (10), Dyer (3), Staub (15)
Home Runs: Milner (8), Mays (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (1)
GIDP: Anderson (2), Theodore (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(3-9)         3     6   7   3   2   0   1  19   4.20
Corkins                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.37
Troedson                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.82
Jones                   1.1   4   2   2   0   0   1   8  13.50
Miller                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.32
Ross                    2     2   1   1   0   2   0   9   5.65
Totals                  8    13  10   6   3   2   2  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(6-5)          9     5   2   2   2   9   0  33   2.63
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   9   0  33

Wild Pitches: Corkins (3)

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


PADRES 1ST: Locklear struck out; J. Morales popped to third;
Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mays grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to
center; Staub singled to right [Millan to third]; Milner homered
[Millan scored, Staub scored]; Fregosi singled; Theodore
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Fregosi out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 3.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert walked; Gaston doubled to center [Colbert to
third]; Kendall singled to right [Gaston to third, Colbert
scored]; Roberts forced Kendall (shortstop to second) [Gaston
scored]; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Roberts to second]; Caldwell grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
doubled to left; Koosman flied to center; Mays grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

PADRES 3RD: Locklear struck out; J. Morales struck out; Anderson
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Millan singled to left; Staub forced Millan (second to
shortstop); Milner reached on an error by Colbert [Staub to
third, Milner to second]; Fregosi was walked intentionally;
Theodore reached on an error by Anderson [Fregosi to second,
Milner to third, Staub scored (unearned)]; Martinez hit into a
double play (right to catcher) [Milner out at home]; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert flied to left; Gaston flied to right;
Kendall popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Dyer reached on an error by Anderson; Koosman reached
on an error by Caldwell [Dyer to second]; CORKINS REPLACED
CALDWELL (PITCHING); Mays walked (walk was charged to Caldwell)
[Dyer to third, Koosman to second]; Millan singled to center
[Mays to second, Koosman to third, Dyer scored (unearned)];
Corkins threw a wild pitch [Millan to second, Mays to third,
Koosman scored (unearned)]; TROEDSON REPLACED CORKINS
(PITCHING); Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mays scored
(unearned)]; Milner flied to right; Fregosi walked; Theodore
forced Fregosi (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 7.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts reached on an error by Fregosi; Thomas lined
into a double play (second to first) [Roberts out at first]; R.
MORALES BATTED FOR TROEDSON; R. Morales was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 7.

METS 5TH: JONES REPLACED R. MORALES (PITCHING); Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for Randy
Jones; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 7.

PADRES 6TH: Locklear walked; J. Morales singled to center
[Locklear to second]; Anderson struck out; Colbert struck out;
Gaston forced Locklear (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 2, Mets 7.

METS 6TH: Mays homered; Millan singled to right; Staub singled
to right [Millan to second]; Milner flied to left; Fregosi
singled to right [Millan scored, Staub to third (error by
Locklear)]; MILLER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Theodore flied to
right in foul territory; Martinez flied to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 9.

PADRES 7TH: HAHN REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); GARRETT REPLACED
FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts singled to
left; Thomas flied to right; MURRELL BATTED FOR MILLER; Murrell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 9.

METS 7TH: ROSS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Dyer struck out;
Koosman struck out; Hahn singled to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR
MILLAN; Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Mets 9.

PADRES 8TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Locklear
grounded out (second to first); J. Morales singled to right;
Anderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [J. Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Mets 9.

METS 8TH: Staub doubled to center; Milner grounded out (second
to first) [Staub to third]; Garrett reached on an error by
Thomas [Staub scored]; Theodore flied to center; Martinez flied
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 10.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert struck out; Gaston flied to center; Kendall
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Mets 10.