Ron Hodges, a rookie catcher playing in only his third game with the Mets, hit his first major league homer for the deciding run in a 3-1 victory over the Padres. The Mets scored initially in the first inning on singles by Felix Millan and Rusty Staub together with an error and kept the lead until the seventh when the Padres tied the score with singles by Nate Colbert and Cito Gaston, a sacrifice and infield out. Hodges broke the tie in the Mets' half of the seventh and an insurance run followed in the eighth on singles by Ed Kranepool and Wayne Garrett around a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1973 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   3 13  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Locklear lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Hahn cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .571
J. Morales cf         2   0   1   0     2   1   .261      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .128      Staub rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
  Lee ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
  R. Morales ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .088      Kranepool lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Colbert 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .237      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .215
Gaston rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Fregosi ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Hodges c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Roberts 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .194      Stone p               3   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Thomas 2b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .202        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Greif p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .065        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Marshall ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               30   1   6   1     5   7             Totals               34   3  13   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 32,641
Left on Base: Padres 9, Mets 7
DP: Padres 3, Mets 1
Errors: Thomas
Home Runs: Hodges (1)
Caught Stealing: Locklear (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (1), Kendall (5)
GIDP: Stone (1), Milner (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(4-9)            6.1  10   2   2   0   2   1  28   2.72
Miller                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.21
Troedson                0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.99
Corkins                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.33
Totals                  8    13   3   3   0   2   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-2)            7.1   4   1   1   4   5   0  29   1.83
Hennigan                1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.10
McGraw SV(9)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.19
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Troedson (2), McGraw (6)

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


PADRES 1ST: Locklear singled; J. Morales struck out while
Locklear was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan singled
to left; Staub singled to right [Millan to third]; Milner
reached on an error by Thomas [Staub to second, Millan scored
(RBI)]; Kranepool popped to shortstop; Garrett was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Gaston flied
to right; Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Fregosi struck out; Hodges flied to right; Stone
singled to center; Hahn singled to left [Stone to second];
Millan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 1.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts struck out; Thomas grounded out (third to
first); Greif struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets
1.

METS 3RD: Staub grounded out (second to first); Milner singled;
Kranepool popped to first; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 4TH: Locklear walked; J. Morales singled to left
[Locklear to second]; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [J. Morales to second, Locklear to third]; Colbert
flied to center; Gaston flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Fregosi singled to right; Hodges popped to shortstop;
Stone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall popped to first; Roberts lined to shortstop;
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Hahn singled to left; Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Hahn to second]; Hahn was picked off second (pitcher
to shortstop); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 6TH: Greif grounded out (second to first); Locklear
grounded out (second to first); J. Morales walked; Anderson
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Milner flied to center; Kranepool flied to right;
Garrett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert singled to left; Gaston singled [Colbert to
second]; Kendall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Gaston to second, Colbert to third]; Roberts grounded out
(second to first) [Gaston to third, Colbert scored]; Thomas was
walked intentionally; Greif grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Fregosi lined to left; Hodges homered; Stone singled
to right; Hahn singled to left [Stone to second]; MILLER
REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Millan lined into a double play
(second to first) [Hahn out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 8TH: Locklear grounded out (first unassisted); J. Morales
walked; HENNIGAN REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Lee singled to right [J. Morales to third]; Colbert
struck out; Gaston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: R. MORALES REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); TROEDSON
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Staub singled to right; Milner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Staub out at second]; Kranepool singled to right; Troedson
threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second]; Garrett singled to
left [Kranepool scored]; CORKINS REPLACED TROEDSON (PITCHING);
Fregosi forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 3.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall singled to left; Roberts flied to center;
Thomas walked [Kendall to second]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR CORKINS;
MCGRAW REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING); MURRELL BATTED FOR
MARSHALL; McGraw threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second, Kendall
to third]; Murrell struck out; Locklear flied to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 3.