Homers have been going along with victories for Ken Brett, who beat the Mets, 9-6, and hit his third homer in as many starts and gained his third straight victory for the Phillies. Brett also drove in another run with a sacrifice fly, while Mike Schmidt accounted for three RBIs with a double and homer.

The Mets scored three runs before Brett retired a batter in the first inning when Willie Mays walked, Felix Millan singled and Rusty Staub homered, but the Phillies bounced back with three runs in their half and went ahead to stay with a pair in the second on singles by Bob Boone and Larry Bowa, an error by Jim Fregosi and sacrifice fly by Brett. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Monday, June      18, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         3  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   6  9  2
Phillies     3  2  0    1  1  0    0  2  x  -   9 15  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               4   1   0   0     1   2   .125      Doyle 2b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .254
Millan 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .301      Unser cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .324
Staub rf              4   1   3   3     0   0   .286      Montanez rf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .271
Milner 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .226      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .249
Fregosi ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .235      Hutton 1b             4   1   2   1     1   2   .340
Hahn lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .455      Schmidt 3b            5   1   2   3     0   2   .220
Martinez 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .225      Boone c               4   1   3   0     1   0   .241
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   2   .150      Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .218
McAndrew p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Brett p               3   1   1   2     0   0   .310
  Sadecki p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beauchamp ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .269

Totals               34   6   9   6     3   6             Totals               37   9  15   7     4   8

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 13,190
Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 10
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Fregosi 2
Doubles: Hahn (1), Dyer (4), Schmidt (6), Montanez (7)
Home Runs: Staub (6), Brett (3), Schmidt (4)
Stolen Bases: Boone 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Beauchamp (2), Brett (1), Luzinski (1)
GIDP: Milner (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(3-5)         1.1   6   5   4   1   1   0  10   5.56
Sadecki                 4.2   7   2   2   1   5   2  22   4.10
Capra                   2     2   2   2   2   2   0  11   3.86
Totals                  8    15   9   8   4   8   2  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(6-2)            9     9   6   6   3   6   1  38   3.16
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   6   1  38

Wild Pitches: McAndrew (3)

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


METS 1ST: Mays walked; Millan singled to third [Mays to second];
Staub homered [Mays scored, Millan scored]; Milner flied out to
right; Fregosi walked; Hahn flied out to right; Martinez struck
out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Unser popped to second;
Montanez singled to right [Doyle to third]; McAndrew threw a
wild pitch [Doyle scored, Montanez to second]; Luzinski struck
out; Hutton was walked intentionally; Schmidt doubled to left
[Hutton scored, Montanez scored, Schmidt out at third (left to
third)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

METS 2ND: Dyer grounded out (third to first); McAndrew struck
out; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone singled to left; Bowa singled to right
[Boone to second]; Boone stole third [Boone scored (error by
Fregosi), Bowa to third]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Bowa scored (unearned)]; Doyle singled to center; SADECKI
REPLACED MCANDREW (PITCHING); Unser grounded out (second to
first) [Doyle to second]; Montanez popped to shortstop; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 5.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
singled to center; Milner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski struck out; Hutton singled to center;
Schmidt flied out to center; Boone singled to right [Hutton to
third]; Bowa forced Boone (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 5.

METS 4TH: Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; Hahn
doubled; Martinez singled to right [Hahn scored]; Dyer struck
out; Sadecki popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Brett homered; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Unser singled to right; Montanez popped to second;
Luzinski forced Unser (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 6.

METS 5TH: Mays flied out to center; Millan singled to center;
Staub singled to right [Millan to third]; Milner grounded out
(second to first) [Millan scored, Staub to second]; Fregosi
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hutton struck out; Schmidt homered; Boone singled
to center; Boone stole second; Bowa walked; Brett popped to
third; Doyle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies
7.

METS 6TH: Hahn flied out to left; Martinez flied out to right;
Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 6TH: Unser was called out on strikes; Montanez flied
out to right; Luzinski singled to right; Hutton was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 7.

METS 7TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR SADECKI; Theodore flied out to
center; Mays struck out; Millan grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: CAPRA REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Schmidt was
called out on strikes; Boone walked; Bowa forced Boone (pitcher
to shortstop); Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Bowa to
second (error by Fregosi; assist by Millan)]; Doyle flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 7.

METS 8TH: Staub flied out to center; Milner popped to third in
foul territory; Fregosi walked; Hahn forced Fregosi (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Unser walked; Montanez doubled to right [Unser to
third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Unser scored,
Montanez to third]; On a bunt Hutton singled to pitcher
[Montanez scored]; Schmidt struck out; Boone flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 9.

METS 9TH: Martinez singled to left; Dyer doubled to left
[Martinez to third]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CAPRA; Beauchamp hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Martinez scored]; Mays flied out to
left; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 9.