With Willie Mays contributing a successful sacrifice bunt, the Mets scored in the 10th inning to defeat the Giants, 1-0, in a duel between Jerry Koosman and Juan Marichal. Ken Boswell led off the inning with a pinch-single and, after a bunt by Mays, Felix Millan delivered the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  7  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Matthews lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Mays cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Millan 2b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .288
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
McCovey 1b            3   0   2   0     1   1   .267      Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
  Thomasson pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .312      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     2   1   .256      Grote c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .251
Phillips 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Rader c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .228        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Marichal p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .117
                                                            Boswell ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .210

Totals               30   0   7   0     5   5             Totals               33   1   9   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 35,361
Left on Base: Giants 8, Mets 9
DP: Giants 2, Mets 0
Errors: Marichal
Doubles: Maddox (23)
Caught Stealing: Phillips (3), Maddox (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Marichal 2 (6), Fuentes (15), Koosman (12), Staub (1), Mays (1)
GIDP: Martinez (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal L(10-10)       9.1   9   1   1   2   1   0  38   3.64
Totals                  9.1   9   1   1   2   1   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(10-14)       10     7   0   0   5   5   0  38   3.15
Totals                 10     7   0   0   5   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: Matthews popped to second; Fuentes struck out; Bonds
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mays lined to shortstop; Millan flied to center; Staub
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to right [McCovey out at second
(right to third)]; Maddox singled to center; Speier was called
out on strikes; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (third to first); Jones popped to
second; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader walked; Marichal out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Matthews popped to
second; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote singled to center; Grote was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Marichal [Grote to second]; Martinez
lined to third; On a bunt Koosman reached on a fielder's choice
[Grote stayed at second]; Mays struck out; Millan popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds singled; Bonds was picked off first (pitcher
to first); McCovey walked; Maddox doubled to left [McCovey to
third]; Speier was walked intentionally; Phillips popped to
shortstop; Rader lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied
to right; Jones singled to left; Garrett walked [Jones to
second]; Grote grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Marichal singled to left; Matthews flied to right;
Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Marichal to
second]; Bonds lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays singled to left; On a
bunt Millan singled [Mays to second]; Staub flied to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey was called out on strikes; Maddox struck
out; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones grounded
out (third to first); Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Phillips singled; Phillips was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Rader flied to center; Marichal
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Grote singled to right; Martinez popped to catcher in
foul territory; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Grote to second]; Mays popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews flied to center; Fuentes flied to left;
Bonds flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Millan singled to right; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Millan to second]; Milner was walked
intentionally; Jones lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey singled to right; THOMASSON RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Maddox forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); Maddox was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Speier walked; Phillips
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Garrett popped
to second; Grote singled to left; HARRELSON RAN FOR GROTE;
Martinez grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 10TH: DYER REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING C ); Rader walked;
Marichal out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rader to
second]; Matthews popped to first in foul territory; Fuentes
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 10TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boswell singled to right;
Mays out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Boswell to
second]; Millan singled to right [Boswell scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.