Providing a dramatic finish for the opening-day crowd of 40,222, Mike Schmidt hit a homer with a man on base in the ninth inning to give the Phillies a 5-4 victory over the Mets. Tom Seaver, who started for the Mets, had a 3-1 lead in his duel with Steve Carlton until the Phillies tied the score in the sixth inning with the help of singles by Larry Bowa and Del Unser and a double by Greg Luzinski. Tug McGraw was on the Mets' mound in relief of Seaver when Schmidt hit his homer to score behind Billy Grabarkewitz, pinch-running for Tony Taylor, who had walked. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     6, 1974 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  3
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   5  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Millan 2b             2   1   2   1     2   0  1.000      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     0   0   .500
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Unser cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .500
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     0   3   .250
Milner 1b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Hahn cf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .500        Diorio p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrelson ss          4   1   3   1     0   0   .750        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Taylor ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grabarkewitz pr     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .250
                                                          Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            M. Wallace p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robinson rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   2     5   4             Totals               33   5   9   4     0  10

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 40,222
Left on Base: Mets 10, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Garrett, Jones 2, Boone
Doubles: Hahn (1), Harrelson (1), Boone (1), Luzinski (1)
Home Runs: Schmidt (1)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (1), Millan (1), Montanez (1), Boone (1)
GIDP: Staub (1), Grote (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7     7   3   3   0   8   0  29   3.86
McGraw L(0-1)           1.1   2   2   2   0   2   1   6  13.50
Totals                  8.1   9   5   5   0  10   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 5     7   3   3   2   2   0  23   5.40
M. Wallace              1     2   1   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Diorio                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Scarce W(1-0)           2.2   0   0   0   2   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5   4   0  41

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Garrett singled to shortstop; Millan singled to right
[Garrett to third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Garrett scored (no RBI), Millan out at second]; Jones
made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Bowa singled to right;
Bowa stole second; Unser singled to left [Bowa scored, Unser to
second (error by Jones)]; Luzinski struck out; Montanez struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote popped to
second; Hahn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Anderson popped to shortstop; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt reached on an error by Garrett
[Schmidt to second]; Carlton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett flied
out to right; Millan singled to left [Harrelson scored]; Staub
singled to center [Millan to second]; Jones forced Staub
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa flied out
to center; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Grote grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hahn doubled to center; Harrelson doubled to
left [Hahn scored]; Seaver was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 1.

METS 5TH: Garrett walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Garrett to second]; Staub walked; Jones popped to
first; Milner forced Staub (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone doubled; Schmidt struck out; HUTTON BATTED
FOR CARLTON; Hutton struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 1.

METS 6TH: M. WALLACE REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Grote flied out
to left; Hahn singled to left; Harrelson singled to left [Hahn
to second]; Seaver grounded out (first unassisted) [Hahn to
third, Harrelson to second]; Garrett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to center; Unser singled to left
[Bowa scored (error by Jones) (no RBI), Unser to second];
Luzinski doubled to right [Unser scored]; Montanez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Luzinski to third]; Anderson
was called out on strikes; Boone popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

METS 7TH: Millan walked; Staub reached on a fielder's choice
[Millan to second]; DIORIO REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING);
ROBINSON REPLACED M. WALLACE (PLAYING RF); Jones forced Staub
(shortstop to second) [Millan to third]; SCARCE REPLACED DIORIO
(PITCHING); Milner reached on an error by Boone [Millan scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Jones to second]; Grote grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Milner out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Robinson grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash singled to right; Bowa flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

METS 8TH: Hahn was called out on strikes; On a bunt Harrelson
made an out to first; THEODORE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Theodore
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Unser flied
out to left; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Montanez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: Garrett flied out to left; Millan walked; Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Millan to second]; Jones was
walked intentionally; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR SCARCE; Taylor singled to
center; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR TAYLOR; Boone out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Grabarkewitz to second]; Schmidt
homered [Grabarkewitz scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 5.