Two homers by ave Schneck in the first game and circuit clouts by John Milner and Ron Hodges in the second game paced the Mets to 6-0 and 6-4 victories in a doubleheader with the Giants. In the opener, Schneck homered after a walk to Milner in the second inning and again after a double by Rusty Staub in the fourth to provide the principal batting support for Jon Matlack, who held the Giants to four hits.

Steve Ontiveros had three hits, including a homer, and drove in three of the Giants' runs in the nightcap. Milner homered for the Mets in the fourth inning. With the score tied, 3-3, Wayne Garrett singled in the seventh and Hodges shattered the deadlock with his round-tripper. Milner batted in another run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     28, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   1     1   0   .292      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Miller 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Milner 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .242      Ontiveros 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Schneck cf            4   2   2   4     0   0   .313      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .164      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Grote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .196      Rudolph c             3   0   3   0     0   0   .225
Matlack p             3   0   0   1     0   2   .125      Bradley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Boccabella ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143

Totals               33   6   7   6     4   5             Totals               29   0   4   0     0   3

Time of Game: 1:54
Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 3
DP: Mets 2, Giants 0
Doubles: Staub (4), Garrett (4), Harrelson (3)
Home Runs: Schneck 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (3)
GIDP: Matthews (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (3,by Matlack)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(2-1)          9     4   0   0   0   3   0  30   1.98
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   3   0  30

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(2-3)          6     4   4   4   4   5   2  26   3.29
Barr                    3     3   2   2   0   0   0  12   3.43
Totals                  9     7   6   6   4   5   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (2)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
to right; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Matthews popped to shortstop; Miller popped to
second; Maddox flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Milner walked;
Schneck homered [Milner scored]; Garrett popped to catcher in
foul territory; Grote popped to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds was called out on strikes; Ontiveros was hit
by a pitch; Speier popped to second; Kingman popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked;
Harrelson stole second; Millan grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Harrelson to third]; Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph singled to center; Bradley forced Rudolph
(first to shortstop); Matthews grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bradley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Staub doubled to left; Milner flied to center; Schneck
homered [Staub scored]; Garrett was called out on strikes; Grote
walked; Matlack struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson flied to left; Millan singled to center;
Jones struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros lined to second; Speier lined to left;
Kingman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

METS 6TH: Milner walked; Schneck popped to shortstop; Garrett
forced Milner (first to shortstop); Grote grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Rudolph singled to center; BOCCABELLA BATTED FOR
BRADLEY; Boccabella flied to center; Matthews lined into a
double play (second to first) [Rudolph out at first]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

METS 7TH: BARR REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PITCHING); Matlack popped to
third in foul territory; Harrelson grounded out (second to
first); Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

METS 8TH: Jones flied to right; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Milner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Ontiveros popped to first in foul territory; Speier
grounded out (third to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 0.

METS 9TH: Schneck flied to center; Garrett doubled to center;
Grote singled [Garrett to third]; Matlack out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Grote to second, Garrett scored];
Harrelson doubled to center [Grote scored]; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Rudolph singled to center; ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR;
Arnold struck out; Matthews forced Rudolph (first to shortstop);
Miller singled to right [Matthews to second]; Maddox grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 0.