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.

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