With two out in the seventh inning, the Mets erupted for five runs on homers by Rusty Staub and John Milner to defeat the Padres, 6-3. Nate Colbert had a homer for the Padres, who went into the Mets' half of the seventh with a 3-1 lead. After retiring first the two batters, Randy Jones lost control and walked Bud Harrelson and Felix Millan before coming in with the pitch that Staub drilled for a homer. Cleon Jones followed with a single and Milner then wrapped up the Mets' victory with a homer for their final two tallies. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       4, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    5  0  x  -   6  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     2   1   .261
Hernandez ss          4   1   1   1     0   1   .221      Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .315
Colbert lf            4   1   2   2     0   2   .176      Staub rf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .275
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Winfield cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .303        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .243      Milner 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .276
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Grote c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .193
Roberts 3b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .191      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .182
Jones p               3   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Hahn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .214
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schneck lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286

Totals               33   3   6   3     1  13             Totals               31   6   8   6     7   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 46,195
Left on Base: Padres 4, Mets 8
DP: Padres 1, Mets 0
Errors: Roberts
Doubles: Jones (1), Milner (4)
Triples: Thomas (2)
Home Runs: Colbert (2), Staub (3), Milner (3)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (10), Colbert (2), Schneck (2)
Caught Stealing: Milner (1)
GIDP: Jones (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(2-5)            6.2   7   6   6   6   1   2  32   6.75
Romo                    1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.63
Totals                  8     8   6   6   7   3   2  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(3-1)          7     5   3   3   1   9   1  27   2.36
McGraw                  2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   5.91
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1  13   1  34

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Thomas popped to second; Hernandez struck out;
Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan reached on an error by
Roberts [Harrelson to second]; Staub flied to center; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner walked; Milner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Grote walked; Garrett flied to right;
Hahn walked [Grote to second]; Matlack lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
struck out; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied to right; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert homered; McCovey
popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones flied to center; Milner doubled to right; Grote
singled to right [Milner to third]; Garrett singled to right
[Grote to second, Milner scored]; Hahn flied to right; Matlack
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets
1.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Gaston
struck out; Kendall popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 1.

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

PADRES 6TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Jones doubled to
left; Thomas flied to center [Jones to third]; Hernandez singled
to right [Jones scored]; Hernandez stole second; Colbert singled
to left [Hernandez scored]; Colbert stole second; McCovey
walked; Winfield forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garrett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 1.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston struck out; Kendall popped to third; Roberts
singled to left; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Hahn flied to right; THEODORE BATTED FOR MATLACK;
Theodore grounded out (second to first); Harrelson walked;
Millan walked [Harrelson to second]; Staub homered [Harrelson
scored, Millan scored]; Jones singled to right; Milner homered
[Jones scored]; ROMO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Grote walked;
Garrett struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 6.

PADRES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); SCHNECK REPLACED
THEODORE (PLAYING LF); Thomas tripled to right; Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); Colbert struck out; McCovey
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Schneck
singled to left; Schneck stole second; Harrelson was called out
on strikes; Millan flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
3, Mets 6.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Gaston struck out; Kendall
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 6.