Larry Hardy, Padres' rookie righthander from Hawaii (Pacific Coast), relieved in both ends of a doubleheader with the Mets and wound up with a 5-4 victory in the first game and a 6-4 defeat in the second game. Dave Winfield and Nate Colbert homered for the Padres in the opener, while the Mets had round-trippers by Rusty Staub and John Milner. Tug McGraw took the mound for the Mets in the ninth inning, relieving Jerry Koosman, but failed to protect a 4-3 lead. Winfield drew a walk and raced home with the tying run on a double by Cito Gaston. Then, with two out, Derrel Thomas singled to score Gaston with the deciding run.

It was the Padres' turn to lose a 4-3 lead in the nightcap when the Mets rallied to tie the score in the ninth on a single by Ron Hodges, a sacrifice and single by Ken Boswell. In the 10th, Staub singled and Milner homered off Hardy to win the game for the Mets. [The Sporting News]



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


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b,ss,2b       4   0   2   1     0   1   .327      Harrelson ss          2   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Millan 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .326
  Hilton ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .087      Jones lf              4   0   0   1     0   2   .293
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Staub rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .274
  Morales ss          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Milner 1b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .278
Colbert lf,1b         4   1   1   1     0   2   .181      Schneck cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .246      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Winfield cf           3   2   2   2     1   0   .319        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Gaston rf,lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .268      Koosman p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .125
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .194        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Greif p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .067        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .351
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tolan ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .261

Totals               34   5   8   5     3   7             Totals               31   4   6   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Padres 6, Mets 5
DP: Padres 0, Mets 0
Errors: Roberts, Garrett
Doubles: Gaston (4), Grote (2)
Home Runs: Winfield (4), Colbert (3), Staub (4), Milner (4)
Caught Stealing: Schneck (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (1), Millan (4), Harrelson (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif                   4     4   4   4   2   2   2  18   5.48
Ross                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.46
Hardy W(2-0)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Romo SV(4)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   4   2  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 8     6   3   1   1   7   2  31   2.39
McGraw L(0-3)           0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   7.15
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.65
Totals                  9     8   5   3   3   7   2  38

Wild Pitches: Greif (4)

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


PADRES 1ST: Thomas singled to left; Thomas was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Hernandez flied to right; Colbert flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Greif threw a wild pitch [Harrelson
to second]; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harrelson to third]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Harrelson scored]; Staub homered; Milner walked; Schneck flied
to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey walked; Winfield popped to second; Gaston
flied to center; Kendall forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Garrett flied to center; Grote doubled; Koosman was
called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts singled to center; On a bunt Greif struck
out; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Roberts
to second]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Millan singled to right; Jones struck out; Staub
popped to shortstop; Milner homered [Millan scored]; Schneck
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 4.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert was called out on strikes; McCovey struck
out; Winfield singled to third; Gaston singled to left [Winfield
to second]; Kendall forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Garrett flied to left; Grote popped to catcher in foul
territory; Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 4.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; WILLIAMS BATTED
FOR GREIF; Williams struck out; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: ROSS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded
out (second to first); Millan singled to left; Jones was called
out on strikes; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 4.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Colbert
struck out; McCovey reached on an error by Garrett; Winfield
homered (unearned) [McCovey scored (unearned)]; Gaston popped to
second; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Milner flied to left; Schneck walked; Garrett forced
Schneck (shortstop to second); Grote popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall flied to right; Roberts grounded out (second
to first); GRUBB BATTED FOR ROSS; Grubb grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: HARDY REPLACED GRUBB (PITCHING); Koosman singled to
right; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Koosman to second]; Millan flied to center; Jones grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

PADRES 8TH: Thomas flied to right; HILTON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Hilton grounded out (second to first); Colbert homered; McCovey
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
3, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: HILTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Staub flied to left; Milner struck out;
Schneck reached on an error by Roberts; Schneck was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Mets 4.

PADRES 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Winfield walked;
Gaston doubled to right [Winfield scored]; Kendall flied to
center; Roberts flied to left; TOLAN BATTED FOR HARDY; Tolan
walked; Thomas singled to left [Tolan to third, Gaston scored];
MILLER REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR HILTON; Alou
flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: MORALES REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
GASTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COLBERT CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); ROMO REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Garrett lined to
second; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR GROTE; Kranepool flied to right;
BOSWELL BATTED FOR MILLER; Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 4.