Ron Schueler pitched a five-hitter in the opener to end a personal five-game losing streak and Wayne Twitchell, making his first start of the season, was the winner of the nightcap with help from Jesus Hernaiz as the Phillies defeated the Mets in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2 and 8-5. The Phils made quick work of Harry Parker in the first game, starting with three runs in the first inning on a single by Larry Bowa, double by Del Unser, triple by Mike Schmidt and infield out by Tommy Hutton. Parker was kayoed in the second when the Phils added a run on a single by Willie Montanez, sacrifice by Schueler and single by Dave Cash. Montanez doubled and scored on a single by Bob Boone in the fourth before the Mets picked up their pair in the sixth on a single by Wayne Garrett and homer by Rusty Staub.

The Phillies enjoyed a pair of four-run innings in the nightcap. In the second, Bill Robinson hit a homer, Cash doubled to drive in another run and Bowa accounted for two with a single. The Phillies then went to work for four more runs in the fifth on a double by Schmidt, singles by Robinson and Mike Anderson, a balk by Bob Apodaca and singles by Montanez and Cash. Ken Boswell and John Milner hit homers for the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, June      22, 1974 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Phillies     3  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett ss            3   0   2   0     1   1   .177      Cash 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .318
Millan 2b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .253      Bowa ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .282
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Unser cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .309
Staub rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .273      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .320
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Hutton lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .204
Boswell 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Anderson rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Schneck cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Montanez 1b           3   2   2   0     0   0   .249
Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Boone c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Parker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schueler p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  Sadecki p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     3   6             Totals               31   5  12   5     1   4

Time of Game: 1:58
Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Bowa
Doubles: Unser (7), Montanez (9), Bowa (10)
Triples: Schmidt (1)
Home Runs: Staub (11)
Caught Stealing: Hutton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (9), Schueler (4)
GIDP: Milner (10), Boswell (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker L(1-7)           1.2   6   4   4   0   0   0  11   3.26
Sadecki                 5.1   5   1   1   1   2   0  19   4.46
Aker                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.48
Totals                  8    12   5   5   1   4   0  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler W(4-8)         9     5   2   2   3   6   1  34   3.49
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


METS 1ST: Garrett singled to center; Millan out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Garrett to second]; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa singled to center;
Unser doubled to right [Bowa to third]; Schmidt tripled to
center [Bowa scored, Unser scored]; Hutton grounded out (second
to first) [Schmidt scored]; Anderson flied out to left; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell
grounded out (second to first); Schneck flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez singled to center; Boone flied out to
left; Schueler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Montanez to second]; Cash singled to left [Montanez scored];
Bowa singled to center [Cash to third]; SADECKI REPLACED PARKER
(PITCHING); Unser flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 4.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (third to first); Sadecki grounded
out (second to first); Garrett walked; Millan forced Garrett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt walked; Hutton lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Schmidt out at first]; Anderson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 4.

METS 4TH: Jones flied out to right; Staub singled to right;
Milner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez doubled to center; Boone singled to
center [Montanez scored, Boone out at second (center to first to
shortstop)]; Schueler flied out to right; Cash singled to left;
Bowa forced Cash (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 5.

METS 5TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Schneck flied
out to left; Grote walked; Sadecki flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Unser struck out; Schmidt flied out to left;
Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 5.

METS 6TH: Garrett singled to right; Millan forced Garrett (third
to second); Jones flied out to right; Staub homered [Millan
scored]; Milner was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Anderson flied out to center; Montanez popped to
shortstop; Boone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 5.

METS 7TH: Boswell struck out; Schneck was called out on strikes;
Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schueler flied out to center; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa doubled to left; Unser singled to
second [Bowa out at home (second to catcher to third to
second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 5.

METS 8TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SADECKI; Kranepool flied out to
right; Garrett struck out; Millan reached on an error by Bowa
[Millan to second]; Jones walked; Staub flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: AKER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Schmidt struck
out; Hutton singled to center; Hutton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 5.

METS 9TH: Milner singled; Boswell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; Schneck
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 5.