Tom Seaver, who had missed two starts because of a pinched nerve in his left hip, allowed only three hits in 7 1/3 innings before the trouble flared up again, but the Mets' ace was able to receive credit for a 4-2 victory over the Phillies. Seaver gave up an unearned run in the first when Larry Bowa was safe on an error by Wayne Garrett, stole second and scored on a single by Willie Montanez. Dick Ruthven, who started for the Phillies, allowed only three hits in seven innings, but they included a homer by Cleon Jones following a walk to Rusty Staub in the first.

The Mets added an unearned run in the third. After Garrett was safe on an error by Dave Cash, Felix Millan singled, Staub walked and Jones batted Garrett home with an infield out. John Milner drove in the Mets' final run with a single in the eighth. Jack Aker, who replaced Seaver, yielded a run in the ninth on singles by Bowa and Del Unser and a pair of infield outs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      2, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  2
Mets         2  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  6  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .207
Bowa ss               4   2   1   0     0   0   .276      Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Staub rf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .259
Schmidt 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .320      Jones lf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .270
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .269      Milner 1b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .249
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Robinson lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .059
  Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               30   4   6   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,724
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 2, Mets 2
Errors: Cash, Bowa, Garrett
Home Runs: Jones (7)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (21), Schmidt (11)
GIDP: Montanez (6), Cash (4), Millan (5), Hahn (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(2-7)          7     3   3   2   3   7   1  27   3.86
Richert                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.77
Watt                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.43
Totals                  8     6   4   3   3   7   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-6)           7.1   3   1   0   2   3   0  26   3.43
Aker SV(1)              1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.86
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash made an out to third; Bowa reached on an
error by Garrett; Bowa stole second; Unser flied out to center;
Schmidt walked; Montanez singled to center [Bowa scored
(unearned), Schmidt out at third (center to third)]; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett popped to second; Millan grounded out (third
to first); Staub walked; Jones homered [Staub scored]; Milner
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Brown grounded out (third to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Hahn struck out; Dyer grounded out (third to first);
Martinez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Garrett reached on an error by
Cash; Millan singled to third [Garrett to second]; Staub walked
[Garrett to third, Millan to second]; Jones forced Staub (third
to second) [Garrett scored (unearned), Millan to third]; Milner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Unser was called out on strikes; Schmidt walked;
Schmidt stole second; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Schmidt to third]; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Hahn struck out; Dyer was called out on strikes;
Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Seaver struck out; Garrett singled to right; Millan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garrett
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied
out to left; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded
out (third to first); Milner walked; Hahn grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt singled to left; Montanez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at
second]; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Dyer lined to first; Martinez flied out to right;
Seaver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Robinson struck out; Boone singled to shortstop;
HUTTON BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; AKER REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Hutton singled to right [Boone to second]; Cash grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hutton out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: RICHERT REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Garrett flied out
to right; Millan singled to center; Staub singled to right
[Millan to second]; WATT REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Jones
reached on an error by Bowa [Millan to third, Staub to second];
Milner singled to right [Millan scored, Staub to third, Jones to
second]; Hahn grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Staub out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa singled to pitcher; Unser singled to center
[Bowa to second]; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bowa to third, Unser to second]; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bowa scored, Unser to third]; Brown struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 4.