After losing the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, the Phillies snapped their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Mets in the nightcap, 6-2, behind the five-hit hurling of Wayne Twitchell. Jon Matlack, who allowed 10 hits and struck out the same number, was the Mets' winner in the lidlifter. The Mets collected only six hits, but used them to good advantage. Cleon Jones drove in four runs, one with a single in the first and three with a bases-loaded double in the third. Jones was thrown out trying to stretch his double into a triple. As a result, the Mets were deprived of a run when John Milner followed with a homer.

The Phillies started the second game with two runs in the first inning on a single by Dave Cash, triple by Larry Bowa sand sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson. Two wild pitches by Ray Sadecki helped the Phillies add a tally in the fifth before they jumped on Bob Miller for three runs in the eighth. After singles by Twitchell and Cash and a safe bunt by Bowa loaded the bases, Mike Schmidt drove in two runs with a single and Robinson produced the third marker with an infield out. Jones had three of the Mets' hits off Twitchell. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      4, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Mets         1  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   1   1     0   1   .317      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Bowa ss               4   0   2   1     0   1   .275      Millan 2b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .258
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .312      Staub rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Brown lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Jones lf              4   0   2   4     0   0   .277
Robinson cf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .244      Milner 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .249
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .278      Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Boone c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .226      Hahn cf               3   0   0   0     0   3   .299
Anderson rf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .263      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Matlack p             1   1   0   0     2   1   .118
Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Taylor ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .281
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   0   0     0   1   .138
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .293

Totals               32   3  10   3     2  10             Totals               28   5   6   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Mets 3
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 1
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Millan (6), Jones (12)
Home Runs: Milner (13)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Schueler (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (2)
GIDP: Schmidt (3), Garrett (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(4-10)        4     6   5   5   3   2   1  19   3.73
Scarce                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.21
Richert                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.40
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   6   1  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(7-5)          9    10   3   3   2  10   0  36   2.51
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2  10   0  36

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa struck
out; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to center; Millan doubled to left;
Staub grounded out (second to first) [Millan to third]; Jones
singled to center [Millan scored]; Milner lined to first; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Brown was called out on strikes; Robinson struck
out; Montanez singled to shortstop; Boone forced Montanez (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; Hahn was
called out on strikes; Martinez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Anderson singled to center; Schueler out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Anderson to second]; Cash
singled to center [Anderson to third]; Bowa singled to right
[Anderson scored, Cash out at third (right to shortstop)]; Bowa
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack walked; Garrett flied out to center; Millan
singled to left [Matlack to third (error by Brown), Millan to
second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Jones doubled to center
[Matlack scored, Millan scored, Staub scored, Jones out at third
(center to second to third)]; Milner homered; Grote singled to
third; Hahn struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets
5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Brown struck out; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 4TH: Martinez lined to shortstop; Matlack walked; Garrett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Matlack out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets
5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez singled to center; Boone singled to left
[Montanez to second]; Anderson walked [Montanez to third, Boone
to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Taylor singled to left
[Montanez scored, Boone to third, Anderson to second]; Cash hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Boone scored]; On a bunt Bowa singled
to third [Anderson to third, Taylor to second]; Schmidt grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bowa out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 5.

METS 5TH: SCARCE REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Millan walked;
Staub flied out to center; Jones flied out to center; Milner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
3, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Brown flied out to right; Robinson walked;
Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Boone grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn struck
out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson popped to first; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR
SCARCE; Grabarkewitz struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: RICHERT REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); Matlack was
called out on strikes; Garrett struck out; Millan flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt struck out; Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Jones flied out
to right; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Mets 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Robinson flied out to right; Montanez struck out;
Boone singled to center; Anderson singled to center [Boone to
third]; HARMON RAN FOR ANDERSON; UNSER BATTED FOR RICHERT; Unser
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
3, Mets 5.