A triple by Ted Martinez with the bases loaded highlighted a five-run outburst in the first inning as the Mets defeated the Giants, 6-0, behind the combined pitching of Tom Seaver and Bob Apodaca. Seaver aggravated his persistent hip injury and left the mound after five innings but received credit for his third straight victory to balance his record at 6-6. Seaver allowed two hits and Apodaca gave up only one in the final four frames.

In the first inning, with two out, Rusty Staub singled, Cleon Jones walked and John Milner and Jerry Grote followed with run-scoring singles. After Don Hahn walked to load the bases, Charlie Williams relieved Ron Bryant to face Martinez, who cleared the sacks with his triple. Martinez also accounted for a fourth RBI with a single in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Mets         5  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .207      Garrett 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Staub rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .260
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Jones lf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .282
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .246        Schneck lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Goodson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Milner 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .246
Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Grote c               3   2   1   1     1   0   .263
Phillips 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Hahn cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .289
Bryant p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Martinez ss           4   0   3   4     0   1   .208
  Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Seaver p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .083
  Ontiveros ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .251        Apodaca p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   3   0     5   3             Totals               31   6   9   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 27,190
Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 7
DP: Giants 2, Mets 2
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Martinez (7)
Triples: Martinez (2)
GIDP: Garrett (5), Milner (11)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(2-11)          0.2   3   5   5   2   0   0   7   7.24
Williams                3.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  12   2.71
Caldwell                3     3   0   0   2   2   0  13   3.19
Barber                  1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   3.38
Totals                  8     9   6   5   6   5   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(6-6)           5     2   0   0   5   1   0  20   3.30
Apodaca SV(2)           4     1   0   0   0   2   0  13   5.23
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Barber (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams


GIANTS 1ST: Fuentes walked; Speier lined into a double play
(right to right to first) [Fuentes out at first]; Maddox walked;
Thomasson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center;
Jones walked [Staub to second]; Milner singled to center [Staub
scored, Jones to third]; Grote singled to left [Jones scored,
Milner to second]; Hahn walked [Milner to third, Grote to
second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Martinez tripled
to center [Milner scored, Grote scored, Hahn scored, Martinez
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher to pitcher to third)];
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews struck out; Goodson flied to center; Rader
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

METS 2ND: Seaver singled to right; Garrett grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Seaver out at
second]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes singled to center;
Speier singled to center [Fuentes to second]; Maddox flied to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

METS 3RD: Staub flied to left; Jones struck out; Milner walked;
Grote walked [Milner to second]; Hahn forced Milner (third
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson walked; Matthews popped to first in foul
territory; Goodson lined into a double play (third to third to
first) [Thomasson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 5.

METS 4TH: Martinez struck out; Seaver was called out on strikes;
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Phillips
walked; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Ontiveros walked
[Phillips to second]; Fuentes forced Ontiveros (second to
shortstop) [Phillips to third]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

METS 5TH: CALDWELL REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Staub walked; Jones walked
[Staub to second]; Milner struck out; Grote grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 6TH: APODACA REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thomasson was called out on strikes;
Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Hahn singled to left; Martinez doubled to left [Hahn
to third]; Apodaca grounded out (third to first); Garrett was
called out on strikes; Millan popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Rader flied
to right; Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Staub singled to left; Jones forced Staub (shortstop
to second); Milner grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Mets 5.

GIANTS 8TH: MILLER BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Miller flied to center;
Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier singled to
left; Maddox flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 5.

METS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Grote reached on an
error by Phillips [Grote to second]; Barber threw a wild pitch
[Grote to third]; Hahn grounded out (second to first); Martinez
singled to right [Grote scored (unearned)]; Apodaca popped to
catcher in foul territory; Garrett popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 6.

GIANTS 9TH: SCHNECK REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); Thomasson flied
to center; Matthews flied to left; Goodson flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 6.