Getting combined six-hit hurling from winner Harry Parker and reliever Bob Miller, the Mets scratched out a 2-1 victory over the Padres, extending the San Diego losing streak to six games in the process. Parker scored the game's first run in the third, drawing a base on balls after getting life when catcher Fred Kendall dropped his foul pop, moving to second on an infield out and crossing the plate on Rusty Staub's single.

San Diego tied it in the fourth on doubles by Willie McCovey and Johnny Grubb, but the Mets came back with the clincher in the home half of the inning on singles by John Milner and Jerry Grote and a sacrifice fly by Dave Schneck. Miller relieved Parker in the ninth after the starter had issued a club record-tying ninth walk. Cito Gaston got an infield pinch-single, but Miller turned a sacrifice attempt by Bobby Tolan into a forceout at third. Derrel Thomas singled to load the bases, but Miller retired Nate Colbert on an infield pop and Rod Gaspar lined to center to end the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Monday, July      8, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Mets         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .202
Thomas 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Millan 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Colbert lf,1b         3   0   0   0     2   0   .201      Staub rf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .264
xMcCovey 1b           1   1   1   0     2   0   .000      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .279
  Gaspar pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Milner 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Grubb cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .314      Grote c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .269
Kendall c             1   0   0   0     3   0   .251        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .177        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Schneck cf            1   0   0   1     1   0   .224
Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Hahn ph,cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .202
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker p              3   1   0   0     1   2   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .248

Totals               30   1   6   1     9   4             Totals               27   2   7   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 16,791
Left on Base: Padres 12, Mets 10
DP: Padres 0, Mets 3
Errors: Kendall, Staub, Grote
Doubles: McCovey (11), Grubb (14), Staub (16), Grote (5)
Stolen Bases: Garrett (2), Staub (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan 2 (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Schneck (1)
GIDP: Colbert (9), Roberts (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(6-4)       6     5   2   1   4   5   0  27   3.69
Tomlin                  1.1   2   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.54
Romo                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Totals                  8     7   2   1   6   6   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker W(3-7)           8     4   1   1   9   4   0  35   2.88
Miller SV(2)            1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.83
Totals                  9     6   1   1   9   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Freisleben 2 (8)

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


PADRES 1ST: On a bunt Tolan grounded out (third to first);
Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Colbert walked;
McCovey walked [Colbert to second]; Grubb flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett flied to center; Millan grounded out (third to
first); Staub doubled to right; Jones walked; Milner popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall popped to first in foul territory; Roberts
walked; Hernandez flied to center; Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Grote lined to left; Schneck lined to center; Martinez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Tolan singled to center; Thomas popped to third in
foul territory; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Kendall dropped a foul fly hit by Parker for an error;
Parker walked; Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Millan
grounded out (second to first) [Parker to second]; Freisleben
threw a wild pitch [Parker to third]; Staub singled to left
[Parker scored (unearned), Staub to second (on throw to home)];
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey doubled to right; Grubb doubled to left
[McCovey scored]; Kendall walked; Roberts was called out on
strikes; Hernandez lined to left; Freisleben grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to center; Grote singled to left
[Milner to third]; Schneck hit a sacrifice fly to right [Milner
scored]; Martinez forced Grote (pitcher to shortstop); Parker
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 5TH: Tolan struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to
first); Jerry Grote hit by Derrell Thomas' bat; Colbert
walked; McCovey walked [Colbert to second]; Grubb forced McCovey
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Garrett singled to right; Millan out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Garrett to second]; Staub struck out;
Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Mets 2.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall walked; Roberts grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kendall out at second];
Hernandez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets
2.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote walked;
Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Grote to second]; Schneck was
walked intentionally; Martinez flied to left; Parker struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 7TH: WINFIELD BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Winfield lined to
third; Tolan singled to right [Tolan to second (error by
Staub)]; Thomas lined into a double play (second to second to
shortstop) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); Garrett walked;
Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garrett to
second]; Staub walked; Garrett stole third and Staub stole
second; Jones struck out; Milner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 8TH: Colbert lined to shortstop; McCovey reached on
catcher's interference by Grote; GASPAR RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Grubb
was called out on strikes; Kendall walked [Gaspar to second];
Roberts forced Kendall (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GASPAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLBERT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Grote doubled to right; HARRELSON RAN
FOR GROTE; HAHN BATTED FOR SCHNECK; Hahn singled to right
[Harrelson to third, Hahn out at second (right to first to
second)]; ROMO REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Martinez reached on a
fielder's choice [Harrelson out at home (third to catcher to
third)]; Parker forced Martinez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DYER REPLACED
HARRELSON (PLAYING C ); Hernandez walked; GASTON BATTED FOR
ROMO; MILLER REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Gaston singled to
second [Hernandez to second]; On a bunt Tolan forced Hernandez
(pitcher to third) [Gaston to second]; Thomas singled to right
[Gaston to third, Tolan to second]; Colbert popped to third;
Gaspar flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.