Willie McCovey hit two homers, each with a man on base, and Dave Winfield joined in the attack with three RBIs as the Padres defeated the Mets, 7-3. Doubles by Enzo Hernandez and Winfield accounted for the Padres' initial run in the first inning and they took a 3-1 lead in the third when Hernandez singled and McCovey homered.

Bill Greif, who was the winner with the help of Randy Jones, singled in the fifth and Hernandez walked. After an infield out, both scored on a single by Winfield. McCovey followed with his second homer of the game and 425th of his career. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      21, 1974 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  1
Padres       1  0  2    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   7  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Hernandez ss          3   3   2   0     1   0   .232
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .203      Morales 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Winfield lf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .270
Staub rf              3   0   2   3     0   1   .267      McCovey 1b            2   2   2   4     2   0   .272
Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .370      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .300
  Theodore ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Gaston rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Hodges c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .284      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Dyer ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .107      Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .178
Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Greif p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .063
Martinez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .210        Jones p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .152
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Parker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Boswell 2b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .246

Totals               33   3   8   3     2   8             Totals               31   7   8   7     3   7

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,481
Left on Base: Mets 6, Padres 5
DP: Mets 0, Padres 1
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Hernandez (14), Winfield (12), Gaston (9)
Home Runs: McCovey 2 (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (2), Greif (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (4)
GIDP: Theodore (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker L(3-9)           4     5   5   5   2   4   1  19   3.21
Miller                  2     2   2   2   0   0   1   9   3.97
McGraw                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   5.67
Totals                  8     8   7   7   3   7   2  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif W(5-11)           7.1   7   3   3   2   7   0  31   4.89
Jones                   1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.07
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   8   0  36

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to third; Garrett walked [Harrelson
to second]; Jones flied to center [Harrelson to third]; Staub
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrelson scored]; Kranepool
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez doubled to left; Morales grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to third]; Winfield doubled to left
[Hernandez scored]; McCovey walked; Grubb was called out on
strikes; Gaston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Padres 1.

METS 2ND: Hodges singled to right; Hahn flied to right; Martinez
forced Hodges (third to second); Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
was called out on strikes; Greif grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

METS 3RD: Harrelson struck out; Garrett lined to right; Jones
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to left; Morales out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to second];
Winfield lined to third; McCovey homered [Hernandez scored];
Grubb was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Padres 3.

METS 4TH: Staub was called out on strikes; Kranepool grounded
out (first unassisted); Hodges walked; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 3.

METS 5TH: Martinez flied to left; Parker struck out; Harrelson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Greif singled to center; Hernandez walked [Greif to
second]; MILLER REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Morales grounded out
(second to first) [Greif to third, Hernandez to second];
Winfield singled to left [Greif scored, Hernandez scored];
McCovey homered [Winfield scored]; Grubb grounded out (second to
first); Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 7.

METS 6TH: Garrett lined to center; Jones grounded out (first to
pitcher); Staub singled to right; Kranepool grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 7.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall reached on an error by Harrelson; Roberts
flied to right; Greif out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Kendall to second]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 7.

METS 7TH: Hodges popped to second; Hahn grounded out (shortstop
to first); Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Padres 7.

PADRES 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); BOSWELL
REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 2B); Morales flied to right; Winfield
flied to center; McCovey walked; Grubb was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 7.

METS 8TH: Boswell singled to right; Harrelson lined to center;
Garrett singled to right [Boswell to second]; Jones singled to
right [Boswell to third, Garrett to second]; Staub singled to
right [Boswell scored, Garrett scored, Jones to third]; JONES
REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); THEODORE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL;
Theodore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Staub out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: THEODORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gaston doubled
to left; Kendall struck out; Roberts grounded out (third to
first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres
7.

METS 9TH: DYER BATTED FOR HODGES; Dyer singled to center; Hahn
forced Dyer (shortstop to second); GROTE BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Grote struck out; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 7.