Starting with a three-run homer by Greg Luzinski in the first inning, the Phillies defeated the Mets, 6-3. Luzinski's wallop off Hank Webb followed singles by Dave Cash and Willie Montanez. Steve Carlton, who had two hits, scored on a single by Larry Bowa in the second. The Phillies loaded the bases and added a run on an infield out by Del Unser in the fifth before Bowa drove in his second run of the game in the eighth.

The Mets counted twice with the aid of an error by Montanez in the fourth and forced the exit of Carlton in the ninth. Gene Garber, taking over with two men on base after a run-scoring single by Rusty Staub with one out, retired the last two batters to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
Phillies     3  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .242      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .307
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Bowa ss               5   0   3   2     0   0   .277
Staub rf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .262      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Ayala lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .191      Montanez 1b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .309
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Luzinski lf           2   1   1   3     2   0   .266
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     2   1   .251        Martin rf,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Johnstone rf,lf       3   0   1   0     1   0   .320
Martinez ss           2   1   2   0     0   0   .219        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Boswell ph,3b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Unser cf              3   1   0   1     1   0   .260
Garrett 3b,ss         3   1   0   0     1   2   .217      Cox c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .149
Webb p                2   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Carlton p             4   1   2   0     0   0   .227
  Cram p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .149
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Pemberton ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .188

Totals               37   3   9   3     4   9             Totals               33   6  11   6     5   0

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 11,165
Left on Base: Mets 11, Phillies 8
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Millan, Montanez
Doubles: Hahn (12), Montanez (31)
Triples: Bowa (9)
Home Runs: Luzinski (7)
GIDP: Cox (1), Cash (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Webb L(0-2)             4     7   5   5   5   0   1  24   7.20
Cram                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.42
Apodaca                 3     4   1   0   0   0   0  12   3.73
Totals                  8    11   6   5   5   0   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(16-12)        8.1   9   3   2   4   8   0  39   3.22
Garber SV(3)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.28
Totals                  9     9   3   2   4   9   0  41

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Hahn flied out to center; Millan singled to center;
Staub flied out to center; Ayala singled to center [Millan to
second]; Milner walked [Millan to third, Ayala to second]; Dyer
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa grounded out (second
to first) [Cash to second]; Schmidt popped to second; Montanez
singled to shortstop [Cash to third]; Luzinski homered [Cash
scored, Montanez scored]; Johnstone grounded out (first to
pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 2ND: Martinez singled to right; Garrett was called out on
strikes; Webb struck out; Hahn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser popped to second; Cox grounded out (third to
first); Carlton singled to center; Cash walked [Carlton to
second]; Bowa singled to center [Carlton scored, Cash to
second]; Schmidt flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 4.

METS 3RD: Millan lined to third; Staub singled to center; Ayala
struck out; Milner walked [Staub to second]; Dyer grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Montanez popped to second; Luzinski walked;
Johnstone flied out to center; Unser walked [Luzinski to
second]; Cox popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 4.

METS 4TH: Martinez singled to left; Garrett reached on an error
by Montanez [Martinez to third]; Webb grounded out (second to
first) [Martinez scored, Garrett to second]; Hahn doubled to
left [Garrett scored (unearned)]; Millan grounded out (second to
first) [Hahn to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Carlton grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Bowa tripled to right; Schmidt
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 4.

METS 5TH: Ayala grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied
out to right; Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez doubled to right; Luzinski walked;
Johnstone walked [Montanez to third, Luzinski to second]; CRAM
REPLACED WEBB (PITCHING); Unser forced Johnstone (second to
shortstop) [Montanez scored, Luzinski to third]; Cox grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Unser out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 5.

METS 6TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Boswell singled to
center; Garrett walked [Boswell to second]; THEODORE BATTED FOR
CRAM; Theodore struck out; Hahn struck out; Millan flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GARRETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); APODACA REPLACED THEODORE
(PITCHING); Carlton singled to second; Cash grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Carlton out at second];
Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 5.

METS 7TH: Staub flied out to center; Ayala grounded out (pitcher
to first); Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Montanez flied out to
left; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 5.

METS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dyer struck out; Boswell flied
out to center; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnstone singled to third; Unser forced Johnstone
(second to shortstop); Cox singled to center [Unser to second];
Carlton flied out to left; Cash reached on an error by Millan
[Unser to third, Cox to second]; Bowa singled to shortstop
[Unser scored (unearned), Cox out at home (shortstop to third to
catcher), Cash to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 6.

METS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); MARTIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PEMBERTON BATTED FOR APODACA;
Pemberton singled to right; Hahn forced Pemberton (pitcher to
shortstop); Millan walked [Hahn to second]; Staub singled to
right [Hahn scored, Millan to second]; GARBER REPLACED CARLTON
(PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR AYALA; Kranepool flied out to
left; Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies
6.