The Mets snapped a 1-1 tie with a four-run rally in the sixth to hand the Phillies a 5-2 defeat. Wayne Garrett delivered the biggest blow, a three-run homer after Ted Martinez singled, stole second and moved to third on a fly ball. Rusty Staub had walked and Benny Ayala singled across the go-ahead run to knock out Philadelphia starter Larry Christenson. Mac Scarce relieved and was greeted by Garrett's 13th homer of the year. Both clubs tallied single runs in the fourth, and the Phillies tacked on their final counter in the ninth against Jerry Koosman, who went the distance for his 15th victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Monday, September 30, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  4    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Martinez ss           4   2   2   0     0   1   .219
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Millan 2b             3   0   1   1     0   2   .270
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .303      Staub rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .260
Luzinski lf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .270      Ayala lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Anderson rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   3     0   1   .227
Martin cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Boisclair cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Hodges c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Koosman p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .186
Boone c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .243
Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson cf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .239

Totals               31   2   7   2     4   7             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  5,931
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 2, Mets 2
Errors: Hodges
Doubles: Montanez (32), Anderson (22), Kranepool (10)
Triples: Martinez (7)
Home Runs: Garrett (13)
Stolen Bases: Anderson (2), Martinez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (1)
GIDP: Cash (10), Luzinski (8), Hodges (2)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (8,by Twitchell)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(1-1)      5.2   6   4   4   2   5   0  23   4.30
Scarce                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   4.99
Twitchell               2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.21
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   6   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(15-11)        9     7   2   2   4   7   0  36   3.36
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (7)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (8)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Dick Stello


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Bowa struck out; Schmidt
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Martinez popped to third; Millan struck out; Kranepool
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Luzinski
singled to left; Anderson forced Luzinski (third to second);
Anderson stole second [Anderson to third (error by Hodges)];
Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub lined to shortstop; Ayala grounded out (third to
first); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone walked; Christenson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Boone to second]; Cash grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Boone to third, Christenson
out at second]; Bowa popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Boisclair singled to right; Hodges grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boisclair out at
second]; Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to first in foul territory;
Montanez doubled to right; Luzinski singled to left [Montanez
scored, Luzinski out at second (left to third to first)];
Anderson doubled to left; Martin struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Martinez tripled to right; Millan singled to left
[Martinez scored]; Kranepool doubled to center [Millan to
third]; Staub was walked intentionally; Ayala hit into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Kranepool out at third]; Garrett
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone popped to second; Christenson was called out
on strikes; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Boisclair struck out; Hodges flied out to right;
Koosman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
walked; Montanez singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Martinez singled to left; Martinez stole second;
Millan struck out; Kranepool flied out to right [Martinez to
third]; Staub was walked intentionally; Ayala singled to center
[Martinez scored, Staub to second]; SCARCE REPLACED CHRISTENSON
(PITCHING); Garrett homered [Staub scored, Ayala scored];
Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
grounded out (third to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); ROBINSON
REPLACED SCARCE (PLAYING CF); Hodges grounded out (shortstop to
first); Koosman singled to left; Martinez struck out; Millan was
hit by a pitch [Koosman to second]; Kranepool popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Robinson singled to left; Cash walked [Robinson to
second]; Bowa struck out; Schmidt flied out to center; Montanez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Ayala singled
to left; Garrett flied out to left; Boisclair flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski walked; Koosman threw a wild pitch
[Luzinski to second]; Anderson flied out to right [Luzinski to
third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Taylor was called out on
strikes; Boone singled to center [Luzinski scored]; Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Mets 5.