Although Tom Seaver set an N. L. record with his seventh consecutive season with 200 or more strikeouts, the Mets' ace lost to the Phillies 2-1, in a four-hit duel with Jim Lonborg. Seaver fanned 14 to bring his total to 201, surpassing Sandy Koufax, who had six straight 200-or-more years with the Dodgers.

Seaver's bad start in the first inning, when the Phillies collected three of their four hits, resulted in his defeat. Dave Cash and Larry Bowa led off with singles and, after a sacrifice by Mike Schmidt, Willie Montanez drove in both runners with a double. Ted Martinez batted in the Mets' lone run off Lonborg with a double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, October   1, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Martinez ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .219
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .280      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   2     0   1   .303      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   3   .268      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .225
  Anderson rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Schneck lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .205
Unser cf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .264      Boisclair cf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Johnstone rf,lf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Hodges c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .222
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .099
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .096

Totals               28   2   4   2     2  14             Totals               31   1   4   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  5,341
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 1
Doubles: Montanez (33), Kranepool (11), Martinez (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Schmidt (3), Lonborg (11)
GIDP: Cash (11)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(17-13)        9     4   1   1   2   7   0  33   3.21
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   7   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(11-11)         9     4   2   2   2  14   0  32   3.21
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2  14   0  32

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa singled to center
[Cash to second]; Schmidt out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Cash to third, Bowa to second]; Montanez doubled to
left [Cash scored, Bowa scored]; Luzinski struck out; Unser
walked; Johnstone popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell
grounded out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone popped to shortstop; Lonborg was called out
on strikes; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett was
called out on strikes; Schneck walked; Boisclair struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa struck out; Schmidt struck out; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges singled to right; Seaver flied out to left;
Martinez struck out; Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Unser struck out; Johnstone
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool doubled to left; Staub flied out to center
[Kranepool to third]; Garrett struck out; Schneck struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone struck out; Lonborg walked; Cash grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lonborg out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Boisclair flied out to right; Hodges walked; Seaver
was called out on strikes; Martinez doubled to right [Hodges
scored]; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Schmidt
struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Staub
singled to right; Garrett flied out to left; Schneck popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski struck out; Unser struck out; Johnstone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Boisclair was called out on
strikes; Hodges grounded out (second to first); Seaver grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Mets 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone singled to left; Lonborg out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Boone to second]; Cash flied out to
center; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt struck out; Montanez struck out; Anderson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Schneck grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.