A sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson in the 10th inning scored Willie Montanez and enabled the Phillies to finish third in the East Division with a 3-2 victory over the Mets. The Expos, whose scheduled game with the Cardinals was rained out, wound up fourth, one-half game behind the Phillies. The Mets, last season's division and pennant winners, trailed in fifth place.

The Mets scored both their runs in the second inning on a walk, triple by Duffy Dyer and squeeze bunt by Jon Matlack. The Phillies picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Greg Luzinski in the third and tied the game in the fifth when Mike Schmidt singled, stole second and scored on a single by Luzinski. Schmidt drew a walk to open the 10th and was forced by Montanez. Ollie Brown singled, sending Montanez to third, and Robinson followed with his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies     0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  9  0
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  4  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Hahn cf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .251
Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .282      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .304      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Luzinski lf           3   0   2   2     0   0   .272      Ayala lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Theodore 1b           2   1   0   0     1   1   .158
  Unser cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Kranepool ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Brown ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Martinez ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Robinson cf,lf,cf     4   0   0   1     0   0   .236        Boswell 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Anderson rf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Dyer c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .211
Boone c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Garrett 3b,ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Matlack p             2   0   0   1     0   1   .101
  Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .328        Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3   9   3     3   5             Totals               32   2   4   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  5,383
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0
Errors: Martinez, Boswell
Doubles: Hahn (14)
Triples: Dyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (23), Hahn (2)
Caught Stealing: Cash (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (5), Robinson (2)
GIDP: Dyer (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 8     3   2   2   4   2   0  30   3.22
Garber W(4-0)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.08
Totals                 10     4   2   2   4   3   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(13-15)       10     9   3   1   3   5   0  43   2.41
Totals                 10     9   3   1   3   5   0  43

Passed Balls: Boone 2 (10)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt walked; Montanez
singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn singled to center; Millan forced Hahn (third to
second); Staub flied out to center; Boone allowed a passed ball
[Millan to second]; Ayala grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Boone walked; Carlton forced
Boone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Theodore walked; Martinez grounded out (catcher to
first) [Theodore to second]; Boone allowed a passed ball
[Theodore to third]; Dyer tripled to right [Theodore scored];
Garrett walked; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Dyer scored, Garrett to second]; Hahn flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash reached on an error by Martinez; Bowa flied
out to center; Schmidt singled to left [Cash to second];
Montanez singled to third [Cash to third, Schmidt to second];
Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cash scored (unearned)];
Robinson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied
out to left; Ayala lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: BOSWELL REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING 3B); GARRETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Anderson grounded out (third to
first); Boone flied out to center; Carlton singled to right;
Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Theodore struck out; Boswell walked; Dyer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt reached on an error by
Boswell; Schmidt stole second; Montanez struck out; Luzinski
singled to left [Schmidt scored (unearned)]; Robinson forced
Luzinski (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Matlack was
called out on strikes; Hahn walked; Hahn stole second; Millan
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Anderson struck out; Boone flied out to center;
Carlton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Staub flied out to left; Ayala flied out to left;
Theodore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Cash singled to left; Bowa flied out to center;
Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Schmidt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); Dyer flied
out to center; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Luzinski
singled to left; BANNISTER RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Robinson grounded
out (third to first) [Bannister to second]; Anderson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Matlack grounded out (second to
first); Hahn doubled to left; Millan grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Hahn to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); TAYLOR
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Taylor walked; HARMON RAN FOR TAYLOR; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harmon to second]; Bowa
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); Ayala grounded out
(third to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR THEODORE; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Boswell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 10TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Schmidt
singled to left; Montanez forced Schmidt (second to shortstop);
BROWN BATTED FOR UNSER; Brown singled to third [Montanez to
third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Montanez scored];
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 2.

METS 10TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROBINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Dyer grounded out (third to first);
Garrett popped to shortstop; MILNER BATTED FOR MATLACK; Milner
singled to center; HODGES BATTED FOR HAHN; Hodges struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 2.

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