Shut out through seven innings, the Phillies used home runs by Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt to overcome the Mets, 4-3. Philadelphia tied the score with two out in the eighth when Larry Bowa walked and scored on a double by Willie Montanez. Luzinski followed with his fourth homer of the campaign. Schmidt hit his first of the year to lead off the bottom of the ninth, making a winner of reliever Gene Garber.

The Mets took a 2-0 lead over starter Jim Lonborg in the fifth on a walk, forceout, Del Unser's single and Felix Millan's double. The New Yorkers made it 3-0 in the sixth on a walk, groundout and single by Jerry Grote. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Monday, April     14, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   4  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   1   3   0     1   1   .389      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .385
Millan 2b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .136      Bowa ss               2   1   1   0     2   0   .280
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .263      Luzinski lf           3   1   2   2     0   1   .364
Torre 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .105      Hutton rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .227
Grote c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .059      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .389
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   1   .286      Bannister cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Tate p                3   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Hahn ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cram p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   3     3   6             Totals               29   4   6   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 10,626
Left on Base: Mets 8, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Unser, Grote, Montanez
Doubles: Unser (1), Kingman (1), Millan (2), Montanez (3)
Home Runs: Luzinski (4), Schmidt (1)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (1)
GIDP: Staub (1)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (1,by Tate)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tate                    8     5   3   3   3   7   1  32   3.38
Cram L(0-1)             0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   0.00
Totals                  8     6   4   4   3   7   2  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 8     7   3   3   2   6   0  33   2.93
Garber W(1-1)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.91
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   6   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Tate (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Unser struck out; Debut game for Randy Tate;
Millan reached on an error by Montanez [Millan to first]; Staub
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Millan
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded
out (third to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Torre flied out to right;
Kranepool singled to right; Grote forced Kranepool (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Hutton grounded out (second
to first); Schmidt walked; Boone singled to center [Schmidt to
third (error by Unser)]; Schmidt was caught stealing home
(catcher to shortstop to third to catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to center; Tate flied out to
right; Unser doubled to right; Millan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bannister was called out on strikes; Lonborg flied
out to right; Cash reached on an error by Grote [Cash out at
second (right to first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Kingman doubled to left;
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kingman to third];
Kranepool popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to center; Montanez flied out to
left; Luzinski was hit by a pitch [Bowa to second]; Hutton
grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Bowa to third,
Luzinski to second]; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
walked; Tate forced Harrelson (catcher to shortstop); Unser
singled to right [Tate to second]; Millan doubled to left [Tate
scored, Unser scored]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone was called out on strikes; Bannister
grounded out (second to first); Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Torre walked; Kranepool grounded
out (first unassisted) [Torre to second]; Grote singled to
center [Torre scored]; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa walked;
Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski singled to left [Bowa to
third]; Hutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: Tate struck out; Unser singled to right; Millan popped
to second; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Boone grounded out (third to
first); Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: Kingman struck out; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); HAHN BATTED
FOR LONBORG; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Bowa walked; Montanez doubled to
right [Bowa scored]; Luzinski homered [Montanez scored]; Hutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARBER REPLACED
HUTTON (PITCHING); Grote grounded out (third to first);
Harrelson singled to center; MILNER BATTED FOR TATE; Milner
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrelson to second]; Unser was
walked intentionally; Millan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: CRAM REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Schmidt homered;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 4.