Rusty Staub and ave Kingman drove in all the runs as the Mets defeated the Giants, 5-1, handing the visitors their sixth straight loss and pitcher Mike Caldwell his fifth consecutive defeat without a win. Kingman sent the Mets off to a 2-0 lead in the first with a double that followed walks to Felix Millan and Staub. Staub's homer in the third, which was preceded by Millan's double, gave the Mets two more tallies and Staub singled home another in the seventh.

The Giants' lone score came in the third on Gary Matthews' infield out following singles by Derrel Thomas and Willie Montanez. Mets' pitcher Jerry Koosman had control problems throughout the game, but never faced more than five batters in any inning and allowed only two hits over the last six frames. He was aided by four double plays. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       14, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Mets         2  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .325      Clines lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .111
Thomas 2b             1   1   1   0     3   0   .258      Millan 2b             2   2   1   0     1   0   .233
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Matthews lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .284      Staub rf              3   2   3   3     1   0   .303
Speier ss             2   0   1   0     2   1   .283      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .200
Miller 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .368        Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Speed rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .133      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Hill c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .203      Grote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Caldwell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Koosman p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .211
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .264

Totals               27   1   5   1     8   8             Totals               33   5   9   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 13,586
Left on Base: Giants 8, Mets 8
DP: Giants 0, Mets 4
Errors: Matthews
Doubles: Kingman (4), Grote (2), Millan (8)
Home Runs: Staub (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (4), Millan (5)
GIDP: Miller 2 (2), Caldwell (1), Montanez (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(0-5)         6     7   4   4   2   5   1  27   3.94
Lavelle                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0  10   1.54
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   6   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(3-1)          9     5   1   1   8   8   0  36   4.28
Totals                  9     5   1   1   8   8   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua popped to third in foul territory; Thomas
walked; Montanez singled to left [Thomas to second]; Matthews
forced Montanez (third to second) [Thomas to third]; Speier
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (third to first); Millan walked;
Unser was called out on strikes; Staub walked [Millan to
second]; Kingman doubled to left [Millan scored, Staub scored];
Garrett struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Miller walked; Speed grounded out (first unassisted)
[Miller to second]; Hill walked; Caldwell out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Miller to third, Hill to second]; Joshua
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets
2.

METS 2ND: Grote doubled to left; Harrelson grounded out (catcher
to first) [Grote to third]; Koosman was called out on strikes;
Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets
2.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas singled to pitcher; Montanez singled to right
[Thomas to third]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Thomas scored, Montanez to second]; Speier walked; Miller
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Speier out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Millan doubled to left; Unser flied out to center;
Staub homered [Millan scored]; Kingman flied out to left;
Garrett singled to right; Grote grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Speed was called out on strikes; Hill walked;
Caldwell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hill out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Koosman
grounded out (third to first); Clines singled to second; Millan
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Joshua flied out to center; Thomas walked; Montanez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Thomas out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Unser struck out; Staub singled to center; Kingman
made an out to second; Garrett popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews made an out to second; Speier walked;
Miller singled to right [Speier to second]; Speed struck out;
Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 7TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Arnold struck out;
Joshua was called out on strikes; Thomas walked; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Clines walked;
Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Clines to
second]; Unser grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to
center [Clines scored]; Kingman reached on an error by Matthews
[Staub to third, Kingman to second]; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 5.

GIANTS 8TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Matthews
grounded out (second to first); Speier singled to right; Miller
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Grote singled to right; Harrelson flied out to left;
Koosman struck out; Clines forced Grote (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Speed grounded out (second to first); Hill grounded
out (shortstop to first); ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR LAVELLE;
Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 5.