Pinch-hitting, Willie McCovey smashed the 16th grand-slam homer of his career, tying Hank Aaron's N. L. record, to power the Padres to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Del Unser led off the first with a homer for the Mets to snap Randy Jones' pitching string of 19 scoreless innings. The Mets added another run in the fourth. Jesus Alou singled, took third on a single by Joe Torre and scored as Rusty Staub bounced into a double play.

The Padres began the eighth by tying the score with singles by Johnny Grubb, Enzo Hernandez and Bobby Tolan and a double by Dave Winfield. After an intentional pass to Mike Ivie loaded the bases, Bob Apodaca relieved Jerry Koosman and was the victim of McCovey's homer. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, May       30, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  0  -   6 11  0
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .328      Unser cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .321
Hernandez ss          4   1   3   0     0   0   .244      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Tolan lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .236      Alou lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Winfield rf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .291        Gallagher lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Ivie 1b               2   1   1   0     2   1   .287      Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  McCovey ph          1   1   1   4     0   0   .232      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grote c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Kubiak 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Koosman p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .120        Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sharon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .115        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .377
  Hundley c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     2   5             Totals               31   2   7   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,208
Left on Base: Padres 7, Mets 3
DP: Padres 2, Mets 1
Errors: Torre
Doubles: Winfield (6), Torre (7)
Home Runs: McCovey (5), Unser (4)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (10)
Caught Stealing: Millan (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (15)
GIDP: Staub (6), Unser (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(7-2)            7     6   2   2   1   1   1  25   1.67
Frisella                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.05
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   1   1  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(4-3)          7.1   9   5   5   2   4   0  32   4.68
Apodaca                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   1.25
Hall                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.07
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Tolan grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser homered; Millan singled to center; Millan was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to pitcher to shortstop); Alou grounded out (third to
first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield made an out to second; Ivie was called out
on strikes; Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Kingman struck out; Grote
singled to left; Phillips popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser made
an out to shortstop; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb struck out; Hernandez singled to center; Tolan
grounded out (second to first) [Hernandez to second]; Winfield
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Alou singled to right; Torre singled to right [Alou to
third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Alou scored (no RBI), Torre out at second]; Kingman
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie walked; Kendall singled to left [Ivie to
second]; On a bunt Fuentes singled [Ivie to third, Kendall to
second]; Kubiak lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Kendall out at second]; Jones grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Grote singled to center; Phillips forced Grote (first
to shortstop); Koosman walked [Phillips to second]; Unser
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Koosman out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled
to right; Hernandez stole second; Tolan flied out to right
[Hernandez to third]; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie singled to left; Kendall grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Ivie to second]; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied
out to left; Grote made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); SHARON BATTED
FOR JONES; Sharon struck out; Grubb singled to center; Hernandez
singled to center [Grubb to second]; Tolan singled to right
[Grubb scored, Hernandez to third]; Winfield doubled to right
[Hernandez scored, Tolan to third]; Ivie was walked
intentionally; APODACA REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); MCCOVEY
BATTED FOR KENDALL; McCovey homered [Tolan scored, Winfield
scored, Ivie scored]; Fuentes lined to shortstop; Kubiak made an
out to third; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); HUNDLEY REPLACED
SHARON (PLAYING C ); Phillips flied out to right; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR APODACA; Kranepool flied out to left; Unser grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Mets 2.

PADRES 9TH: HALL REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Hundley reached
on an error by Torre; Grubb singled to right [Hundley to
second]; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hundley to third, Grubb to second]; Tolan struck out; Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
6, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Gallagher
lined to first; Torre doubled to right; Staub flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Mets 2.