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.

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