Dave Kingman's two-run homer was the decisive blow and Jon Matlack hurled a five-hitter as the Mets downed the Phillies, 4-2. The home team struck in their first turn at bat when Wayne Garrett led off with a single and stole second with one out. He scored all the way from second on a wild fourth-ball pitch to Del Unser which catcher Bob Boone had trouble locating. Rusty Staub singled home Unser to make it 2-0 and, after Ed Kranepool forced Staub, Kingman slammed his 11th circuit blow of the season.

Gre Luzinski homered for the first Phillie run in the fifth and an infield hit by Larry Bowa and bloop double by Ollie Brown resulted in a sixth-inning run. Staub's throw got away from shortstop Mike Phillips and Brown scored. Matlack got out of the inning by getting Luzinski to pop out and Dick Allen to ground out. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Friday, June      27, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Mets         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .336      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .277
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .325      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .327      Unser cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .297
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .303      Staub rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Kranepool 1b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .336
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Kingman lf            3   1   1   2     0   2   .219
Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Anderson cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Grote c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .069      Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .067
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   1     2   8             Totals               28   4   6   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 27,935
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 4
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 1
Errors: Garrett, Phillips
Doubles: Brown (4)
Home Runs: Luzinski (18), Kingman (11)
Stolen Bases: Garrett (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (2)
GIDP: Bowa (3), Kranepool (4)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (2,by Hilgendorf)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(4-8)        4     3   4   4   1   3   1  16   4.40
Hilgendorf              2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.25
Hoerner                 2     2   0   0   0   4   0   8   2.84
Totals                  8     6   4   4   2   9   1  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(9-5)          9     5   2   1   2   8   1  34   3.59
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   8   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Hilgendorf (1)
Wild Pitches: Twitchell (6), Hoerner (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; Brown was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Garrett stole second; Millan
popped to first in foul territory; Unser walked; Twitchell threw
a wild pitch [Unser to second, Garrett scored]; Staub singled to
center [Unser scored]; Kranepool forced Staub (third to second);
Kingman homered [Kranepool scored]; Phillips flied to center; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Allen flied to center;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (second to first); Matlack was
called out on strikes; Garrett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied to left; Anderson struck out;
Twitchell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (second to first); Unser flied to
left; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Cash flied to left; Bowa flied to left; Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Kranepool flied to center; Kingman struck out;
Phillips popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski homered; Allen struck out; Schmidt
singled to right; Boone singled to left [Schmidt to second];
Anderson struck out; TAYLOR BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Taylor flied
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Grote singled
to left; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Grote to second]; Garrett walked; Millan struck out; Unser
forced Garrett (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
singled to shortstop; Brown doubled to right [Bowa scored (error
by Phillips) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Luzinski popped to first in
foul territory; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Staub was hit by a pitch; Kranepool grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Mets 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt lined to third; Boone walked; Anderson
flied to right; MARTIN BATTED FOR HILGENDORF; Martin forced
Boone (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Mets 4.

METS 7TH: HOERNER REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Phillips was
called out on strikes; Grote singled to left; Hoerner threw a
wild pitch [Grote to second]; Matlack was called out on strikes;
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Cash flied to right; Bowa flied to right; Brown
reached on an error by Garrett; Luzinski flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Millan singled to left; Unser struck out; Staub
grounded out (second to first) [Millan to second]; Kranepool
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Allen struck out; Schmidt popped to third; Boone
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 4.