Homers by Dave Kingman and Jerry Grote provided the fireworks as the Mets exploded for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Phillies, 4-3, before a holiday crowd of 55,301, the largest turnout in the N. L. so far this season. Tom Seaver, who was losing, 3-1, before going out for a pinch-hitter in the rally, was the beneficiary of the blows and gained the victory at the expense of his former teammate, Tug McGraw, who was the loser in relief.

Kingman led off the ninth with his homer. Cleon Jones batted for Del Unser and singled. After a sacrifice by John Stearns, Jesus Alou struck out as the pinch-hitter for Seaver. Grote then came to bat for Mike Phillips and delivered the game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Friday, July 4, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4 11  1
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .340
  Grote ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .288      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .332
  Heidemann ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Johnstone rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .342
Millan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .278        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .281        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   2   .292
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Milner 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .217      Allen 1b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .232
Kingman lf            4   1   3   2     0   1   .232      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .210
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .176
  Clines pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .188        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .339
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .204        Hilgendorf p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Hutton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .214
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Anderson rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257

Totals               36   4  11   4     1   5             Totals               34   3   8   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 55,301
Left on Base: Mets 8, Phillies 6
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Torre, Luzinski, Oates
Doubles: Millan (18), Kingman (7), Cash (21)
Triples: Bowa (6)
Home Runs: Kingman (12), Grote (2)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (10)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (4), Luzinski (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Phillips (2), Stearns (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(12-4)          8     8   3   2   2   8   0  33   1.85
Baldwin SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.14
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   9   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson             3.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  15   3.93
Hilgendorf              3.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  13   1.83
McGraw L(5-4)           1.2   5   3   3   0   1   2  10   2.50
Garber                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.31
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   5   2  39

Wild Pitches: Seaver (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Phillips struck out; Millan doubled to right; Torre
was called out on strikes; Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
tripled to right; Johnstone flied out to center; Luzinski
walked; Bowa was caught stealing home (catcher to second to
catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Milner flied out to center; Kingman doubled to left;
Unser flied out to center; Stearns popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen walked; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Allen to
second]; Schmidt singled to center [Allen scored]; Schmidt stole
second; Oates was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Christenson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Phillips
grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash flied out to left; Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted); Johnstone lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Torre walked; Staub flied out to left; Milner singled
to center [Torre to third]; Kingman singled to center [Torre
scored, Milner to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED CHRISTENSON
(PITCHING); Unser forced Kingman (second to shortstop) [Milner
to third]; Stearns lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to shortstop; Allen struck out
while Luzinski was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 1.

METS 5TH: Seaver singled to right; Phillips out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Seaver to second]; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Oates popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
flied out to right; Hilgendorf was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Milner singled to second;
Kingman struck out; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash doubled to right; On a bunt Bowa singled to
left [Cash to third]; Johnstone singled to right [Cash scored,
Bowa to third, Johnstone to second (on throw to 3b)]; Luzinski
struck out; Allen flied to right in foul territory; Schmidt
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Seaver grounded
out (third to first); Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Oates flied out to center; Maddox reached on an
error by Torre [Maddox to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR HILGENDORF;
Hutton singled to left [Maddox scored (unearned), Hutton to
second (on throw to home)]; Cash singled to right [Hutton to
third]; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Johnstone flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING RF); MCGRAW REPLACED
JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torre singled to left [Torre to second (error by Luzinski)];
Staub popped to second; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski struck out; Allen struck out; Schmidt
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Kingman
homered; JONES BATTED FOR UNSER; Jones singled to center; CLINES
RAN FOR JONES; Stearns out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Clines to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR SEAVER; Alou struck
out; GROTE BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Grote homered [Clines scored];
On a bunt Millan singled to catcher [Millan to second (error by
Oates)]; GARBER REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Torre flied out to
right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING SS); GARRETT
REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
BALDWIN REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Oates flied out to right;
BROWN BATTED FOR MADDOX; Brown struck out; Anderson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

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