The Mets salvaged a split with the Giants on a three-run homer by Wayne Garrett and two-run clouts by Rusty Staub and John Stearns for a 9-4 victory in the second game. The Giants won the opener, 6-2, on the strength of Marc Hill's three-run homer, which capped a six-run sixth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    15, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   6  9  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .327      Unser cf              5   0   2   1     0   2   .290
Thomas 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .299
Murcer rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Kranepool lf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .347
  Thomasson pr,rf     3   1   1   0     0   1   .217        Clines pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .279      Staub rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Torre 1b              5   1   0   0     0   2   .264
Speier ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .283      Garrett 3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .269
Miller 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .240        Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Hill c                4   1   1   3     0   0   .226      Grote c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .296
Halicki p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .150      Phillips ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .252
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Heidemann ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
                                                          Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .177
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               36   6   9   6     3   6             Totals               37   2  10   2     5  10

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 13
DP: Giants 0, Mets 0
Errors: Miller 2, Koosman
Doubles: Joshua (17), Thomasson (8), Unser (13)
Home Runs: Hill (5)
Caught Stealing: Garrett (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(7-9)          5.2   8   2   0   3   7   0  28   3.76
Lavelle SV(7)           3.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  14   2.91
Totals                  9    10   2   0   5  10   0  42

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(10-11)        5.1   9   6   6   3   4   1  28   3.75
Hall                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.85
Lockwood                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.68
Apodaca                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.68
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   6   1  39

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


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (third to first); Thomas struck
out; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser struck out; Millan singled to left; Kranepool
walked [Millan to second]; Staub struck out; Torre popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews singled to center; Montanez lined to right;
Speier lined to third; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
singled to right; Phillips popped to third in foul territory;
Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill flied out to right; Halicki popped to third;
Joshua doubled to left; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Unser struck out; Millan lined to second; Kranepool
singled to right; Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer singled to right; THOMASSON RAN FOR MURCER;
Matthews flied out to center; Montanez forced Thomasson (second
to shortstop); Speier walked [Montanez to second]; Miller flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Torre was
called out on strikes; Garrett singled to left; Garrett was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grote walked;
Phillips walked [Grote to second]; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill flied out to center; Halicki walked; Joshua was
called out on strikes; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Unser doubled to right; Millan grounded out (pitcher
to first); Kranepool flied out to right; Staub popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson doubled to left; Matthews walked; Montanez
singled to left [Thomasson scored, Matthews to second]; Matthews
was picked off second but was safe on an error by Koosman
[Matthews to third]; Speier singled to left [Matthews scored,
Montanez to third]; Miller singled to left [Montanez scored,
Speier to second]; Hill homered [Speier scored, Miller scored];
Halicki struck out; Joshua singled to center; HALL REPLACED
KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Thomas grounded out (second to first)
[Joshua to second]; Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 6
R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Torre reached on an error by Miller; Garrett singled
[Torre to second]; Grote singled to center [Torre scored
(unearned), Garrett to second]; Phillips struck out; ALOU BATTED
FOR HALL; Alou flied out to right; Unser singled to right
[Garrett scored (unearned), Grote to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED
HALICKI (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (second to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Matthews flied
out to center; Montanez flied out to left; Speier grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: On a bunt Kranepool singled to third [Kranepool to
second (error by Miller)]; CLINES RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Staub
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Clines to third]; Torre popped
to shortstop; Garrett walked; Grote forced Garrett (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Miller flied out
to center; Hill lined to right; Lavelle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Heidemann was called
out on strikes; STEARNS BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Stearns grounded
out (shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

GIANTS 9TH: HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); APODACA
REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Joshua grounded out (pitcher to
first); Thomas flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Millan walked; Clines forced Millan (shortstop to
second); Staub singled to right [Clines to second]; Torre struck
out; KINGMAN BATTED FOR GARRETT; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 2.