Joe Torre hit a two-run homer in the second inning and the Mets used two errors in a two-run sixth to defeat the Giants, 4-2, as Craig Swan notched his first victory of the season. The Mets' final rally started when Dave Rader dropped Dave Kingman's pop fly.

After Torre walked and was forced at second on Jerry Grote's grounder, Jack Heidemann hit a grounder that Chris Speier threw into right field, allowing pinch-runner Wayne Garrett to score and sending Grote to third. Swan then hit a soft liner to second that Derrel Thomas elected to let fall. The double play attempt, however, failed as Grote scored. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  2
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  5  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .327      Clines cf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Thomas 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Alou lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Matthews lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .276        Unser cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Thomasson rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .218      Kingman 1b            2   1   0   0     1   1   .246
Rader c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .313        Garrett pr,3b       1   1   0   0     0   1   .268
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .278      Torre 3b,1b           2   1   1   2     2   1   .269
  Robinson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .068      Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .296
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .039      Heidemann ss          3   0   1   1     1   1   .224
  Adams ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Swan p                2   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .223

Totals               33   2   6   1     5   4             Totals               29   4   5   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 20,751
Left on Base: Giants 9, Mets 7
DP: Giants 0, Mets 0
Errors: Speier, Rader, Clines
Doubles: Rader (13), Thomasson (9)
Home Runs: Torre (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(8-8)          6     4   4   2   5   3   1  28   3.79
Lavelle                 2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   2.83
Totals                  8     5   4   2   5   7   1  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(1-0)             8.1   5   2   2   5   3   0  35   2.16
Apodaca SV(10)          0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.66
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   4   0  38

Balks: Swan (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua struck out; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to
first); Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Clines struck out; Millan flied to center; Alou
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Swan balked [Matthews to second];
Speier popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomasson singled to
center [Matthews scored (error by Clines) (no RBI)]; Rader
doubled to right [Thomasson to third]; Ontiveros reached on a
fielder's choice [Thomasson out at home (second to catcher),
Rader to third]; Falcone forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman walked;
Torre homered [Kingman scored]; Grote popped to catcher in foul
territory; Heidemann walked; Swan lined to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas
grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to center;
Matthews flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to left; Alou forced Millan (second to shortstop); Staub
walked [Alou to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier popped to shortstop; Thomasson doubled to
right; Rader popped to third; Ontiveros was walked
intentionally; Falcone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Torre walked; Grote singled to left [Torre to second];
Heidemann struck out; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Grote to second, Torre to third]; Clines lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Joshua flied to center; Thomas flied to center;
Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Alou flied to
left; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

GIANTS 6TH: UNSER REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); CLINES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Matthews popped to second; Speier popped
to first in foul territory; Thomasson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Kingman reached on an error by Rader; GARRETT RAN FOR
KINGMAN; Torre walked [Garrett to second]; Grote forced Torre
(pitcher to second to shortstop) [Garrett to third]; Heidemann
singled to shortstop [Garrett scored (unearned), Grote to third
(error by Speier)]; Swan forced Heidemann (second to shortstop)
[Grote scored (unearned)]; Clines popped to shortstop; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 7TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rader flied to center; Ontiveros flied
to center; ADAMS BATTED FOR FALCONE; Adams walked; Joshua
singled to center [Adams to second]; Thomas popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser struck out; Staub singled to left;
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Torre struck out; Grote struck out; Heidemann grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets
4.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Rader walked;
Ontiveros walked [Rader to second]; ROBINSON RAN FOR ONTIVEROS;
HILL BATTED FOR LAVELLE; APODACA REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Hill
was called out on strikes; Joshua singled to left [Robinson to
second, Rader scored]; Thomas popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 4.

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