The Mets' five-run first inning enabled Tom Seaver to become the National League's first 18-game winner with a 6-4 victory over the Giants. Rusty Staub's two-run homer and Felix Millan's two RBIs on two singles paced the Met attack. Gene Clines opened the game for the Mets by reaching third on right fielder Glenn Adams' error and scoring on Millan's single. Staub followed with a homer and Dave Kingman doubled, scoring on Joe Torre's triple. A wild pitch by loser Pete Falcone completed the five-run Met burst.

Bobby Murcer's two-run pinch-single sparked the Giants to three runs in the second, but Seaver weathered a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the third without yielding a run. Willie Montanez' RBI double in the eighth chased Seaver, with Bob Apodaca finishing for his 11th save. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Friday, August    22, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         5  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 13  0
Giants       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             6   2   1   0     0   0   .220      Joshua cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .321
Millan 2b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .299      Thomas 2b             5   0   0   0     0   3   .269
Vail lf               5   0   2   0     0   2   .273      Adams rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Staub rf              4   1   1   2     1   0   .276        Thomasson rf        2   0   0   0     2   0   .208
Kingman 1b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .245      Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   2   .271
Torre 3b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .266      Montanez 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Grote c               3   0   1   0     2   0   .299      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Heidemann ss          2   0   0   0     3   0   .215      Rader c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .316
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .285
  Apodaca p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Falcone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .039
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Murcer ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .312
                                                            Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .086
                                                            Heaverlo p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .214

Totals               40   6  13   5     6   5             Totals               35   4  10   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  4,428
Left on Base: Mets 13, Giants 7
DP: Mets 2, Giants 1
Errors: Adams
Doubles: Kingman (15), Clines (4), Montanez (24)
Triples: Torre (2)
Home Runs: Staub (14)
GIDP: Seaver (1), Speier (10), Ontiveros (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(18-7)          7     9   4   4   3   9   0  32   2.23
Apodaca SV(11)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.53
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3  10   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(8-9)          0.1   4   5   4   1   1   1   7   4.02
Williams                1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.15
Heaverlo                5     4   0   0   1   2   0  20   2.45
Lavelle                 1.2   4   1   1   2   2   0  11   2.86
Moffitt                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.76
Totals                  9    13   6   5   6   5   1  46

Wild Pitches: Seaver (4), Heaverlo (5)
Balks: Falcone (4)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


METS 1ST: Clines reached on an error by Adams [Clines to third];
Millan singled to center [Clines scored (unearned)]; Vail struck
out; Staub homered [Millan scored]; Kingman doubled to left;
Torre tripled to right [Kingman scored]; Falcone balked [Torre
scored]; THOMASSON REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Grote walked;
WILLIAMS REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Heidemann walked [Grote to
second]; Seaver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Heidemann out at second]; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas
struck out; Thomasson walked; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied
to center; Vail singled to left; Staub walked [Vail to second];
Kingman forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez flied to left; Speier singled to left;
Rader singled [Speier to second]; Ontiveros singled to center
[Rader to second, Speier to third]; MURCER BATTED FOR WILLIAMS;
Seaver threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros to second, Rader to third,
Speier scored]; Murcer singled to right [Ontiveros scored, Rader
scored]; BARR RAN FOR MURCER; Joshua forced Barr (second to
shortstop); Thomas struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 3.

METS 3RD: HEAVERLO REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Torre singled;
Grote singled [Torre to second]; Heidemann grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Grote to second, Torre to third]; Seaver popped to
second; Clines lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson walked; Matthews walked [Thomasson to
second]; Montanez singled to right [Matthews to second,
Thomasson to third]; Speier grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [Montanez to second, Matthews to third,
Thomasson out at home]; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Vail flied to
center; Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first);
Heaverlo struck out; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Giants 3.

METS 5TH: Kingman struck out; Torre singled to left; Grote
popped to shortstop; Heaverlo threw a wild pitch [Torre to
second]; Heidemann was walked intentionally; Seaver singled
[Heidemann to second, Torre to third]; Clines grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas struck out; Thomasson flied to center;
Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Vail struck out;
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
lined to third; Rader flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
5, Giants 3.

METS 7TH: Kingman popped to shortstop; Torre grounded out (third
to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Ontiveros singled to center; BROWN BATTED FOR
HEAVERLO; Brown struck out; Joshua singled to center [Ontiveros
to second]; Thomas grounded out (second to first) [Joshua to
second, Ontiveros to third]; Thomasson flied to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

METS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Heidemann grounded
out (shortstop to first); Seaver struck out; Clines doubled to
left; Millan singled to center [Clines scored]; Vail singled to
right [Millan to second]; Staub flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews singled to center; Montanez doubled to
right [Matthews scored]; APODACA REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Speier popped to third in foul territory; Rader singled to left
[Montanez to third]; Ontiveros grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 4.

METS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); Grote walked; Heidemann walked [Grote to second];
Apodaca singled to left [Heidemann to second, Grote to third];
MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Clines flied to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: HILL BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Hill was called out on
strikes; Joshua flied to center; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 4.