Dick Allen, who tied the score with a double in the sixth inning, smashed a homer in the eighth to give the Phillies a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Larry Christenson, Phillies' starting pitcher, hit a two-run homer off Tom Seaver in the second, but the Mets picked up a run in the third and went ahead in the fourth when Rusty Staub walked and Ed Kranepool hit for the circuit.

The Mets kept the lead until the sixth when Jay Johnstone singled, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on Allen's double. Skip Lockwood, who relieved Seaver, was the victim of Allen's homer in the eighth, while Tug McGraw, who pitched three hitless innings in relief for the Phillies, picked up the victory. Dave Cash became the first player in the majors with 200 hits this season with two singles to bring his total to 201. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  2  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  9  2
Mets         0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Unser cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .298
Bowa ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Johnstone cf,rf       4   1   1   0     0   2   .334      Vail lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .320
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .298      Staub rf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .274
Allen 1b              4   1   2   2     0   2   .230      Kingman 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Martin cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .322
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Hutton rf,1b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .247      Phillips ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .280        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Christenson p         2   1   1   2     0   1   .250        Harrelson ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Seaver p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .191
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .251

Totals               35   4   9   4     3  12             Totals               32   3   5   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 16,676
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Mets 6
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0
Errors: Bowa 2, Kingman
Doubles: Allen (17), Bowa (18)
Home Runs: Christenson (2), Allen (12), Kranepool (4)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (6), Schmidt (11)
GIDP: Seaver (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson             4.1   5   3   3   2   2   1  19   3.88
Schueler                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.48
Hilgendorf              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.67
McGraw W(9-5)           3     0   0   0   1   3   0  10   3.07
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   6   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7     7   3   3   3   9   1  30   2.37
Lockwood L(1-2)         2     2   1   1   0   3   1   8   1.62
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3  12   2  38

Wild Pitches: Seaver (7)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Kingman [Cash to
second]; On a bunt Bowa singled to third [Cash to third]; Bowa
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnstone struck
out; Luzinski walked; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Millan made an out to
first; Vail was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to left; Schmidt was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hutton walked; Oates
popped to catcher in foul territory; Christenson homered [Hutton
scored]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman grounded
out (third to first); Kranepool popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to right; Johnstone was called out
on strikes; Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote singled to left; Phillips singled to center
[Grote to third]; Seaver grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Grote scored (no RBI), Phillips out at second]; Unser
singled to right; Millan popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Allen was called out on strikes; Schmidt flied out
to left; Hutton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Vail struck out; Staub walked; Kingman flied out to
left; Kranepool homered [Staub scored]; Grote grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first);
Christenson struck out; Cash singled to center; Bowa flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Phillips flied out to center; Seaver walked; Unser
singled to center [Seaver to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED
CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Millan forced Unser (shortstop to
second) [Seaver to third]; Vail flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone singled to center; Seaver threw a wild
pitch [Johnstone to second]; Luzinski struck out; Allen doubled
to right [Johnstone scored]; Schmidt flied out to center; Hutton
walked; Oates struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Staub walked; Kingman popped to shortstop; HILGENDORF
REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Kranepool struck out; Grote
reached on an error by Bowa [Staub to second, Grote to first];
ALOU BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Alou flied to left in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: HARRELSON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); MCCARVER
BATTED FOR HILGENDORF; McCarver struck out; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa doubled to right; Johnstone grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR
SEAVER; Clines struck out; Unser walked; Millan forced Unser
(shortstop unassisted) [Millan to second (error by Bowa)]; Vail
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Luzinski
struck out; Allen homered; Schmidt was called out on strikes;
Hutton flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Mets 3.

METS 8TH: JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HUTTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING
CF); Staub struck out; Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: On a bunt Oates struck out; McGraw grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash singled to right; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Grote flied out to center; Harrelson popped to
shortstop; TORRE BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Torre flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 3.