The Phillies kept their faint division hopes alive by defeating the Mets, 4-2, to remain six lengths behind the Pirates with seven games left to play. The Phillies decided the outcome with three runs in the fourth inning. Larry Bowa and Greg Luzinski singled and both crossed the plate on a double by Dick Allen, After Allen was thrown out trying to score on a single by Jerry Martin, Mike Anderson doubled to drive in Martin with the third run.

Another double by Allen led to the Phillies' last counter on a sacrifice fly by Anderson in the sixth. Tug McGraw relieved Dick Ruthven in the seventh and put down a threat by the Mets, but then gave up a two-run homer by Ron Hodges in the ninth before saving the game. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .296
Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .307      Millan 2b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Harrelson pr,ss     2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .299      Vail lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
Allen 1b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .232      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Kingman 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .231
Martin cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .218      Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .322
Anderson rf           3   0   1   2     0   1   .258      Hodges c              4   1   3   2     0   0   .292
Boone c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Phillips ss,2b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Ruthven p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Heidemann ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .104
                                                            Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               32   4   7   4     2   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 52,144
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 7
DP: Phillies 2, Mets 0
Errors: Ruthven 2
Doubles: Allen 2 (20), Anderson (9), Vail (8)
Home Runs: Hodges (2)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (28), Phillips (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Anderson (3)
GIDP: Vail (3), Grote (11)
Hit by Pitch: Schmidt (4,by Matlack), Millan (12,by Ruthven)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(2-2)          6     4   0   0   2   5   0  25   4.54
McGraw SV(14)           3     3   2   2   0   4   1  11   3.10
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   9   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(16-12)        7     7   4   4   2   2   0  30   3.40
Lockwood                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.54
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Ruthven (1), Matlack (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied
out to right; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Millan singled to right; Vail
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Millan out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Allen popped
to catcher in foul territory; Martin was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Kingman struck out; Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Ruthven singled to second; Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges singled to left; Phillips forced Hodges (second
to shortstop); Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Phillips to second]; Unser walked; Millan was hit by a pitch
[Phillips to third, Unser to second]; HARRELSON RAN FOR MILLAN;
Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PHILLIPS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bowa singled to right; Schmidt
popped to first; Luzinski singled to left [Bowa to third]; Allen
doubled to left [Bowa scored, Luzinski scored]; Martin singled
to left [Allen out at home (left to catcher), Martin to second
(on throw to home)]; Anderson doubled to left [Martin scored];
Boone was walked intentionally; Ruthven grounded out (first to
pitcher); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool reached on an error
by Ruthven [Kranepool to first]; Hodges grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa
grounded out (third to first); Schmidt was hit by a pitch;
Schmidt stole second; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Phillips singled to center; Phillips stole second;
Matlack flied out to center; Unser struck out; Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Allen doubled to left; Martin flied out to right
[Allen to third]; Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Allen
scored]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Vail struck out; Staub flied out to center; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
popped to second; Bowa walked; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Kranepool walked; Kranepool was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Ruthven [Kranepool to second]; Hodges
singled to left [Kranepool to third]; MCGRAW REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Phillips popped to shortstop; GROTE BATTED FOR
MATLACK; Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hodges out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED GROTE (PITCHING); Luzinski
grounded out (second to first); Allen was called out on strikes;
Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Unser lined to
center; Harrelson flied out to center; Vail doubled to right;
Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson was called out on strikes; Boone flied
out to left; McGraw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
4, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to center;
Hodges homered [Kranepool scored]; HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; Heidemann struck out; TORRE BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Torre
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 2.