The Phillies clinched second place in the East Division by winning the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, in 12 innings before the Mets came back to take the second game, 3-2, also in 12 innings. Larry Bowa, who had hit a two-run triple in the second inning of the opener, tripled again with one out in the 12th. After the Mets walked Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski intentionally, Tony Taylor struck out but Garry Maddox singled to drive in the Phillies' winning run. Dave Kingman hit his 36th homer of the season for the Mets.

The Mets won the nightcap with two unearned runs in the 12th. Jesus Alou reached base on an error by Alan Bannister. After a forceout, Bob Gallagher scored on a double by Felix Millan, who also crossed the plate on a wild throw by Mike Anderson. In the Phillies' half, Johnny Oates singled and Tim McCarver walked. Mike Rogodzinski doubled, driving in Oates, but McCarver was thrown out at the plate to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  2
Phillies     1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             6   1   2   0     0   1   .230      Cash 2b               6   1   3   0     0   0   .302
Millan 2b             6   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Bowa ss               6   2   3   2     0   1   .307
Vail lf               6   1   1   0     0   3   .311      Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   0     1   2   .250
Staub rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Luzinski lf           5   0   0   0     1   2   .301
Kingman 3b,1b         4   1   1   1     1   3   .231      Taylor 1b             6   0   2   1     0   2   .229
Torre 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Maddox cf             6   0   1   1     0   1   .276
  Gallagher pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .258
  Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .364        McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .297        Martin pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Staiger pr,3b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Boone c               1   1   0   0     2   0   .249
Harrelson ss          2   0   1   0     0   1   .225        Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Phillips ph,ss      2   0   0   0     1   0   .255        Oates c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Underwood p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .122
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Stearns ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   1   .192        Bannister ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .328
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               45   3  11   2     3  14             Totals               47   4  12   4     4  11

Time of Game: 3:48
Left on Base: Mets 9, Phillies 12
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Kingman, Harrelson
Doubles: Staub (30), Clines (6), Torre (16), Schmidt (34)
Triples: Clines (3), Bowa 2 (9)
Home Runs: Kingman (36)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (2)
Caught Stealing: Millan (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 6.1   7   3   2   2   6   0  29   3.38
Lockwood                1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   1.62
Apodaca L(3-4)          3.2   5   1   1   2   2   0  18   1.49
Totals                 11.2  12   4   3   4  11   0  51

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               5.1   5   3   3   1   6   1  22   4.14
Schueler                1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   5.24
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.04
Simpson                 2     2   0   0   1   4   0   9   3.23
Garber W(10-12)         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.60
Totals                 12    11   3   3   3  14   1  48

Wild Pitches: Underwood (9)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied
out to center; Vail was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa reached on an error
by Harrelson [Bowa to first]; Schmidt reached on an error by
Kingman [Bowa to second, Schmidt to first]; Luzinski forced
Schmidt (third to second) [Bowa to third]; Taylor singled to
left [Bowa scored (unearned), Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced
Taylor (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Staub flied out to center; Kingman homered; Torre
flied out to center; Grote walked; Harrelson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Anderson was called out on strikes; Boone walked;
Underwood popped to first; Cash singled to second [Boone to
second]; Bowa tripled to center [Boone scored, Cash scored];
Schmidt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Taylor
singled to center; Taylor stole second; Maddox lined to second;
Anderson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 4TH: Vail grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out
to right; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone popped to shortstop; Underwood popped to
second; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory; Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Harrelson singled
to third; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa was called out on strikes; Schmidt doubled to
left; On a bunt Luzinski struck out while Schmidt was picked off
second (catcher to third); Greg Luzinski called for
interference; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 6TH: Clines tripled to left; Millan popped to shortstop;
Underwood threw a wild pitch [Clines scored]; Vail singled to
right; Staub doubled to left [Vail scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED
UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Torre was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Taylor lined to right; Maddox made an out to
second; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Phillies 3.

METS 7TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); PHILLIPS BATTED
FOR HARRELSON; Phillips walked; Matlack forced Phillips (pitcher
to shortstop); Clines doubled to left [Matlack to third]; Millan
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Boone
walked; HARMON RAN FOR BOONE; BANNISTER BATTED FOR SCHUELER;
Bannister struck out; Cash singled to shortstop [Harmon to
second]; Bowa singled to center [Harmon to third, Cash to
second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Harmon was out
trying to advance to home and Cash advanced to third and Bowa
advanced to second (catcher to pitcher); Schmidt struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

METS 8TH: OATES REPLACED HARMON (PLAYING C ); MCGRAW REPLACED
BANNISTER (PITCHING); Vail flied out to center; Staub grounded
out (second to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Taylor struck out;
Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: Torre doubled to right; GALLAGHER RAN FOR TORRE; Grote
singled to left [Gallagher out at home (left to catcher to
third)]; STAIGER RAN FOR GROTE; Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted) [Staiger to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD;
Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: APODACA REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); STAIGER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MCCARVER BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; McCarver singled to left; MARTIN RAN FOR MCCARVER;
Oates popped to pitcher in foul territory; HUTTON BATTED FOR
MCGRAW; Hutton singled to right [Martin to second]; Cash singled
to left [Martin to third, Hutton to second]; Bowa lined to
shortstop; Schmidt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

METS 10TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIMPSON REPLACED
HUTTON (PITCHING); Clines struck out; Millan singled to center;
Vail struck out; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 10TH: Luzinski struck out; Taylor flied out to right;
Maddox popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies
3.

METS 11TH: Kingman walked; On a bunt Apodaca struck out; Staiger
singled to left [Kingman to second]; Phillips grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Kingman to third, Staiger to second];
Stearns struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 11TH: Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates
grounded out (shortstop to first); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SIMPSON;
Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Phillies 3.

METS 12TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Clines grounded
out (third to first); Millan singled to second; Vail struck out
while Millan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 12TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
tripled to center; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Luzinski
was walked intentionally [Schmidt to second]; Taylor struck out;
Maddox singled to center [Bowa scored, Schmidt to third,
Luzinski to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 4.