Greg Luzinski knocked in four runs with a single and double, bringing his season's RBI total to 72, as the Phillies defeated the Mets, 8-6. Dick Allen homered for the Phils' first run in the second inning. Luzinski plated a pair with his single in the third, following singles by Dave Cash and Larry Bowa and a wild pitch.

The Mets tied the score in the fifth when Felix Millan and Joe Torre walked and Rusty Staub homered, but the Phillies went back in front in their half when Bowa singled, Ollie Brown was safe on an error and Luzinski doubled. Three more runs in the eighth on scoring singles by Bob Boone and Gene Garber, plus an error, clinched the victory. Mike Phillips hit a two-run homer for the Mets in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      6, 1975 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  2  -   6 10  2
Phillies     0  1  2    0  2  0    0  3  x  -   8 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           5   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .334
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .274      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     0   0   .333
Torre 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .270      Brown rf,lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .385
Staub rf              4   1   2   3     0   2   .267      Luzinski lf           3   1   2   4     1   0   .301
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .329        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Kingman lf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .234      Allen 1b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .233
Unser cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .296        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .207      Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .211
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .061      Boone c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .204
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .065
                                                            Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Garber p            2   0   1   1     0   1   .167

Totals               34   6  10   5     4   6             Totals               34   8  11   7     3   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 27,037
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 2
Errors: Phillips, Kingman, Boone
Doubles: Kingman (8), Brown 2 (7), Luzinski (18)
Home Runs: Staub (7), Phillips (1), Allen (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (3)
GIDP: Kingman (5), Maddox (2), Allen (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-6)         7.2  11   8   6   3   6   1  36   3.55
Baldwin                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.12
Totals                  8    11   8   6   3   6   1  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell W(5-9)        5     5   3   3   4   4   1  23   4.80
Garber SV(5)            4     5   3   3   0   2   1  16   3.60
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   6   2  39

Wild Pitches: Matlack (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Phillips singled to center; Millan singled to left
[Phillips to second]; Torre lined into a double play (shortstop
to second) [Phillips out at second]; Staub struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

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

METS 2ND: Kranepool popped to second; Kingman struck out; Unser
singled to left; Stearns popped to second in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen homered; Schmidt was called out on strikes;
Boone singled to center; Maddox grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack struck out; Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Twitchell struck out; Cash singled to center; Bowa
singled to center [Cash to second]; Matlack threw a wild pitch
[Cash to third, Bowa to second]; Brown struck out; Luzinski
singled to center [Cash scored, Bowa scored]; Allen struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 4TH: Torre flied out to center; Staub singled to right;
Kranepool grounded out (second to first) [Staub to second];
Kingman walked; Unser walked [Staub to third, Kingman to
second]; Stearns popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Matlack flied out to left; Phillips flied out to
center; Millan walked; Torre walked [Millan to second]; Staub
homered [Millan scored, Torre scored]; Kranepool flied out to
center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: MARTIN BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Martin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash popped to first in foul territory; Bowa
singled to right; Brown reached on an error by Phillips [Bowa to
third, Brown to first]; Luzinski doubled to center [Bowa scored
(unearned), Brown scored (unearned)]; Allen struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 5.

METS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Kingman doubled to
right; On a bunt Unser singled to third [Kingman scored (error
by Boone) (no RBI)]; Stearns forced Unser (shortstop to second);
Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Stearns to
second]; Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone lined
to third; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

METS 7TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Garber struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

METS 8TH: Kranepool singled to center; Kingman grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kranepool out at
second]; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Brown doubled to right; Luzinski was walked
intentionally; Allen grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Luzinski to second, Brown out at third]; Schmidt walked;
Boone singled to left [Luzinski scored, Schmidt scored (error by
Kingman) (no RBI), Boone to third]; Maddox was walked
intentionally; Garber singled to center [Boone scored, Maddox to
second]; BALDWIN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Cash forced Garber
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 8.

METS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); BROWN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HUTTON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B);
Stearns singled to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Garrett was
called out on strikes; Phillips homered [Stearns scored]; Millan
grounded out (third to first); Torre grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 8.