Ed Halicki, the Giants' 6-7 righthander, pitched the first no-hitter in the N. L. this season and won the nightcap of a doubleheader, 6-0, after the Mets had pounded their way to a 9-5 victory in the opener on the strength of a grand-slam homer by Dave Kingman.

Halicki's no-hitter was the first in Candlestick Park since Gaylord Perry, then with the Giants, and Ray Washburn of the Cardinals turned in back-to-back gems in 1968. Halicki struck out 10. Only three Mets reached base. Rusty Staub was safe on an error by Derrel Thomas in the fifth, Mike Vail walked in the sixth and Del Unser drew a pass in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, San Francisco Giants 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    24, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    2  5  1    1  0  0  -   9 12  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   5  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Joshua cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .321
Millan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .298        Ontiveros ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Garrett 3b            5   2   2   2     0   1   .272      Thomas 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Staub rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .274      Thomasson rf,cf       4   0   1   1     1   1   .209
Kingman lf            5   2   3   4     0   1   .248      Matthews lf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .271
Torre 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Phillips ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Miller 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
Matlack p             3   1   0   0     0   2   .058      Sadek c               2   2   0   0     2   0   .232
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .085
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
                                                            Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                            Bradley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  12   9     2   5             Totals               35   5   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Mets 6, Giants 7
DP: Mets 1, Giants 0
Errors: Phillips, Montanez
Doubles: Unser (15), Kingman (16), Matthews (18), Speier (27)
Triples: Garrett (2)
Home Runs: Kingman (26)
Caught Stealing: Millan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(15-8)         6.2   7   5   4   3   3   0  31   3.35
Apodaca SV(12)          2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.48
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   4   0  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(11-11)           5     8   7   7   1   1   1  24   2.93
Caldwell                2     4   2   2   0   3   0  12   5.13
Bradley                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.08
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.41
Totals                  9    12   9   9   2   5   1  42

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


METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied
to left; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

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

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman singled
to left; Torre forced Kingman (third to second); Grote forced
Torre (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews doubled to right; Montanez flied to center;
Speier popped to shortstop; Miller grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); Matlack was
called out on strikes; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek flied to left; Barr flied to left; Joshua
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Millan singled to left; Garrett tripled to left
[Millan scored]; Staub singled to left [Garrett scored]; Kingman
popped to shortstop; Torre flied to right; Grote popped to first
in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas flied to right; Thomasson singled; Matthews
flied to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Phillips singled; On a bunt Matlack forced Phillips
(pitcher to shortstop); Unser flied to right; Millan singled to
left [Matlack to second]; Garrett singled to center [Millan to
third, Matlack scored, Garrett to second (on throw)]; Staub was
walked intentionally; Kingman homered [Millan scored, Garrett
scored, Staub scored]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first);
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier doubled to left; Miller flied to center;
Sadek walked; BROWN BATTED FOR BARR; Brown flied to right;
Joshua singled to right [Sadek to second, Speier scored]; Thomas
reached on an error by Phillips [Joshua to third, Sadek scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Thomasson flied to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Giants 2.

METS 6TH: CALDWELL REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Grote singled to
right; Phillips forced Grote (shortstop unassisted); Matlack out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Phillips to second];
Unser doubled to left [Phillips scored]; Millan reached on an
error by Montanez [Unser to third]; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews flied to center; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Speier popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 8, Giants 2.

METS 7TH: Staub struck out; Kingman doubled to left; Torre
reached on a fielder's choice [Kingman to third]; Grote flied to
left; Phillips singled to right [Torre to second, Kingman
scored]; Matlack was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Miller singled to center; Sadek walked [Miller to
second]; HILL BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Hill lined to second;
ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR JOSHUA; Ontiveros struck out; Thomas
singled [Sadek to second, Miller to third]; Thomasson walked
[Miller scored, Sadek to third, Thomas to second]; Matthews
singled to right [Thomasson to third, Thomas scored, Sadek
scored]; APODACA REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Montanez walked
[Matthews to second]; Speier grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 5.

METS 8TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BRADLEY REPLACED HILL
(PITCHING); Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
walked; Millan was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Miller singled; Sadek lined into a double play
(second to first) [Miller out at first]; RADER BATTED FOR
BRADLEY; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 5.

METS 9TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman struck out; Torre grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Thomas flied to
center; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 5.