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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 9, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, played on July 9, 1974 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 9, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Spillner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,264 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bruce Froemming |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Center Fielder |
Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
Cito Gaston | Left Fielder |
Fred Kendall | Catcher |
Dave Roberts | Third Baseman |
Enzo Hernandez | Shortstop |
Dan Spillner | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
John Milner | First Baseman |
Ron Hodges | Catcher |
Dave Schneck | Center Fielder |
Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 9, 1974
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Matlack
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Matlack
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Spillner
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Spillner
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Spillner
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Spillner
There's a wild pitch. Millan moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Spillner
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan. Jones reaches second base with a double. Millan scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Spillner
Milner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Matlack
Colbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Matlack
Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colbert moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Matlack
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Kendall reaches second base with a double. Colbert scores. Gaston goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Matlack
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spillner vs. Matlack
Spillner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spillner
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneck vs. Spillner
Schneck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Spillner
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matlack vs. Spillner
Matlack is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Matlack
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Matlack
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Matlack
Colbert hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Spillner
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Spillner
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Spillner
Staub strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Matlack
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Matlack
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Matlack
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Matlack
There goes Roberts. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Roberts steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spillner
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Spillner
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Thomas covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spillner
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spillner vs. Matlack
Spillner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Matlack
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneck vs. Spillner
Schneck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Spillner
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Spillner
Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Matlack
Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Matlack
Colbert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Matlack
There goes Colbert. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Colbert steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Matlack
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Matlack
Kendall hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Colbert scores. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Matlack
Roberts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Spillner
Garrett hits a line drive towards first. Colbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Spillner
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Spillner
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spillner vs. Matlack
Spillner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hodges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Matlack
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Matlack
Winfield hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spillner
Johnny Grubb now playing center field.
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Spillner
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spillner
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Matlack
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Matlack
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Matlack
Kendall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneck vs. Spillner
Schneck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Spillner
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Spillner
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jon Matlack.
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Spillner
There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garrett vs. Spillner
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Millan vs. Hardy
Larry Hardy now pitching.
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McGraw
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Schneck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. McGraw
Hardy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hardy
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hardy
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Hardy
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan. Milner reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Hardy
Hodges hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching. Don Hahn pinch hits for Dave Schneck.
Hahn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Romo
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
Boswell takes first base on ball four. Hahn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Romo
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Romo covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1974 -- San Diego at New York (N) San Diego AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Tolan B, rf 4 0 0 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thomas D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Winfield D, cf 4 0 1 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 0 0 Grubb J, cf 0 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 4 1 3 1 Colbert N, 1b 4 2 2 0 Milner J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gaston C, lf 4 1 1 0 Hodges R, c 4 1 1 3 Kendall F, c 4 1 2 3 Schneck D, cf 3 0 1 0 Roberts D, 3b 4 1 2 2 Hahn D, ph 0 0 0 0 Hernandez E, ss 4 0 0 0 Martinez T, ss 3 0 1 0 Spillner D, p 3 0 0 0 Matlack J, p 2 0 0 0 Hardy L, p 1 0 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 1 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0 Boswell K, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 5 33 4 10 4 San Diego 020 003 000 -- 5 New York 100 000 003 -- 4 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Spillner D (W) 7.1 7 1 1 2 4 Hardy L 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 Tomlin D* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Romo V (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Matlack J (L) 8.0 9 5 5 0 6 McGraw T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- San Diego 4 LOB -- San Diego 4, New York 6 2B -- Jones C, Kendall F, Milner J HR -- Roberts D, Hodges R SB -- Roberts D, Colbert N WP -- Spillner D 2 T -- 2:34 A -- 19264
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