National League Standings, July 19, 1974
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 19, 1974 GAME:
Hank M
September 18, 2005
"The Yankees just helped the Mets!"
This is what my father said after we saw what happened in the sixth inning. Horace Clarke, who had been released by the Yanks because of his continuous shoddy fielding, let a two-out ground ball get through his legs. This error allowed the tying run to score and paved the way for a 4- run inning. The Mets would go on to win, 4-2, with all runs unearned.
The game of baseball can provide a lot of strange twists. This game is a good example. It was won with a little help from our "friends" in the Bronx. Thank you, Yankees, for releasing Horace Clarke, allowing the Padres to sign him. It came in very handy on this night.
NYB Buff
January 23, 2019
Well described, Hank M, about Clarke's error of Rusty Staub's two-out grounder in the sixth. It brought home Jon Matlack from third base and three more runs followed on singles by Ed Kranepool and Jerry Grote. But here's another interesting thing that happened in the bottom half of that inning. Rod Gaspar, a Miracle Met from '69, led off as a pinch-hitter for the Padres and took a called third strike from Matlack. This was the last appearance for Gaspar in a
major league game.
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