The Mets starter that day facing Philadelphia's Jim Bunning, was a young Tug McGraw, who was in his second MLB season. Tug would start 12 of the 15 games he pitched that year & this game was to be his best outing of the year.
In the home 3rd; Jim Bunning the opposing pitcher, drove a single to right field. In the 5th Harvey Kuenn led off with a base hit, those would be the only hits McGraw allowed on the day.
After Kuenn's hit, Jim Brandt would reach on an error & Bill White would hit a sac fly bringing in the Philadelphia lone run. McGraw struck out three & walked just one.
In the 6th as the Mets were down 1-0, Bud Harrelson started out with a walk. Chuck Hiller singled to center with one out & Larry Elliot then doubled, bringing in both runrers, as the Mets went ahead 2-1.
The score stayed that way until the 9th, with two outs Ed Kranepool singled & Al Luplow walked. Eddie Bressoud greeted the new pitcher; Terry Fox with a base hit bringing home Kranepool. Jerry Grote then doubled making it a 5-1 game, sealing the win.

In 1967 he would pitch just four games with the Mets & play all of 1968 in the minors. In 1969 he arrived for good going 9-3 with 12 saves.
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