Steve Carlton hurled a three-hitter and Greg Luzinski cracked a two-run homer in the fourth as the Phils shut out the Mets, 5-0. It was Carlton's fifth consecutive win and Jon Matlack's first defeat after four triumphs. Ollie Brown hit a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Phillies     1  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Bowa ss               2   2   1   0     1   0   .308
Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .344      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Kingman rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .293
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .356        Martin pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .190
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Brown rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .365
Staiger 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .316
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .136      McCarver c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .050

Totals               28   0   3   0     1   1             Totals               30   5   8   5     2   3

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 28,306
Left on Base: Mets 2, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 2
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Maddox (8)
Home Runs: Luzinski (6), Brown (2)
Stolen Bases: Allen (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (3)
GIDP: Torre (6), Milner (4), Luzinski (4), Carlton (1)
Hit by Pitch: McCarver (1,by Matlack)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(4-1)          8     8   5   3   2   3   2  34   2.93
Totals                  8     8   5   3   2   3   2  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(5-1)          9     3   0   0   1   1   0  29   3.48
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   1   0  29

Passed Balls: Grote (1)
Hit by Pitch: Matlack (2)
Balks: Carlton (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


METS 1ST: Brown grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to
left; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash struck out; Bowa walked; Grote allowed a
passed ball [Bowa to second]; Schmidt singled to left [Bowa
scored (unearned)]; Luzinski grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Milner popped to catcher in
foul territory; Grote lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Brown struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Staiger flied out to center; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Carlton
grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to second)
[McCarver out at second]; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Brown singled to pitcher; Carlton balked [Brown to
second]; Millan flied out to center; Torre popped to shortstop;
Kingman walked; Milner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to left; Schmidt flied out to left;
Luzinski homered [Bowa scored]; Brown flied out to center;
Maddox doubled to left; Allen singled to second [Maddox to
third]; Allen stole second; McCarver walked; Carlton forced
McCarver (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Grote flied out to center; Staiger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash singled to center; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cash to second]; Schmidt popped to
second; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 6TH: Matlack grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Brown flied out to left; Maddox singled to center;
Allen flied out to center; McCarver flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 7TH: Torre singled to right; Kingman popped to first in
foul territory; Milner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Carlton flied out to right; Cash flied out to
right; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 8TH: Grote flied out to center; Staiger flied out to right;
Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski reached on an
error by Millan; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Brown homered [Martin
scored (unearned)]; Maddox struck out; Allen grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 5.

METS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AYALA BATTED FOR
MATLACK; Ayala flied out to left; Brown grounded out (second to
first); Millan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 5.