After falling behind in the first inning, 3-0, the Phillies rallied to defeat the Mets, 7-4, for their 100th victory of the season. The Phillies began their comeback with a two-run homer by Jerry Martin in the second. The Mets added a run in the third, but the Phillies tied the score in their half with a single by Dave Cash for one of his four hits in the game and doubles by Mike Schmidt and Ollie Brown. Cash singled again in the fifth and subsequently scored on a single by Brown to put the Phillies ahead to stay. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Saturday, October   2, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
Phillies     0  2  2    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   7 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .203      Cash 2b               4   1   4   1     1   0   .282
Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .283        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Milner lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .278
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .292      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .263
Kingman rf            4   2   1   0     0   2   .239      Brown rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .256
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Boone c               3   1   1   0     1   2   .271
Staiger 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .223      Martin lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .250
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .233      Tolan 1b              4   2   1   0     0   1   .261
Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .193      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Lonborg p             2   0   0   1     0   1   .164
                                                            Harmon ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               35   4   7   4     2   6             Totals               33   7  12   7     3   9

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 47,095
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 7
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Harrelson, Cash
Doubles: Milner (25), Kingman (14), Schmidt (31), Brown (10), Bosetti (1)
Triples: Harrelson (4)
Home Runs: Martin (2)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (10)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (9), Cash (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosetti (1), Lonborg (6)
GIDP: Milner (12)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(17-10)        8    12   7   6   3   9   1  38   2.95
Totals                  8    12   7   6   3   9   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(18-10)        8     6   4   1   2   6   0  33   3.08
McGraw SV(11)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.50
Totals                  9     7   4   1   2   6   0  37

Passed Balls: Boone (5)
Wild Pitches: Matlack (13)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Mazzilli lined to second; Millan reached on an error
by Cash; Milner doubled to center [Millan to third]; Kranepool
singled to right [Millan scored (unearned), Milner scored];
Kingman doubled to left [Kranepool to third]; Stearns reached on
a fielder's choice [Kranepool out at home (third to catcher),
Kingman to third]; Staiger singled to left [Kingman scored
(unearned), Stearns to second]; Harrelson forced Staiger (third
to second); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to right; Bosetti struck out; Schmidt
struck out; Brown forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Matlack struck out; Mazzilli flied to center; Millan
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone singled to center; Martin homered [Boone
scored]; Tolan was called out on strikes; Bowa struck out;
Lonborg flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies
2.

METS 3RD: Milner struck out; Kranepool flied to center; Kingman
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Stearns
singled to center [Kingman to third]; Staiger singled to left
[Kingman scored (unearned), Stearns to third]; Harrelson walked
[Staiger to second]; Matlack forced Harrelson (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash singled to center; Bosetti forced Cash
(shortstop to second); Schmidt doubled to left [Bosetti scored];
Brown doubled to center [Schmidt scored]; Matlack threw a wild
pitch [Brown to third]; Boone struck out; Martin struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 4.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Milner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Tolan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bowa
grounded out (third to first); Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 4.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (third to first); Kingman
struck out; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash singled to right; Bosetti out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Cash to second]; Schmidt was walked
intentionally; Brown singled to left [Cash scored, Schmidt to
second]; Schmidt was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Boone struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

METS 6TH: Staiger grounded out (third to first); Harrelson lined
to center; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Martin grounded out (third to first); Tolan
reached on an error by Harrelson; Bowa singled to right [Tolan
to third]; Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Tolan scored (unearned), Bowa to second]; Cash walked; Cash was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 6.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli walked; Millan forced Mazzilli (shortstop to
second); Milner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bosetti doubled to right; Schmidt flied to right;
Brown popped to shortstop; Boone was walked intentionally;
Martin flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies
6.

METS 8TH: Kranepool flied to center; Kingman flied to center;
Stearns popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies
6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Tolan singled to second; Tolan stole second; Bowa
flied to right; HARMON BATTED FOR LONBORG; Harmon flied to left;
Cash singled to left [Tolan scored]; Bosetti was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.

METS 9TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCGRAW REPLACED
CASH (PITCHING); Staiger popped to first in foul territory;
Harrelson tripled to right; VAIL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Vail
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.