A pinch-sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt in the sixth proved to be the winning blow as the Phillies defeated the Mets, 7-6. Trailing 3-1, the Phils erupted for four runs in the second and were never headed. After Jerry Martin opened the big inning with a homer, Jon Matlack retired the next two batters and struck out Jim Kaat, but Matlack's opposing moundsman reached first base when the third strike skipped past the catcher.

Garry Maddox then doubled and Ted Sizemore walked to load the bases. Davey Johnson scored two runs with a single and a third marker counted when Roy Staiger made an error on a ball hit by Ollie Brown. In the fourth, Sizemore singled home Maddox, who had doubled. In the sixth, Bowa doubled and stole third, setting the stage for Schmidt's deciding fly. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       29, 1977 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  2
Phillies     1  4  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .346      Maddox cf             4   3   2   0     0   0   .280
Boisclair lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .310      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .291
Vail rf               3   1   1   3     0   0   .323      Johnson 1b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .362
  Kranepool ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .340        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Brown lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Milner 1b           1   1   1   2     0   0   .281      Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Martin rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .227
  Hodges ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Harmon 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Staiger 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Kaat p                2   1   0   0     0   1   .111
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   1     0   1   .140        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schmidt ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .233
  Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Twitchell p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Phillips ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .186

Totals               34   6   9   6     1   6             Totals               34   7  10   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 43,279
Left on Base: Mets 2, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Randle, Staiger
Doubles: Boisclair (5), Brown (2), Maddox 2 (12), Bowa (5)
Triples: Grote (1)
Home Runs: Vail (2), Harrelson (1), Milner (5), Martin (2)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (3)
Caught Stealing: Hodges (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (3)
GIDP: Randle (1), Johnson (2), Brown (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(3-6)          6     8   7   5   1   4   1  29   4.13
Apodaca                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.18
Totals                  8    10   7   5   1   5   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-2)             5     5   4   4   0   3   2  20   7.42
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Twitchell               2     2   2   2   1   1   1   8   4.43
Garber SV(5)            1     2   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.57
Totals                  9     9   6   6   1   6   3  35

Wild Pitches: Matlack (2), Twitchell (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Boisclair doubled to left
[Randle to third]; Vail homered [Randle scored, Boisclair
scored]; Kingman struck out; Grote grounded out (third to
first); Mazzilli popped to pitcher; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox reached on an error by Randle [Maddox to
first]; Sizemore singled to center [Maddox to second]; Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Maddox to third, Sizemore out at second]; Brown doubled to left
[Maddox scored (unearned)]; Boone flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Staiger flied out to center; Harrelson struck out;
Matlack grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Martin homered; Harmon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bowa struck out; Kaat struck out but advanced to first
on a wild pitch; Maddox doubled to center [Kaat to third];
Sizemore walked; Johnson singled to center [Kaat scored, Maddox
scored, Sizemore to third]; Brown reached on an error by Staiger
[Sizemore scored (unearned) (no RBI), Johnson to second, Brown
to first]; Boone forced Brown (third to second); 4 R (3 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 5.

METS 3RD: Randle flied out to center; Boisclair struck out; Vail
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 3RD: Martin struck out; Harmon flied out to center;
Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Phillies 5.

METS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Grote tripled
to left; Mazzilli lined to third; Staiger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Kaat grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
doubled to shortstop; Sizemore singled to left [Maddox scored];
Johnson struck out; Brown flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 6.

METS 5TH: Harrelson homered; Matlack grounded out (shortstop to
first); Randle grounded out (third to first); Boisclair grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to center; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harmon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 6.

METS 6TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Vail flied out to
right; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: MILNER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Bowa doubled
to left; SCHMIDT BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Bowa stole third; Schmidt
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored]; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.

METS 7TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied
out to left; Staiger flied out to center; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED MATLACK (PLAYING SS); APODACA
REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Johnson singled to left; Brown
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson
out at second]; Boone singled to left; Martin popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.

METS 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Phillips walked;
Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Phillips out at second]; Boisclair was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Twitchell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 7.

METS 9TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR VAIL; Kranepool singled to left;
Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second]; Milner
homered [Kranepool scored]; HODGES BATTED FOR GROTE; GARBER
REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Hodges singled to right; Mazzilli
singled to center [Hodges to second]; Hodges was caught stealing
third (catcher unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; Lee Mazilli
broke for 2B forgetting that Ron Hodges was there; the startled
Hodges attempted to steal 3B; Staiger struck out; STEARNS
BATTED FOR APODACA; Stearns struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Phillies 7.