Pinch-hitter Jay Johnstone singled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and drove in two runs to lift the Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Mets. A double by Steve Henderson, pass to John Stearns and double by Mike Vail produced the Mets' pair in the sixth.

The Phillies tied the score in the seventh when Greg Luzinski walked and Richie Hebner homered. In the ninth, Mike Schmidt and Luzinski singled and Hebner was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Garry Maddox struck out, but Johnstone came through as the pinch-batter for Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  2  -   4  6  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .184
Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .269      Henderson lf          3   1   2   0     1   1   .304
Luzinski lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .326        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Martin pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .290      Stearns c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Hebner 1b             3   1   2   2     0   1   .313      Vail rf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Valentine 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   2     0   0   .273      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Harmon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Espinosa p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Boone c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Youngblood lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .309
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     4   6             Totals               30   2   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 17,800
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Mets 4
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 1
Doubles: Henderson (1), Vail (6)
Home Runs: Hebner (9)
GIDP: McBride (2), Valentine (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (2,by Lockwood)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   7     5   2   2   3   3   0  27   4.61
McGraw W(3-0)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.90
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   4   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                8     3   2   2   3   4   1  29   3.75
Lockwood L(1-4)         1     3   2   2   1   2   0   8   4.15
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Lockwood (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa flied out to center;
Schmidt walked; Luzinski forced Schmidt (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Harrelson struck out;
Henderson walked; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sizemore walked; Boone grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

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

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to center; Espinosa grounded out
(catcher to first); Randle singled to right; Harrelson lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski flied out to
center; Hebner singled to right; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Henderson singled to right; Stearns singled to left
[Henderson to third]; Vail lined to center; Valentine grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Stearns out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
flied out to left; Lerch grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Flynn struck
out; Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
grounded out (third to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
walked; Harrelson was picked off first (catcher to first to
second to catcher); Henderson doubled to right; Stearns was
walked intentionally; Vail doubled to center [Henderson scored,
Stearns scored]; Valentine flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski walked; Hebner homered [Luzinski scored];
Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boone flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Flynn flied out to
center; Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERCH; McCarver singled to
left; McBride grounded into a double play (second to first)
[McCarver out at second]; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Randle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PLAYING LF); Schmidt singled to left;
Luzinski singled to right [Schmidt to third]; MARTIN RAN FOR
LUZINSKI; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Martin to second]; Maddox
struck out; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Johnstone singled to
center [Schmidt scored, Martin scored, Hebner to third]; Boone
was walked intentionally [Johnstone to second]; McGraw struck
out; McBride flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARMON REPLACED
JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); Stearns popped to first; Vail flied out
to right; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 2.