Getting two-hit pitching from Larry Christenson, the Phillies breezed to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Christenson gave up a homer by Lee Mazzilli in the first inning and yielded a single by Ed Kranepool in the seventh when the Mets scored their other run on a wild pitch. The Phillies' attack included a homer by Jay Johnstone and two-run single by Garry Maddox. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  1  0    1  2  0    2  0  0  -   6 10  3
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  2  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .309      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Bowa ss               5   0   2   1     0   0   .271      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .275      Boisclair rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .312
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Johnstone 1b,lf       2   1   1   1     2   0   .295      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Maddox cf             4   0   1   2     1   1   .279      Youngblood 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Boone c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Flynn ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .293        Milner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Christenson p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .148        Foster ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .109
                                                            Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   6  10   6     6   3             Totals               31   2   2   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  7,783
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Mets 4
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 1
Errors: Schmidt 2, Christenson, Boisclair, Flynn, Foster
Doubles: Luzinski (30)
Triples: Boone (4), Schmidt (9)
Home Runs: Johnstone (12), Mazzilli (5)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (5), Bowa (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (7)
GIDP: Maddox (4)
Hit by Pitch: Johnstone (2,by Myrick)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(14-6)     9     2   2   1   2   3   1  33   4.37
Totals                  9     2   2   1   2   3   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(8-13)          6     7   4   4   4   1   1  27   4.40
Myrick                  0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   7   4.05
Baldwin                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.70
Lockwood                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.16
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   3   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Myrick (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
popped to catcher in foul territory; Schmidt reached on an error
by Flynn [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
homered; Boisclair flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone walked; Maddox grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Johnstone out at second]; Boone
tripled to left; Sizemore singled to right [Boone scored];
Christenson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets
1.

METS 2ND: Kranepool made an out to shortstop; Stearns grounded
out (shortstop to first); Youngblood popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa made
an out to shortstop; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Zachry struck
out; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
homered; Maddox walked; Maddox was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Boone made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore singled to left; Christenson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride
singled to right [Sizemore scored, McBride to third (error by
Boisclair)]; On a bunt Bowa singled to pitcher [McBride scored];
Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Schmidt
walked; Luzinski doubled to left [Schmidt to third]; Johnstone
was walked intentionally; Maddox flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns struck out; Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone lined to left; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Christenson made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: HODGES BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Hodges flied out to center;
Randle struck out; Mazzilli lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: MYRICK REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); McBride lined
to right; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt tripled
to right; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Johnstone was hit
by a pitch [Luzinski to second]; Maddox singled to center
[Schmidt scored, Luzinski scored, Johnstone to third]; Boone
walked [Maddox to second]; BALDWIN REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING);
Sizemore popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Boisclair flied out to center; Henderson reached on an
error by Schmidt [Henderson to first]; Henderson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Christenson [Henderson to
second]; Kranepool singled to right [Henderson to third];
Stearns reached on an error by Schmidt [Henderson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Kranepool to third, Stearns to second];
Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; MILNER BATTED FOR
FLYNN; Milner walked; VAIL BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Vail forced
Kranepool (pitcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 6, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING SS); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Christenson struck out; McBride
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa singled to second; Schmidt
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli flied
out to center; Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski made an out to shortstop; Johnstone
reached on an error by Foster [Johnstone to first]; Maddox was
called out on strikes; Boone popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Henderson grounded out (third to
first); Kranepool lined to left; Stearns flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 2.