Nino Espinosa, who singled to account for his own run, outdueled Steve Carlton and pitched the Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Phillies. Espinosa allowed only three hits. Carlton gave up five and was beaten on an error.

Luis Rosado singled in the fifth inning for his first major league hit. Carlton picked the rookie off first, but Rosado reached second safely when Richie Hebner threw wildly during the rundown. Two outs later, Espinosa bounced a single up the middle for the game's only run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .299      McBride rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .299      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Vail rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .307
  Youngblood rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Hebner 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Rosado 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .125      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Foster 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .218      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Espinosa p            3   0   1   1     0   1   .118        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               30   1   5   1     4   7             Totals               28   0   3   0     3   4

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 25,119
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Hebner 2
Doubles: Foster (2), McBride (21)
Stolen Bases: Randle (31)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (2), Schmidt (7)
GIDP: Rosado (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(8-12)        9     3   0   0   3   4   0  31   3.56
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   4   0  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(21-9)         8     5   1   0   4   6   0  31   2.70
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.38
Totals                  9     5   1   0   4   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to
center; Mazzilli was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Hebner [Mazzilli to second]; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Vail popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride doubled to right; Bowa flied out to
center; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked; Hebner walked
[McBride to third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Rosado
struck out; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carlton grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to center; Espinosa struck out; Randle
walked; Randle stole second; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride singled to center; McBride was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt
walked; Schmidt was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

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

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Hebner singled to right;
Maddox flied out to right; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Rosado singled to center; Rosado was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Hebner; assist by Carlton [Rosado to
second]; Foster struck out; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); Espinosa singled to center [Rosado scored (unearned)];
Randle walked [Espinosa to second]; Mazzilli lined to third; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore popped to third; Carlton popped to
catcher in foul territory; McBride lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: Henderson walked; Henderson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Vail
walked; Stearns singled to left [Vail to second]; Rosado
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: Foster doubled to left; Flynn popped to second;
Espinosa grounded out (third to first) [Foster to third]; Randle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner flied out to right; Maddox grounded out
(second to first); McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli struck out; Henderson struck out; Vail
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR CARLTON;
Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); McBride popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies
0.

METS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Stearns grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rosado flied out to left; Foster was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa popped to shortstop; Schmidt popped to
catcher in foul territory; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.