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Saturday May 6, 1978
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Greg Luzinski drove in four runs in leading the Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Mets, who suffered their 10th loss in the last 12 games. Luzinski doubled for one of the Phillies' four runs in the first inning, homered with a man on base in the second and added his fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Steve Carlton held the Mets to five hits, including a homer by Lee Mazzilli. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Phillies     4  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .159      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Bowa ss               2   3   1   0     2   0   .301
  Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .329
Maddox rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .200      Luzinski lf           3   2   2   4     0   0   .297
S. Henderson lf       4   0   1   1     0   1   .196        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Hebner 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .286
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .288      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .295
Stearns c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .192      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     1   3   .313
Flynn ss,2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Morrison 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .350
Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .375
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferrer ph,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     6   6             Totals               29   7   7   7     5   7

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 22,250
Left on Base: Mets 7, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 2
Doubles: Stearns (4), Luzinski (7), Hebner (3)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (4), Luzinski (4)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (1), Bowa (5), Maddox (7)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (2)
GIDP: Valentine (1), Montanez (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(3-1)           3     5   6   6   3   3   1  17   3.16
Myrick                  3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   2.33
Cornejo                 2     1   1   1   1   2   0   7   4.42
Totals                  8     7   7   7   5   7   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(3-3)          9     5   2   2   6   6   1  36   2.38
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Valentine popped to second; Maddox
walked; Maddox stole second; S. Henderson singled to right
[Maddox scored, S. Henderson to second (on throw to home)];
Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa
walked; Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski doubled to
left [Bowa scored, Schmidt to third]; Hebner doubled to right
[Schmidt scored, Luzinski scored]; Maddox struck out; McCarver
was walked intentionally; Morrison singled to center [Hebner
scored, McCarver to third]; Carlton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 4.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli struck out; Stearns walked; Flynn walked
[Stearns to second]; On a bunt Zachry struck out; Randle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: McBride struck out; Bowa singled to right; Schmidt
lined to shortstop; Luzinski homered [Bowa scored]; Hebner flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 6.

METS 3RD: Valentine flied out to left; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver
struck out; Morrison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 6.

METS 4TH: Montanez singled to center; Mazzilli popped to first
in foul territory; Stearns walked [Montanez to second]; Flynn
forced Stearns (shortstop to second) [Montanez to third]; GRIEVE
BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: MYRICK REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Carlton flied
out to center; McBride singled to left; Bowa flied out to left;
Schmidt forced McBride (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 6.

METS 5TH: Randle walked; Valentine grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Maddox
walked; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 6.

METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to center; Mazzilli homered;
Stearns popped to shortstop; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver was called out on strikes; Morrison
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carlton walked; McBride
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 6.

METS 7TH: FERRER BATTED FOR MYRICK; Ferrer popped to first in
foul territory; Randle struck out; Valentine flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); CORNEJO REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING);
Bowa walked; Bowa stole second; Schmidt popped to second [Bowa
to third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored];
Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 7.

METS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Maddox singled
to third; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox singled to right; Maddox stole second;
McCarver struck out; Morrison struck out while Maddox was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 7.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Stearns doubled to left;
Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferrer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 7.



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