A pair of homers by Greg Luzinski, who drove in four runs for the second straight game, and solo shots by Bob Boone and Richie Hebner powered the Phillies to an 8-5 decision over the Mets. Luzinski hit a two-run double in the third inning and then tied the score at 5-5 with a bases-empty homer in the fifth. After Boone put the Phillies in front with a solo homer in the sixth, Luzinski drove in another tally in the seventh with a sacrifice fly and Hebner accounted for the Phillies' final run with a round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       7, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         2  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 16  0
Phillies     2  0  2    0  1  1    2  0  x  -   8 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .303      McBride rf            3   0   1   0     2   0   .270
Valentine 2b          5   2   4   0     0   0   .327      Bowa ss               5   2   3   0     0   0   .316
Maddox rf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Schmidt 3b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .326
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Luzinski lf           3   2   2   4     0   0   .312
S. Henderson lf       5   2   2   0     0   0   .206        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Montanez 1b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .225      Hebner 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .288
Stearns c             3   0   1   2     2   0   .198      Maddox cf             4   0   1   2     0   2   .293
Youngblood 3b         2   0   0   1     0   1   .263      Boone c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .286
  Randle ph,3b        0   0   0   0     2   0   .159      Morrison 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Flynn ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Lerch p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Swan p                3   0   1   0     0   2   .250        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  16   5     4   5             Totals               32   8  11   8     5   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 39,106
Left on Base: Mets 13, Phillies 7
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Montanez (6), Bowa (5)
Home Runs: Luzinski 2 (6), Boone (3), Hebner (2)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (2), McBride (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (1), Luzinski (3)
GIDP: S. Henderson (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-2)             6     7   6   6   4   1   3  28   3.02
Metzger                 1.2   4   2   2   1   1   1  10   8.36
Lockwood                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.80
Totals                  8    11   8   8   5   2   4  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   3    11   5   5   1   2   0  20   4.50
Brusstar                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.89
Garber W(1-0)           4     4   0   0   1   2   0  16   1.38
McGraw SV(3)            1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.77
Totals                  9    16   5   5   4   5   0  45

Balks: Garber (2)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Valentine singled to center; Maddox flied out to right; S.
Henderson singled to left [Valentine to second]; Montanez
singled to pitcher [Valentine to third, S. Henderson to second];
Stearns singled to center [Valentine scored, S. Henderson
scored, Montanez to third]; Youngblood forced Stearns (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
singled to center; Schmidt singled to shortstop [Bowa to
second]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bowa to
third, Schmidt to second]; Hebner walked; Maddox singled to left
[Bowa scored, Schmidt scored, Hebner to third]; Boone forced
Maddox (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 2.

METS 2ND: Flynn singled to right; Swan struck out; Mazzilli made
an out to shortstop; Valentine singled to left [Flynn to
second]; Maddox forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Morrison popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lerch walked; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lerch to
second]; Bowa made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 2.

METS 3RD: S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez doubled to
right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns walked; Youngblood hit a
sacrifice fly to left [S. Henderson scored]; Flynn forced
Stearns (shortstop to second) [Montanez to third]; Swan struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt walked; Luzinski homered [Schmidt scored];
Hebner flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); Boone flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Phillies 4.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Valentine singled to right
[Mazzilli to third]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Maddox
singled to right [Mazzilli scored, Valentine to second]; S.
Henderson flied out to right [Valentine to third]; Montanez
forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Valentine scored]; Stearns
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Morrison flied out to right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; Johnson made an out to shortstop; McBride singled to
right; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Phillies 4.

METS 5TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Youngblood struck
out; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Swan singled to
center; Mazzilli singled to right [Swan to third]; Valentine
forced Mazzilli (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski homered;
Hebner flied out to right; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 5.

METS 6TH: Maddox singled to right; S. Henderson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone homered; Morrison flied to left in foul
territory; Garber lined to second; McBride walked; McBride was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 6.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); RANDLE BATTED
FOR YOUNGBLOOD; Randle walked; Garber balked [Randle to second];
Flynn grounded out (third to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SWAN;
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); RANDLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bowa doubled to right; Schmidt
flied out to right [Bowa to third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Bowa scored]; Hebner homered; Maddox was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 8.

METS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli
grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine singled to left;
Maddox flied out to right; S. Henderson forced Valentine (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone singled to center; Morrison out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Boone to second]; JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR GARBER; Johnstone flied out to center; McBride was
walked intentionally; Bowa singled to first [Boone to third,
McBride to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); GRIEVE
REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING RF); Schmidt forced Bowa (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 8.

METS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns walked; Randle walked
[Stearns to second]; Flynn flied out to center; Grieve was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 8.