The Mets spotted the Phillies a lead of five runs and then came back for a 6-5 triumph in 10 innings. With the score tied, 5-5, Lee Mazzilli reached first on an infield hit with two out and Steve Henderson stroked a double to left to plate Mazzilli. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5  9  1
Mets         0  1  0    2  0  1    0  1  0    1  -   6 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin rf,lf          5   1   3   0     0   0   .283      Randle 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Maddox rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   3     0   0   .288        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Luzinski lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .265        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mazzilli cf           5   3   3   0     0   0   .316
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      S. Henderson lf       5   1   2   1     0   0   .267
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montanez 1b           2   1   1   2     1   1   .232
Cardenal 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .360      Stearns c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .242
  Hebner ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Youngblood 2b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .255
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Flynn ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Boone c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .258      Koosman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .095
Harrelson 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Boisclair ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Lerch p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .222
  McBride rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               39   5   9   5     1   5             Totals               38   6  11   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 18,183
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0
Errors: Martin
Doubles: Boone (2), Maddox (3), S. Henderson 2 (5), Koosman (2), Montanez (9)
Home Runs: Schmidt (8), Stearns (2)
Stolen Bases: Martin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   6     7   4   3   1   2   1  26   3.76
Reed                    3     2   1   1   0   0   0  10   2.42
McGraw L(2-3)           0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.57
Totals                  9.2  11   6   5   1   2   1  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 7     9   5   5   1   3   1  31   3.29
Lockwood W(4-3)         3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.35
Totals                 10     9   5   5   1   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


PHILLIES 1ST: Martin singled to center; Bowa singled to center
[Martin to second]; Schmidt homered [Martin scored, Bowa
scored]; Luzinski walked; Cardenal singled to second [Luzinski
to second]; Maddox struck out; Boone doubled to right [Luzinski
scored, Cardenal scored]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Boone to third]; Lerch grounded out (first unassisted);
5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox doubled
to left; Mazzilli popped to first in foul territory; S.
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Martin singled to third; Bowa flied out to left;
Schmidt forced Martin (pitcher to second); Luzinski singled to
left [Schmidt to second]; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns homered; Youngblood flied
out to right; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Boone lined to center;
Harrelson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Lerch was called out on strikes; Martin singled to
third; Martin stole second; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt
reached on a fielder's choice [Martin out at third (third
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to shortstop; S. Henderson doubled to
right [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Mazzilli scored, S. Henderson scored (error by Martin)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Stearns popped to catcher in foul
territory; Youngblood struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman doubled
to left; Randle grounded out (third to first) [Koosman to
third]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
popped to first; Lerch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli popped to second; S. Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez walked; Stearns singled to center
[Montanez to third]; Youngblood singled to right [Montanez
scored, Stearns to third]; Flynn forced Youngblood (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Martin lined to center; Bowa singled to center;
Schmidt lined to right; Luzinski grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: REED REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); MCBRIDE REPLACED
LERCH (PLAYING RF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair flied to right in foul
territory; Randle lined to shortstop; Maddox popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); HEBNER BATTED FOR CARDENAL; Hebner
flied out to right; Maddox flied out to center; Boone flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mazzilli singled
to left; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Mazzilli to second]; Montanez doubled to right [Mazzilli
scored]; Stearns lined into a double play (second unassisted)
[Montanez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Mets 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Harrelson was called out on strikes; McBride
grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 5.

METS 9TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Flynn popped to first
in foul territory; Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 10TH: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt popped to
shortstop; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR REED; Johnstone was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 5.

METS 10TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Randle flied
out to right; VALENTINE BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Valentine made an
out to first; Mazzilli singled to third; S. Henderson doubled to
left [Mazzilli scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets
6.