Homers accounted for all three runs as the Phillies edged the Mets, 2-1, in 10 innings to remain three games ahead of the Pirates in the East division. Greg Luzinski provided the Phillies' first run with a circuit clout off Craig Swan in the second inning.

John Stearns tagged Steve Carlton for a round-tripper to tie the score in the fifth. Dwight Bernard replaced Swan on the mound for the Mets in the 10th and was the loser when Mike Schmidt came up with one out and homered over the right field wall. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  2
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .250      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Maddox 3b,1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .266
  Grieve 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
  Randle pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Stearns c             2   1   1   1     2   0   .269      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Norman rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Youngblood 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Ferrer ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Swan p                3   0   1   0     0   2   .164
  Foli ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   1   7   1     2   9             Totals               32   2   4   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 44,307
Left on Base: Mets 7, Phillies 3
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Maddox, Swan
Home Runs: Stearns (15), Luzinski (31), Schmidt (20)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (11), Hebner (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    9     3   1   1   1   5   1  31   2.42
Bernard L(1-2)          0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.76
Totals                  9.1   4   2   2   1   5   2  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(15-12)       10     7   1   1   2   9   1  38   2.92
Totals                 10     7   1   1   2   9   1  38

Balks: Carlton (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Flores struck out; Maddox was called out on strikes;
Mazzilli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
popped to first in foul territory; Maddox popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to right; Stearns walked; Norman
struck out; Mets Manager Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Nick
Colosi; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski homered; Hebner walked; Schmidt flied out
to left; McCarver struck out; Hebner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies
1.

METS 3RD: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Ferrer
struck out; Swan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to center; Carlton struck out;
McBride forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); McBride was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Swan [McBride to
third]; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Flores flied out to center; Maddox flied out to
center; Mazzilli singled to left; Carlton balked [Mazzilli to
second]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to left; Luzinski was called out
on strikes; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns homered; Norman grounded out (third to first);
Youngblood flied out to center; Ferrer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to left; McCarver popped to
second; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 6TH: Swan singled to left; Flores made an out to second;
Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to center [Swan to
second]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Carlton flied out to right; McBride struck out;
Bowa lined to second; Willie Montanez, Bobby Valentine and
Mets Manager Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Nick Colosi sometime
in seventh; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Dan Norman
objected to a pitch that was called a strike by HP umpire Nick
Colosi; Bobby Valentine ejected by Colosi from the bench; Colosi
attempted to restart the game but walked back to The Mets dugout
and ejected Willie Montanez; Montanez then dropped a towel on
Colosi's shoes and threw a helmet and three bats onto the
field; Norman struck out; Youngblood flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: GRIEVE REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING 1B); Maddox
struck out; Luzinski made an out to second; Hebner popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 8TH: Ferrer flied out to center; Swan struck out; Flores
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to right; McCarver popped to
right; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 9TH: Maddox popped to second; Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); Grieve singled to shortstop; RANDLE RAN FOR GRIEVE;
Stearns walked [Randle to second]; Norman flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Carlton popped to third; McBride singled
to right; Bowa reached on an error by Maddox [McBride to second,
Bowa to first]; outfielder Elliott Maddox was playing 1B due
to the ejection of Willie Montanez; Maddox' throw to 2B went
into LF; Maddox forced Bowa (third to second) [McBride to
third]; Luzinski popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 1.

METS 10TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferrer
singled to center; FOLI BATTED FOR SWAN; Foli popped to catcher
in foul territory; Flores singled to left [Ferrer to second];
Maddox forced Flores (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 10TH: BERNARD REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
out (first unassisted); Schmidt homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 2.