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.

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