Hurling his first complete major league game, Mike Bruhert allowed only four hits as the Mets blanked the Phillies, 2-0. Lee Mazzilli opened the game with a double and came home on a single by Elliott Maddox, who advanced to second on a balk and scored when third baseman Mike Schmidt threw wildly on an infield hit by John Stearns. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .274      McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Maddox rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .262      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
S. Henderson lf       4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .281
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Hebner 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Youngblood 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Randle 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .239      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Ferrer ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Sizemore 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Bruhert p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .081      Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .066
                                                            McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .239
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   1     0   4             Totals               28   0   4   0     2   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 35,301
Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 3
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Mazzilli (26), Sizemore (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (2), Christenson (6)
GIDP: Ferrer (2), Maddox (8), Montanez (11), Boone (13)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert W(4-9)          9     4   0   0   2   5   0  31   4.77
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(11-14)    8    10   2   1   0   2   0  31   3.33
Reed                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.33
Totals                  9    10   2   1   0   4   0  34

Balks: Christenson 2 (7)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to right; Maddox singled to right
[Mazzilli scored]; Christenson balked [Maddox to second]; S.
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez was called
out on strikes; Stearns singled to third [Maddox scored (error
by Schmidt) (unearned) (no RBI), Stearns to third]; Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Bowa flied out to left;
Maddox singled to shortstop; Luzinski made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Randle singled to center; Ferrer grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Randle out at second]; Bruhert
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Schmidt singled to third; Boone grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to pitcher; Maddox grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at
second]; S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore walked; Christenson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to shortstop to second) [Sizemore to second];
McBride grounded out (second to first) [Sizemore to third]; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to
left; Randle singled to center; Ferrer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out (catcher to first); Luzinski
struck out; Hebner lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Bruhert grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli flied
out to left; Maddox lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone
flied out to left; Sizemore doubled to left; Christenson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: S. Henderson singled to second; Montanez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [S. Henderson out at second];
Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied
out to left; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: Youngblood singled to center; Christenson balked
[Youngblood to second]; Randle flied out to left; Ferrer
grounded out (second to first) [Youngblood to third]; Bruhert
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner singled to
right [Hebner out at second (right to shortstop)]; Schmidt
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; Maddox out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; S.
Henderson flied out to right [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to
right; MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; McCarver walked; McBride
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 0.

METS 9TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Stearns grounded
out (third to first); Youngblood struck out; Randle was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.