After being collared in his first two trips, Larry Bowa collected seven straight hits to lead the Phillies to 1-0 and 6-3 victories over the Mets in a doubleheader. Larry Christenson, who pitched a three-hitter in the opener, gained his edge over Mike Bruhert when Bowa bunted for a safe hit with two out in the sixth inning and scored the game's only run on a double by Garry Maddox.

In the nightcap, Bowa hit a triple, a double and three singles, driving in three runs and scoring one. Richie Hebner contributed a homer. Dick Ruthven limited the Mets to four hits, with one of their runs coming on a round-tripper by Lenny Randle. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Maddox cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .285      S. Henderson lf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .261        Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .086
  Martin pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Montanez 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .256
Schmidt 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Norman rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .229      Maddox 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .241
                                                          Bruhert p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Youngblood lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .253

Totals               30   1   7   1     4   2             Totals               29   0   3   0     2   5

Time of Game: 1:56
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 2
Errors: Christenson
Doubles: Maddox (33), Mazzilli (28)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt 2 (16), Maddox (33)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (7), Foli (11)
GIDP: Sizemore 2 (11)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(12-14)    9     3   0   0   2   5   0  32   3.20
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   5   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert L(4-10)         7     6   1   1   2   2   0  27   4.58
Koosman                 2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   3.75
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa lined to second;
Maddox singled to right; Luzinski forced Maddox (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Foli singled
to left; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); Boone lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

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

METS 3RD: Flynn struck out; Bruhert reached on an error by
Christenson [Bruhert to first]; Mazzilli forced Bruhert (second
to shortstop); Foli forced Mazzilli (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox lined to left; Luzinski flied out to
center; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson flied to right in foul territory;
Montanez walked; Montanez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to first); Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt singled to left; Schmidt stole second;
Schmidt was out trying to advance to third (shortstop to
pitcher); Boone singled to center; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; McBride popped to
shortstop; On a bunt Bowa singled to third; Maddox doubled to
left [Bowa scored]; Luzinski lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Bruhert grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli
grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner flied out to right; Schmidt singled to
left; Schmidt stole second; Boone grounded out (third to first);
Sizemore was walked intentionally; Christenson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez struck out; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BRUHERT (PLAYING LF); KOOSMAN
REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (second
to first); Bowa singled to left; Maddox forced Bowa (pitcher to
second); Maddox stole second; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR
LUZINSKI; Hebner popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Norman was called
out on strikes; Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn
singled to left; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Boone walked;
Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to first) [Boone
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli doubled to left; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Kranepool flied out to center; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Stearns forced Montanez (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.