The Phillies took a commanding four-game lead over the Pirates in the East division by defeating the Mets, 8-2, while the runners-up lost to the Expos. Bake McBride hit the first pitch of the game for a home run and the Phils made it 3-0 in the third inning on a two-run single by Garry Maddox. The game was put on ice with four runs in the sixth. Consecutive doubles by Greg Luzinski and Richie Hebner, a walk to Mike Schmidt and three-run homer by Tim McCarver produced the tallies. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     1  0  2    1  0  4    0  0  0  -   8 10  1
Mets         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .269      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Foli ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .254
  Harrelson ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      S. Henderson lf       3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Maddox cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .284      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Dineen ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Smith lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Berenguer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Norman rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .205
  Martin lf,cf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Hebner 1b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .288      Flynn 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Schmidt 3b            2   1   0   1     1   0   .255      Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
McCarver c            2   1   1   3     2   0   .243        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .230        Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   2   .277        Trevino c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   8  10   8     5   4             Totals               32   2   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 25,473
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Mets 6
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0
Errors: Bowa, Stearns
Doubles: Luzinski (30), Hebner (20), Foli (21), S. Henderson (29)
Triples: Hebner (3)
Home Runs: McBride (10), McCarver (1)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (7)
GIDP: S. Henderson (22)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(16-12)        8     7   2   1   2   3   0  32   2.86
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   4   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(10-15)       5.1   8   8   8   2   2   2  25   4.86
Siebert                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.14
Cornejo                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.60
Berenguer               1     1   0   0   2   2   0   6  12.86
Totals                  9    10   8   8   5   4   2  41

Balks: Carlton (7), Espinosa (3)

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


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

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to left; Foli doubled to right; S.
Henderson walked; Montanez grounded out (third to first) [Foli
to third, S. Henderson to second]; Stearns lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
center; McCarver walked; McCarver was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Norman walked; Carlton balked [Norman to second];
Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to right; Espinosa balked
[Sizemore to second]; Carlton struck out; On a bunt McBride
singled to third [Sizemore stayed at second]; Bowa grounded out
(first unassisted) [Sizemore to third, McBride to second];
Maddox singled to left [Sizemore scored, McBride scored, Maddox
to second (error by Stearns)]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli singled to shortstop; Foli reached on an
error by Bowa [Mazzilli to third, Foli to first]; S. Henderson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Foli out at second]; Montanez struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner tripled to right; Schmidt hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Hebner scored]; McCarver grounded out (second to
first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Stearns popped to third in foul territory; Norman
struck out; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton struck out; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn singled to third; Espinosa out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli grounded out
(third to first); Foli singled to center [Flynn scored]; S.
Henderson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Mets 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski doubled to
left; Hebner doubled to right [Luzinski scored]; Schmidt walked;
McCarver homered [Hebner scored, Schmidt scored]; SIEBERT
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Sizemore lined to second; Carlton
singled to left; McBride popped to first in foul territory; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns
singled to left; Norman singled to right [Stearns to second];
Maddox flied out to right [Stearns to third]; Stearns was picked
off and caught stealing home (pitcher to first to shortstop to
catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Luzinski flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Flynn grounded
out (second to first); VALENTINE BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: CORNEJO REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Hebner
lined to shortstop; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first);
McCarver walked; Sizemore forced McCarver (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson doubled to
center; Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
8, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: TREVINO REPLACED CORNEJO (PLAYING C ); BERENGUER
REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR CARLTON;
Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); McBride singled to
center; HARRELSON BATTED FOR BOWA; Harrelson was called out on
strikes; DINEEN BATTED FOR MADDOX; Dineen walked [McBride to
second]; Martin walked [McBride to third, Dineen to second];
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SMITH REPLACED
DINEEN (PLAYING LF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
FOOTE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); BRUSSTAR REPLACED GONZALEZ
(PITCHING); Norman grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck
out; Flynn popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Mets 2.