Although yielding 12 hits, Pat Zachry was effective with runners on base and hurled the Mets to a 3-2 verdict over the Phillies. The righthander forced Pete Rose to strand six runners and retired Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski once each with runners in scoring position to end innings.

Doug Flynn drove in the Mets' first run with a single in the second inning. Sacrifice flies by Elliott Maddox in the fourth inning and by Kelvin Chapman in the fifth completed the scoring. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 12  0
Mets         0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .455
Bowa ss               4   0   4   0     1   0   .261      Chapman 2b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .273
Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Luzinski lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .222      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .190
Maddox cf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .476      Henderson lf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Maddox rf             1   1   1   1     1   0   .286
Boone c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Flynn ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               36   2  12   1     2   2             Totals               28   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  8,719
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Mets 5
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 1
Errors: Maddox
Doubles: Bowa 2 (2), Luzinski (1), Unser (1), Maddox (2), Henderson (1), Montanez (2), Mazzilli (2)
Triples: Chapman (1)
Home Runs: Maddox (2)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (2)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Schmidt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (1), Chapman (1)
GIDP: Trillo (2), Stearns (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(0-1)            6     8   3   3   2   3   0  26   3.21
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   5   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(2-0)           9    12   2   2   2   2   1  39   1.93
Totals                  9    12   2   2   2   2   1  39

Balks: Zachry (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Phil Lospitalier, 2B - Merrill Hadry, 3B - Jerry Loeber


PHILLIES 1ST: Debut for umpires Merrill Hadry, Jerry Loeber
and Phil Lospitalier; McBride flied out to right; Bowa
walked; Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Rose walked; Luzinski singled to right [Rose to third]; Schmidt
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to right; Chapman tripled to left;
Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox singled to center; Trillo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; Boone
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Henderson doubled to
right; Maddox singled to center [Henderson out at home (center
to catcher), Maddox to second (on throw to home)]; Flynn singled
to left [Maddox scored]; Zachry struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch made an out to shortstop; McBride singled to
second; On a bunt Bowa singled to pitcher [McBride to second];
Zachry balked [McBride to third, Bowa to second]; Rose flied out
to center; Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli singled to pitcher; Chapman walked [Mazzilli
to second]; Hebner flied to right in foul territory [Mazzilli to
third]; Stearns grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Chapman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Maddox homered; Trillo
grounded out (third to first); Boone popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Montanez doubled to right; Henderson grounded out
(second to first) [Montanez to third]; Maddox hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Montanez scored]; Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); McBride
flied out to right; Bowa doubled to right; Rose flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Zachry was called out on strikes; Mazzilli doubled to
right; Mazzilli stole third; Chapman hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Mazzilli scored]; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski doubled to left; Schmidt out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Luzinski to third]; Maddox
flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Stearns popped to third in foul territory; Montanez
made an out to shortstop; Henderson singled to third; Maddox
walked [Henderson to second]; Flynn forced Maddox (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone singled to left; UNSER BATTED FOR LERCH;
Unser doubled to right [Boone scored (error by Maddox) (no
RBI)]; McBride made an out to third; Bowa singled to right
[Unser to third, Bowa to second (on throw to home)]; Rose popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Luzinski struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Zachry struck out;
Mazzilli struck out; Chapman grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Maddox
doubled to right; Trillo grounded out (third to first); Boone
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Hebner flied out to center; Stearns flied out to
center; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; McCarver flied out to
right; McBride popped to third in foul territory; Bowa doubled
to right; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.