Dick Ruthven pitched a five-hitter for the 11th shutout of his career and Garry Maddox and Greg Luzinski each drove in two runs as the Phillies defeated the Mets, 8-0. Maddox accounted for his RBIs with a single in the first inning. Luzinski singled with the bases loaded in the fifth when the Phillies took advantage of errors by Richie Hebner and Doug Flynn to score five unearned runs. [The Sporting News]
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Friday, April 20, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Phillies     2  0  1    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Chapman 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .162      McBride rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Bowa ss               4   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Hebner 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .263      Rose 1b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .419        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .205      Luzinski lf           3   2   1   2     2   1   .314
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .139        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Youngblood rf         2   0   1   0     2   0   .313      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .179        Mackanin 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .405
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .350
Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Boone c               2   1   1   0     2   0   .222
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ruthven p             4   1   0   0     0   1   .182
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taveras ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   4             Totals               34   8   8   8     7   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 33,253
Left on Base: Mets 8, Phillies 10
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Hebner, Flynn
Doubles: Youngblood (1)
Triples: Hebner (1)
Stolen Bases: Luzinski (1), McBride 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: McBride (1,by Twitchell)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-2)             4     6   3   3   4   1   0  22   2.89
Twitchell               0.2   0   5   0   3   1   0   8  11.25
Bernard                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   6.23
Orosco                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     8   8   3   7   3   0  42

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(3-0)          9     5   0   0   3   4   0  35   1.75
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Joe Myers, 2B - Tom Telford, 3B - Greg Mills


METS 1ST: Debut for umpire Greg Mills; Chapman was called
out on strikes; Henderson made an out to first; Hebner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Bowa made an out to
shortstop; Rose singled to left; Luzinski walked [Rose to
second]; Schmidt walked [Rose to third, Luzinski to second];
Maddox singled to left [Rose scored, Luzinski scored, Schmidt to
third]; Trillo grounded out (catcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 2.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone flied out to left; Ruthven grounded out
(first unassisted); McBride singled to left; Bowa singled
[McBride to second]; Rose lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 2.

METS 3RD: Youngblood walked; Flynn was called out on strikes;
Swan forced Youngblood (second to shortstop); Chapman forced
Swan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies
2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski walked; Luzinski stole second; Schmidt
flied out to left; Maddox popped to first in foul territory;
Trillo singled to left [Luzinski scored, Trillo to second (on
throw to home)]; Boone was walked intentionally; Ruthven struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
tripled to right; Mazzilli flied out to center; Montanez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride singled to center; McBride stole second;
McBride stole third; Bowa popped to third in foul territory;
Rose flied out to left; Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Stearns popped to catcher; Youngblood doubled to left;
Flynn grounded out (third to first); HODGES BATTED FOR SWAN;
Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Schmidt
struck out; Maddox reached on an error by Hebner [Maddox to
second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone was
walked intentionally; Ruthven reached on an error by Flynn
[Maddox to third, Boone to second]; McBride was hit by a pitch
[Maddox scored (unearned), Boone to third, Ruthven to second];
Bowa walked [Boone scored (unearned), Ruthven to third, McBride
to second]; Rose walked [Ruthven scored (unearned), McBride to
third, Bowa to second]; BERNARD REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING);
Luzinski singled to center [McBride scored (unearned), Bowa
scored (unearned), Rose to second]; Schmidt grounded out (third
to first); 5 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

METS 6TH: MACKANIN REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Chapman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson was called out on
strikes; Hebner singled to right; Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to right; Trillo grounded out
(second to first); Boone singled to center; Ruthven grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

METS 7TH: Montanez walked; Stearns forced Montanez (shortstop to
second); Youngblood flied out to right; Flynn was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 7TH: OROSCO REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); TAVERAS REPLACED
BERNARD (PLAYING SS); McBride popped to first; Bowa popped to
first in foul territory; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

METS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 1B); Taveras grounded out
(second to first); Chapman grounded out (third to first);
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Mackanin flied
out to center; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.

METS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Hebner singled
to center; Mazzilli forced Hebner (first to shortstop); Montanez
singled to right [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns flied out to
center; Youngblood walked [Mazzilli to third, Montanez to
second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR OROSCO; Kranepool flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 8.
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