A four-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Mets to a 4-2 victory that ended the Phillies' six-game winning streak. The Mets trailed, 2-0, entering the eighth when Joel Youngblood smacked a leadoff homer, the first run for the New Yorkers in 26 innings.

John Stearns followed Youngblood's blast with a double, moved to third on a throwing error by left fielder Del Unser and scored on a single by Gil Flores. Flores advanced to second on a sacrifice and tallied on a single by Frank Taveras. After taking second on the throw to the plate, Taveras scored the fourth run of the inning when first baseman Pete Rose threw wildly after catching a line drive off the bat of Richie Hebner. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1979 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4  7  0
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .278      Cardenal rf,lf        3   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     1   0   .271
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .353      Rose 1b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .311
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Schmidt pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Youngblood rf         3   1   1   1     1   1   .304        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stearns c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .150      Boone 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .163        Unser ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Flores ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .571        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chapman 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Maddox cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .396
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trillo 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .391
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCarver c            2   0   0   1     0   0   .154
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .091
                                                            McBride rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               32   4   7   3     2   3             Totals               29   2  10   2     8   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 35,020
Left on Base: Mets 4, Phillies 12
DP: Mets 3, Phillies 1
Errors: Schmidt, Boone, Unser
Doubles: Stearns (2)
Triples: Taveras (1), Bowa (1)
Home Runs: Youngblood (1)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (4)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (1), Maddox (1), Schmidt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Orosco (1), McCarver (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (2), Rose (1)
GIDP: Henderson (1), Rose (2), Cardenal (1), Rader (1)
Hit by Pitch: McBride (2,by Orosco)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 6.1   7   2   2   6   0   0  30   2.95
Murray                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.65
Orosco W(1-0)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Lockwood SV(2)          1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.69
Totals                  9    10   2   2   8   1   0  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(2-2)          7.1   5   3   3   1   3   1  27   5.02
Reed                    1.2   2   1   0   1   0   0   8   3.00
Totals                  9     7   4   3   2   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Orosco (1)

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


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner flied
out to center; Mazzilli reached on an error by Boone; Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cardenal walked; Bowa singled to right [Cardenal
to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cardenal to third, Bowa out at second];
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Youngblood walked;
Youngblood was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to first); Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone singled to pitcher; Maddox singled to right
[Boone to third]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Trillo walked; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Boone scored]; Carlton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Falcone flied
out to right; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cardenal popped to third; Bowa flied out to right;
Rose singled to center; Luzinski walked [Rose to second]; Boone
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Hebner singled to center; Mazzilli flied out to
center; Henderson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
grounded out (third to first); McCarver grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez flied out to center; Youngblood struck out;
Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton walked; Cardenal walked [Carlton to
second]; Bowa flied out to right; Rose singled to center
[Carlton to third, Cardenal to second]; Luzinski flied out to
right; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Falcone
struck out; Taveras tripled to left; Hebner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox walked; Trillo singled to left [Maddox to
third]; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; Carlton
flied out to left; Cardenal forced Trillo (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(second to first); Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa tripled to center; Rose hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Bowa scored]; MURRAY REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING);
Luzinski singled to left; OROSCO REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING);
SCHMIDT RAN FOR LUZINSKI; UNSER BATTED FOR BOONE; Schmidt was
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Unser grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 2.

METS 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHMIDT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Youngblood homered; Stearns doubled to left
[Stearns to third (error by Unser)]; FLORES BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Flores singled to center [Stearns scored]; Orosco out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Flores to second]; REED
REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); MCBRIDE REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING
RF); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Taveras singled to
center [Flores scored, Taveras scored (error by Schmidt)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Hebner lined to first; Mazzilli popped to
shortstop; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: CHAPMAN REPLACED FLORES (PLAYING 2B); Maddox
walked; Trillo singled to right [Maddox to second]; McCarver out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maddox to third, Trillo
to second]; McBride was hit by a pitch; LOCKWOOD REPLACED OROSCO
(PITCHING); Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Maddox out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 2.

METS 9TH: Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole second;
Montanez flied out to center; Youngblood popped to shortstop;
Stearns was walked intentionally; Chapman popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa walked; Rose singled to center [Bowa to
third]; GROSS BATTED FOR SCHMIDT; Gross was called out on
strikes; RADER BATTED FOR REED; Rader grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 2.