The Phillies won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4, but were stopped by the Mets in the nightcap, 2-1. The Phils exploded for four runs in the first inning of the lidlifter. Bake McBride cracked a leadoff double and two outs later scored on a single by Greg Luzinski. After Bob Boone singled, Garry Maddox lined a two-run double and scored on a single by Manny Trillo. Luzinski slammed a two-run homer in the fifth.

In the second game, Pete Falcone and Neil Allen combined on a five-hitter for Mets, who snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning. Doug Flynn lined a leadoff single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Falcone. Rawly Eastwick replaced starter Kevin Saucier on the mound for the Phils and retired Gil Flores but then yielded a single by Frank Taveras that chased Flynn across the plate with the winning tally. Mike Schmidt had given the Phils a 1-0 lead in the fourth with his 37th homer of the season, but the Mets tied it in the fifth when Taveras walked, stole second and scored on a single by Lee Mazzilli. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Thursday, August 2, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies     4  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 12  0
Mets         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   2   2   0     1   0   .270      Youngblood lf         5   2   3   2     0   0   .291
Rose 1b               5   1   2   0     0   1   .327      Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .258
  Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .315
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
  Harrelson pr,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Stearns c             2   0   0   1     1   0   .249
Luzinski lf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .263      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
  Anderson lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Norman rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Boone c               5   1   3   1     0   0   .313      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Maddox cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .287        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .260        Trevino ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .349
Bowa ss               2   0   0   0     2   1   .247      Hassler p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Lerch p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Ferrer 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reed p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   7  12   7     4   6             Totals               35   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Mets 7
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 1
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: McBride (14), Maddox (21), Youngblood (23), Mazzilli (25), Montanez (15)
Home Runs: Luzinski (14), Youngblood (14)
Stolen Bases: Rose (13)
Caught Stealing: McBride (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (5)
GIDP: Maddox (6), Taveras (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   2.1   6   2   2   0   2   0  13   4.44
Reed W(8-6)             5.2   2   0   0   2   1   0  20   4.27
McGraw                  1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   4.10
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(3-3)          6     8   6   6   3   5   1  28   4.76
Glynn                   3     4   1   1   1   1   0  13   2.51
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   6   1  41

Passed Balls: Stearns (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Joe West


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride doubled to right; Rose flied out to right;
Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski singled to
center [McBride scored]; Boone singled to center [Luzinski to
second]; Maddox doubled to left [Luzinski scored, Boone scored];
Trillo singled to right [Maddox scored, Trillo to second (on
throw to home)]; Bowa was walked intentionally; Stearns allowed
a passed ball [Trillo to third, Bowa to second]; Lerch struck
out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood doubled to center; Taveras grounded out
(second to first) [Youngblood to third]; Mazzilli doubled to
left [Youngblood scored]; Hebner struck out; Stearns flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: McBride walked; McBride was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rose struck out; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Montanez doubled to left; Norman popped to first;
Flynn grounded out (second to first) [Montanez to third];
Hassler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski flied out to center; Boone grounded out
(third to first); Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Youngblood flied out to right; Taveras singled to
right; Mazzilli singled to pitcher [Taveras to second]; Hebner
singled to center [Taveras to third, Mazzilli to second]; REED
REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Taveras scored]; Montanez lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 4, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo flied out to center; Bowa was called out on
strikes; Reed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded
out (second to first); Hassler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: McBride singled to left; Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first) [McBride to second]; Schmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Luzinski homered [McBride scored]; Boone
singled to right; Maddox reached on an error by Hebner [Boone
out at home (right to catcher), Maddox to first]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Youngblood popped to shortstop; Taveras singled to
left; Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner walked [Taveras to
second]; Stearns popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 6, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo flied out to right; Bowa walked; Reed out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bowa to second];
McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Montanez lined to second; Norman flied out to center;
Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets
2.

PHILLIES 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); FERRER REPLACED
HASSLER (PLAYING 2B); Rose singled to center; Schmidt walked
[Rose to second]; Rose stole third; Luzinski popped to first in
foul territory; Boone singled to center [Rose scored, Schmidt to
third]; Maddox grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Boone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Mets 2.

METS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Ferrer popped
to third in foul territory; Youngblood singled to left; Taveras
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Mets 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Trillo flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 7, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner flied
out to right; Stearns walked; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Rose
singled to left; Schmidt forced Rose (shortstop to second);
HARRELSON RAN FOR SCHMIDT; Anderson singled to right [Harrelson
to second]; Boone forced Anderson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: UNSER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 1B); HARRELSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCGRAW REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Norman
struck out; TREVINO BATTED FOR GLYNN; Trevino singled to center;
FLORES BATTED FOR FERRER; Flores grounded out (third to first)
[Trevino to second]; Youngblood homered [Trevino scored];
Taveras grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 7, Mets 4.

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