The Mets edged the Phillies, 3-2, as rookie righthander Mark Bomback gained his first National League victory. The game was tied, 1-1, before the Mets went ahead in the sixth inning when Lee Mazzilli doubled, stole third and scored as second baseman Luis Aguayo booted Joel Youngblood's grounder. Youngblood drove in the eventual winning run with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 23, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 12 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Rose 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Stearns c 4 2 2 0 0 0 .348 McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Mazzilli 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .270 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .351 J. Vukovich 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Norman lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Schmidt 3b 3 1 3 0 2 0 .356 Cardenal ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .295 Maddox 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .359 Moreland c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Smith pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bomback p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Noles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lerch ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 Glynn p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowa ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .220 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aguayo 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .313 Unser ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Boone ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 G. Vukovich ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 3 7 2 2 3 Totals 39 2 12 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 23,025 Left on Base: Mets 7, Phillies 13 DP: Mets 1, Phillies 0 Errors: Taveras, Aguayo Doubles: Stearns (7), Taveras (5), Mazzilli (3), Flynn (3), Schmidt (3), Maddox (5) Triples: Aguayo (1), Gross (1) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (5), Youngblood (3) Caught Stealing: Maddox (3) GIDP: Maddox (1) Hit by Pitch: Mazzilli (1,by Christenson) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bomback W(1-0) 7 8 1 1 1 3 0 30 4.26 Allen 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 6.75 Glynn 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.70 Reardon SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5.40 Totals 9 12 2 2 3 4 0 42 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 6.55 Reed 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 4.15 LaGrow L(0-2) 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 1.59 McGraw 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 6.75 Noles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 3 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1) Wild Pitches: Christenson (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor METS 1ST: Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Stearns doubled to center; Mazzilli was hit by a pitch; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Stearns to third, Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stearns scored, Mazzilli to third]; Morales lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 2ND: REED REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to center; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Flynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to third; Luzinski struck out; Moreland flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 3RD: Bomback popped to second; Taveras doubled to center; Stearns popped to first in foul territory; Mazzilli walked; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Aguayo singled to center; Reed struck out; Rose flied out to center; McBride grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 4TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski forced Schmidt (shortstop to second); Moreland reached on an error by Taveras [Luzinski to second]; Bowa forced Moreland (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to left; Bomback grounded out (third to first); Taveras popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Aguayo tripled to left; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR REED; G. Vukovich singled to center [Aguayo scored]; Rose singled to left [G. Vukovich to second]; McBride made an out to second; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1. METS 6TH: LAGROW REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli doubled to right; Mazzilli stole third; Youngblood reached on an error by Aguayo [Mazzilli scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Youngblood stole second; Morales flied out to right; Norman grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Moreland forced Schmidt (shortstop to second); Bowa singled to second [Moreland to second]; Aguayo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1. METS 7TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (third to first); Bomback was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: GROSS BATTED FOR LAGROW; Gross tripled to center; Rose lined to second; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1. METS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Taveras walked; On a bunt Stearns singled to first [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli forced Taveras (pitcher to third) [Stearns to second]; Youngblood singled to center [Stearns scored, Mazzilli to second]; Morales was called out on strikes; CARDENAL BATTED FOR NORMAN; Cardenal made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALLEN REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski flied out to right; Moreland singled to center [Schmidt scored, Moreland to second (on throw to home)]; SMITH RAN FOR MORELAND; Bowa singled to pitcher [Smith to third]; UNSER BATTED FOR AGUAYO; GLYNN REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); BOONE BATTED FOR UNSER; Boone flied out to center; Gross flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 2. METS 9TH: J. VUKOVICH REPLACED MCGRAW (PLAYING 2B); BOONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NOLES REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to right; Flynn doubled to left; Glynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 9TH: Rose flied out to right; J. Vukovich made an out to shortstop; Maddox doubled to left; Schmidt walked; REARDON REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Luzinski walked [Maddox to third, Schmidt to second]; LERCH BATTED FOR NOLES; Lerch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 2.

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