Showing recovery from elbow surgery, Larry Christenson made his first start since May 21 and allowed only four hits in six innings to gain credit for an 8-0 victory over the Mets. Tug McGraw finished. Pete Rose collected three singles and raised his career total to 3,500 hits with his second hit in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, August    15, 1980 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  4  0    0  0  0    0  2  2  -   8 16  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith lf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .344      Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .289
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Maddox 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Rose 1b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .293      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Youngblood cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .268
  J. Vukovich 3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .302
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Trevino c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
  Gross rf            1   1   0   0     0   0   .246      Flynn 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Trillo 2b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .321      Bomback p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Maddox cf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .252        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bowa ss               5   1   3   0     0   0   .240        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Aviles ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boone c               5   1   1   1     0   0   .230        Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .164
Christenson p         1   1   0   0     0   1   .333        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Vukovich ph,lf   2   0   2   1     0   0   .216

Totals               41   8  16   7     1   3             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 40,436
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Mets 7
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 0
Errors: Maddox, Flynn
Triples: Henderson (7)
Home Runs: Trillo (3)
Caught Stealing: Smith 2 (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (2), Bomback (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(4-0)      6     4   0   0   0   5   0  22   5.12
McGraw SV(12)           3     2   0   0   1   2   0  12   2.15
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   7   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bomback L(9-4)          5     7   4   3   1   2   0  23   3.90
Hausman                 2.1   5   2   2   0   0   1  11   3.42
Miller                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.66
Reardon                 1     3   2   0   0   0   0   7   2.74
Totals                  9    16   8   5   1   3   1  44

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - John McSherry


PHILLIES 1ST: Smith singled to right; Rose grounded out (second
to first) [Smith to second]; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Smith to third]; McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Maddox lined to second;
Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo popped to shortstop; Maddox walked; Bowa
singled to right [Maddox to third]; Boone singled to second
[Maddox scored, Bowa to second]; Christenson reached on an error
by Maddox on a sacrifice bunt [Bowa scored (no RBI), Boone to
third, Christenson to second]; Smith singled to left [Boone
scored, Christenson to third]; Smith was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rose singled to right [Christenson
scored (unearned)]; Schmidt singled to third [Rose to second];
McBride lined to left; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood popped to third; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Trevino struck out; Flynn singled to center; Bomback
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second];
Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone flied out to center; Christenson struck out;
Smith singled to center; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Maddox singled to left; Washington flied out to right;
Youngblood flied out to center; Jorgensen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt struck out; McBride popped to catcher in
foul territory; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Henderson struck out; Trevino was called out on
strikes; Flynn singled to second; MORALES BATTED FOR BOMBACK;
Morales popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Mets 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Maddox flied
out to left; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Boone grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Maddox flied out to right;
Washington flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; G. Vukovich
singled to left; Smith forced G. Vukovich (shortstop to second)
[Smith to first]; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rose singled to left; Schmidt flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: G. VUKOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Jorgensen struck out; Henderson
walked; Trevino flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: McBride flied out to right; Trillo homered; Maddox
singled to left; Bowa singled to center [Maddox to second];
MILLER REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Boone popped to second; G.
Vukovich singled to center [Maddox scored, Bowa to third];
McGraw was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 6, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); NORMAN BATTED FOR
MILLER; Norman struck out; Taveras singled to right; Maddox
flied out to left; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: REARDON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Rose singled
to third; Schmidt flied out to right; Gross reached on an error
by Flynn [Rose to third, Gross to second]; Trillo hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored (unearned)]; Maddox singled
to left [Gross scored (unearned)]; Bowa singled to right [Maddox
to second]; Boone flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: J. VUKOVICH REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); UNSER
REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 1B); AVILES REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS);
Youngblood popped to third; Jorgensen popped to shortstop;
Henderson tripled to center; Trevino grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Mets 0.