The Phillies handed the Mets their 12th straight loss, 5-1, behind the steady pitching of Dick Ruthven, who went the first eight innings. The Phillies broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth on a one-out double by Ruthven, single by Pete Rose and sacrifice fly by Bake McBride. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1980 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 6 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .287 Wilson cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .222 Isales pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .287 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Youngblood rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .285 McBride rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .311 Trevino c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .268 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .279 Mazzilli 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .293 Gross lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Backman 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Almon ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .212 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Burris p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .114 Boone c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .226 Moreno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Ruthven p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser ph,1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .268 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Totals 32 5 6 5 5 1 Totals 33 1 9 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 6,376 Left on Base: Phillies 6, Mets 9 DP: Phillies 0, Mets 0 Doubles: Ruthven (5), Maddox (30), Unser (3) Home Runs: Schmidt (38) Stolen Bases: Trillo (7), Wilson (3) Caught Stealing: Wilson (1), Henderson (11) Sacrifice Flies: McBride (4), Youngblood (8) Hit by Pitch: Brooks (1,by McGraw) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(15-9) 8 8 1 1 2 8 0 32 3.64 McGraw 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.88 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 8 0 37 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(7-11) 7 3 2 2 3 1 1 27 3.82 Berenguer 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 11 13.50 Totals 9 6 5 5 5 1 1 38 Hit by Pitch: McGraw (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen PHILLIES 1ST: Rose flied to left in foul territory; McBride flied to left in foul territory; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; Wilson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Washington struck out; Trevino singled to center; Mazzilli lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Trillo lined to left; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brooks grounded out (third to first); Backman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone struck out; Ruthven grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Almon struck out; Burris singled to left; Wilson singled to left [Burris to second]; Washington struck out; Trevino struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 4TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING RF); Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride flied out to right; Schmidt homered; Luzinski flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mazzilli lined to right; Henderson struck out; Brooks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox lined to right; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Backman walked; Almon singled to center [Backman to second]; Burris forced Backman (pitcher to shortstop) [Almon to second]; Wilson singled to left [Almon to third, Burris to second]; Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly to right [Almon scored]; Trevino flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Ruthven doubled to right; Rose singled to right [Ruthven to third]; McBride hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ruthven scored]; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; Luzinski flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Mazzilli lined to right; Henderson singled to left; Brooks grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Backman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo walked; Trillo stole second; Maddox lined to center; Bowa walked; Boone forced Bowa (third to second) [Trillo to third]; Ruthven grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Almon flied out to right; MORENO BATTED FOR BURRIS; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. PHILLIES 8TH: BERENGUER REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Rose popped to shortstop; McBride walked; Schmidt grounded out (catcher to first) [McBride to second]; Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. METS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Youngblood lined to pitcher; Trevino singled to center; Mazzilli struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Maddox doubled to right; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone was walked intentionally; UNSER BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Unser doubled to center [Maddox scored, Boone to third]; Rose singled to center [Boone scored, Unser scored]; ISALES RAN FOR ROSE; McBride popped to shortstop; Debut game for Orlando Isales; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1. METS 9TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCGRAW REPLACED ISALES (PITCHING); Brooks was hit by a pitch; Backman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brooks to second]; Almon singled to center [Brooks to third]; MADDOX BATTED FOR BERENGUER; Maddox lined to right; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1.

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