Although needing relief help, unbeaten rookie Marty Bystrom received credit for his fourth consecutive victory as the Phillies edged the Mets, 2-1, and took over first place in the East Division, ahead of the Expos. The Phils broke the scoreless deadlock in the fifth inning when Manny Trillo tripled and scored on a single by Garry Maddox. Maddox reached second on a single by Larry Bowa but was forced at third by Bystrom. One out later, Lonnie Smith delivered a single that scored Bowa. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Smith lf              2   0   1   1     2   1   .337
  Morales ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .254        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Backman ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Rose 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
  Norman ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      McBride rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Mazzilli 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Trillo 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Trevino c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .259      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Brooks 3b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bystrom p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Noles p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Almon 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .195        G. Vukovich ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .257        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taveras ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               33   1   6   1     0   7             Totals               28   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 20,525
Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Trillo
Doubles: Brooks (1), Norman (1)
Triples: Trillo (9)
Caught Stealing: Smith (12)
GIDP: Zachry (3), Rose (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.01
Jackson L(1-6)          3     5   2   2   1   1   0  14   3.92
Reardon                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.74
Allen                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.34
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   3   0  30

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bystrom W(4-0)          6.2   4   1   1   0   6   0  24   1.24
Noles                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.66
Lyle SV(2)              2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.43
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   7   0  33

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Backman
grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith struck out; Rose flied out to left; Schmidt
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington struck out; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: McBride flied out to left; Trillo flied out to
center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Brooks doubled to right; Flynn reached on an error by
Trillo [Brooks to third]; Zachry grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Brooks stayed at third, Flynn
out at second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: JACKSON REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Bowa flied out
to right; Boone popped to second; Bystrom popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Backman grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
struck out; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Smith walked; Smith was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rose singled to left; Schmidt struck
out; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Washington struck out; Trevino grounded out (second to
first); Brooks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo tripled to right; Maddox singled to left
[Trillo scored]; Bowa singled to left [Maddox to second]; Boone
flied out to left; Bystrom forced Maddox (pitcher to third)
[Bowa to second]; Smith singled to center [Bowa scored, Bystrom
to second]; Rose flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 2.

METS 6TH: Flynn was called out on strikes; MORENO BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: REARDON REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); McBride singled to center; Trillo
grounded out (third to first) [McBride to second]; Maddox flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 2.

METS 7TH: Backman singled to left; Mazzilli lined to left;
Henderson singled to center [Backman to second]; Washington
singled to shortstop [Backman to third, Henderson to second];
Trevino forced Washington (third to second) [Backman scored,
Henderson to third]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR BROOKS; NOLES
REPLACED BYSTROM (PITCHING); Youngblood lined to shortstop; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: ALMON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING 3B); Bowa flied
out to right; Boone popped to shortstop; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR
NOLES; G. Vukovich lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Flynn singled to
center; TAVERAS BATTED FOR REARDON; Taveras forced Flynn (first
to shortstop); MORALES BATTED FOR WILSON; Morales struck out;
NORMAN BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Norman doubled to left [Taveras to
third]; Mazzilli popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: TAVERAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MORALES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALLEN REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Smith walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; Schmidt popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); Henderson flied out
to right; Washington grounded out (second to first); Trevino
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.