Terry Kennedy singled home Ruppert Jones with the tie-breaking run in the Padres' 4-2 triumph over the Mets. Ozzie Smith started the sixth when he was hit by a pitch from New York starter Pat Zachry. He went to third on Jones' single and scored the tying run when Jones stole second and the throw by catcher Alex Trevino sailed into center field. Jones took third on the miscue and Gene Richards walked before Kennedy's key hit. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, May       1, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .205      Youngblood rf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Jones cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Bailor ss             3   0   2   0     1   0   .429
Richards lf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .169      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .163
Kennedy c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .282      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .216
Lefebvre rf           2   0   0   1     1   1   .167      Stearns 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Perkins 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .391      Staub 1b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .321
Salazar 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Trevino c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
  Evans 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .377
Bonilla 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Eichelberger p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Backman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Urrea p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cubbage ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Brooks ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .283

Totals               31   4   8   3     4   7             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  7,181
Left on Base: Padres 6, Mets 8
DP: Padres 0, Mets 0
Errors: Trevino 2
Triples: Mazzilli (1), Flynn (2)
Home Runs: Staub (2)
Stolen Bases: Jones (3), Richards (7)
Caught Stealing: Lefebvre (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lefebvre (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (3,by Zachry)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eichelberger            3     4   2   2   1   3   1  14   2.48
Urrea W(2-0)            5.1   3   0   0   2   2   0  21   0.00
Lucas SV(3)             0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.43
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   7   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(3-2)           7     6   4   4   3   6   0  28   3.41
Hausman                 2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.16
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Zachry (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Smith was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Jones flied to right; Richards grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Bailor
singled to right; Mazzilli struck out; Kingman struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre
walked; Lefebvre was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Perkins walked; Salazar was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to second; Staub homered [Stearns
scored]; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied
to right; Zachry struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 2.

PADRES 3RD: Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first);
Eichelberger struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli tripled to left;
Kingman walked; Stearns lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 4TH: Jones struck out; Richards grounded out (second to
first); Kennedy flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: URREA REPLACED EICHELBERGER (PITCHING); Staub
walked; Juan Eichelberger left with stiff right shoulder;
Trevino singled to right [Staub to second]; Flynn forced Staub
(catcher to third) [Trevino to second]; Zachry forced Trevino
(pitcher to third) [Flynn to second]; Youngblood forced Zachry
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 5TH: Lefebvre struck out; Perkins singled to right;
Salazar singled to left [Perkins to third]; Bonilla grounded out
(third to first) [Perkins scored, Salazar to second]; Urrea
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Bailor walked; Mazzilli forced Bailor (second to
shortstop); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli
to second]; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 6TH: Smith was hit by a pitch; Jones singled to center
[Smith to third]; Jones stole second [Smith scored (error by
Trevino), Jones to third]; Richards walked; Kennedy singled to
right [Jones scored, Richards to third, Kennedy out at second
(right to shortstop to first to second)]; Lefebvre hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Richards scored]; Perkins singled to
right; Salazar struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets
2.

METS 6TH: Staub flied to left; Trevino grounded out (second to
first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 2.

PADRES 7TH: Bonilla flied to center; Urrea flied to right; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Mets 2.

METS 7TH: BACKMAN BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Backman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bailor singled to first; Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 2.

PADRES 8TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (first unassisted); Richards walked; Richards stole second
[Richards to third (error by Trevino)]; Kennedy struck out;
Lefebvre flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Stearns flied
to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 2.

PADRES 9TH: Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Salazar made an out to pitcher; Bonilla singled to second; Urrea
singled to right [Bonilla to second]; Smith flied to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: EVANS REPLACED SALAZAR (PLAYING 3B); Trevino struck
out; Flynn tripled to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; LUCAS
REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); BROOKS BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Brooks was
called out on strikes; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 2.