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.

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