Lonnie Smith singled home the tie-breaking run in a two-run ninth inning that gave the Phillies a 7-5 victory over the Mets. The score was 5-5 when Bob Boone began the ninth with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Luis Aguayo, who came around on a pinch-single by Greg Gross and single by Smith. Dave Kingman's error -- his third of the game -- on Pete Rose's grounder enabled Gross to score. The Phils had tied the contest in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Gary Matthews. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     3  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  2  -   7 14  1
Mets         4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  5


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith rf              5   1   2   1     1   0   .221      Wilson cf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .233
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taveras ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .214
Rose 1b               5   2   3   0     1   0   .310      Youngblood rf         4   1   2   3     0   1   .368
Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   1     1   2   .293      Kingman 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .213
Matthews lf           3   1   2   2     3   0   .302      Mazzilli lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .209
Trillo 2b             6   0   1   2     0   3   .293      Stearns c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Brooks 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .341
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Boone c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .237      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Aguayo pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .105        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Moreland c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Backman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .194        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .350        Trevino ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph,rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .288

Totals               43   7  14   6     7   7             Totals               33   5   8   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 13,973
Left on Base: Phillies 16, Mets 4
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 1
Errors: Bowa, Taveras 2, Kingman 3
Doubles: Bowa (5), Schmidt (9), Smith (3)
Home Runs: Youngblood (4), Kingman (8)
Stolen Bases: Smith (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Stearns (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 6     8   5   5   2   4   2  27   3.04
R. Reed W(1-0)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.57
McGraw SV(4)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   6   2  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   5.2   6   4   3   5   3   0  30   4.86
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1.82
Allen L(3-2)            3     8   3   3   1   3   0  18   2.77
Totals                  9    14   7   6   7   7   0  50

Wild Pitches: Allen (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Rose singled
to center; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; Matthews singled to
center [Rose scored, Schmidt to third, Matthews to second (on
throw to home)]; Trillo singled to right [Schmidt scored,
Matthews scored]; Maddox flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Taveras walked [Wilson to
second]; Youngblood homered [Wilson scored, Taveras scored];
Kingman struck out (catcher to first); Mazzilli walked; Stearns
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Mazzilli to second];
Brooks singled to left [Mazzilli scored]; Flynn forced Brooks
(shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone lined to left; Carlton grounded out (second
to first); Smith walked; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilson
singled to center; Taveras popped to second; Youngblood singled
to center [Wilson to second]; Kingman singled to shortstop
[Wilson out at home (shortstop to third), Youngblood to second];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt reached on an error by Taveras [Schmidt to
first]; Matthews flied out to right; Trillo struck out; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli flied out to center; Stearns singled to
shortstop [Stearns to second (error by Bowa)]; Brooks flied out
to left [Stearns to third]; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa doubled to right; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carlton struck out; Smith reached on an
error by Taveras [Bowa to third]; Smith stole second; Rose
walked; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 3, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Jones struck out; Wilson struck out; Taveras grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Matthews walked; Trillo flied out to right; Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Matthews to second]; Kingman
dropped a foul fly hit by Bowa for an error; Bowa walked; Boone
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
3, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Youngblood struck out; Kingman homered; Mazzilli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to first [Rose to
second (error by Kingman)]; Schmidt doubled to center [Rose
scored (unearned)]; MILLER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Matthews
walked; Trillo struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Brooks grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied out
to right; BACKMAN BATTED FOR MILLER; Backman flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Maddox singled
to center; Bowa hit into a double play (second to shortstop to
second) [Maddox out at second]; Boone singled to left; UNSER
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Unser flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: R. REED REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Wilson struck out;
Taveras flied out to right; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Smith doubled to right; Rose singled to second
[Smith to third]; Doug Flynn was screened by 2B umpire Dick
Stello; Schmidt struck out; Matthews singled to right [Smith
scored, Rose to third]; Trillo struck out; Maddox flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Kingman flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stearns grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Boone
singled to right; AGUAYO RAN FOR BOONE; GROSS BATTED FOR R.
REED; Gross singled to right [Aguayo to third]; Smith singled to
right [Aguayo scored, Gross to second]; Rose reached on an error
by Kingman [Gross scored, Smith to second, Rose to first];
Schmidt struck out; Allen threw a wild pitch [Smith to third,
Rose to second]; Matthews was walked intentionally; Trillo flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 7, Mets 5.

METS 9TH: MORELAND REPLACED AGUAYO (PLAYING C ); GROSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); MCGRAW REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Brooks
struck out; Flynn grounded out (third to first); TREVINO BATTED
FOR ALLEN; Trevino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Mets 5.