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.

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