Scoring four runs after two were out in the eighth inning, the Mets subdued the Phillies, 6-2. New York took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Frank Taveras singled, stole second and tallied on a single by Lee Mazzilli.

Taveras began the eighth-inning uprising with a two-out single and stole second. After Mike Jorgensen walked, Dave Kingman doubled home Taveras, Jorgensen scored on a wild pitch, and an error by third baseman Mike Schmidt permitted the final two runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      3, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  1  -   6 10  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Rose 1b               4   0   2   2     0   0   .332
Taveras ss            5   2   3   1     0   0   .246      Aguayo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Jorgensen rf,lf       4   1   0   0     1   1   .242        Moreland ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Kingman 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .227        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bailor pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .229      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .327
Mazzilli lf,1b        3   1   2   1     1   0   .219      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      D. Davis rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .389
Brooks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .287
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Bowa ss               3   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Harris p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .107
  Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Smith ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Aviles 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               37   6  10   3     2   7             Totals               32   2   5   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 27,588
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Brooks, Schmidt
Doubles: Kingman (6)
Triples: Wilson (4)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 3 (9)
Caught Stealing: D. Davis (2)
GIDP: Flynn (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harris W(2-1)           7     2   2   2   2   5   0  25   4.09
Falcone                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.60
Allen SV(5)             1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.07
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   5   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(7-3)          8     8   5   3   2   6   0  34   4.02
McGraw                  1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.50
Totals                  9    10   6   4   2   7   0  39

Wild Pitches: Ruthven (3)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Aguayo reached
on an error by Brooks [Aguayo to first]; Matthews struck out;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman was called out on strikes; Mazzilli flied out
to left; Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: D. Davis struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Brooks grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Flynn
singled to pitcher; Harris struck out; Wilson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Ruthven flied out to
center; Rose singled to center; Aguayo forced Rose (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras singled to right; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Taveras stole
second; Mazzilli singled to center [Taveras scored]; Stearns
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews struck out; Schmidt flied out to center;
D. Davis singled to left; D. Davis was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies
0.

METS 5TH: Brooks singled to shortstop; Flynn forced Brooks
(pitcher to shortstop); Harris struck out; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Boone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: Taveras flied out to left; Jorgensen struck out;
Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Ruthven struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); Aguayo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Stearns singled to right
[Mazzilli to third]; Brooks was called out on strikes; Flynn
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
right; D. Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: Harris struck out; Wilson flied out to center; Taveras
singled to right; Taveras stole second; Jorgensen walked;
Kingman doubled to left [Taveras scored, Jorgensen to third];
BAILOR RAN FOR KINGMAN; Mazzilli was walked intentionally;
Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen scored, Bailor to third,
Mazzilli to second]; Stearns reached on an error by Schmidt
[Bailor scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mazzilli scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Brooks grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (2 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MAZZILLI CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Maddox walked; Bowa walked [Maddox to second];
FALCONE REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Boone flied out to left;
SMITH BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Smith singled to center [Maddox to
third, Bowa to second]; Rose singled to right [Maddox scored,
Bowa scored, Smith to third]; MORELAND BATTED FOR AGUAYO;
Moreland made an out to shortstop; ALLEN REPLACED FALCONE
(PITCHING); Matthews forced Rose (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 2.

METS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MORELAND (PITCHING); AVILES REPLACED
SMITH (PLAYING 2B); Flynn flied out to center; Allen was called
out on strikes; Wilson tripled to center; Taveras singled to
left [Wilson scored]; Taveras stole second; Jorgensen flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt singled to left; D. Davis flied out to
left; Maddox flied out to right; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 2.