A trio of pitchers combined on a three-hitter to give the Mets a 3-1 triumph over the Phillies. The score was 1-1 when Lee Mazzilli led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and scored on a double by John Stearns. After Stearns was sacrificed to third by Doug Flynn, pinch-hitter Rusty Staub sealed the victory with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    15, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   3 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Wilson cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .307
Gross lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
  Matthews ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Brooks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Kingman 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .230
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Valentine rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .207
Moreland c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Mazzilli lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .218
Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .272      Stearns c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Trillo 2b             2   0   2   0     1   0   .275      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Bowa ss               3   0   1   1     0   1   .279      Leach p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .158        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Staub ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .319
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               30   1   3   1     1   6             Totals               30   3  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 14,309
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Mets 8
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0
Errors: Moreland, Taveras
Doubles: Trillo (5), Mazzilli (7), Brooks (9), Stearns (7), Valentine (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (15)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (2), Wilson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (1)
GIDP: Taveras (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(2-5)         6.2   9   3   3   2   2   0  29   5.56
R. Reed                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.88
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.55
Totals                  8    10   3   3   3   4   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leach                   5     3   1   0   0   4   0  18   3.00
Falcone W(2-3)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.74
Allen SV(8)             2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9     3   1   0   1   6   0  31

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Gross
grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras lined
to shortstop; Brooks lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt struck out; Moreland flied out to center;
Maddox reached on an error by Taveras; Trillo singled to second
[Maddox to second]; Bowa singled to pitcher [Maddox scored
(unearned), Trillo to third]; Espinosa forced Bowa (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Valentine grounded out
(second to first) [Kingman to second]; Mazzilli flied out to
left; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose struck out; Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn struck out; Leach grounded out (third to first);
Wilson walked; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Moreland struck out;
Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras flied out to center; Brooks grounded out
(catcher to first); Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo doubled to left; Trillo was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Bowa grounded out (second to first);
Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Valentine singled to right; Mazzilli doubled to center
[Valentine scored]; Stearns flied out to right [Mazzilli to
third]; Flynn popped to second; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR LEACH;
Jorgensen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: FALCONE REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Rose flied
out to left; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR GROSS; Matthews lined to
shortstop; McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: MATTHEWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wilson singled
to left; Taveras grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; Brooks doubled to
right; Kingman singled to second [Brooks to third]; Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
1, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Moreland popped to
shortstop; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Stearns doubled to left
[Mazzilli scored]; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Stearns to third]; STAUB BATTED FOR FALCONE; Staub hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Stearns scored]; Wilson singled to
right; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by
Moreland)]; Taveras walked; R. REED REPLACED ESPINOSA
(PITCHING); Brooks struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Trillo walked;
Bowa struck out; UNSER BATTED FOR R. REED; Unser struck out;
Rose forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to
center; Valentine doubled to left; Mazzilli struck out; Stearns
was walked intentionally; Flynn grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Matthews flied out to center; McBride flied out to
left; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 3.