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.

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