A four-run outburst in the third inning carried the Mets to a 5-2 triumph over the Phillies. Winning pitcher Pat Zachry began the rally with a single. After Mookie Wilson struck out, Frank Taveras got a single on a line shot off Phillie pitcher Dick Ruthven's leg.

An infield out followed, but Dave Kingman then delivered a run-scoring single. Ellis Valentine drove home two more runs with a two-bagger and Lee Mazzilli capped the frame with an RBI single. Hubie Brooks collected a solo homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  0
Mets         0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .325      Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .299
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Brooks 3b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .317
Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Kingman 1b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .232
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .294        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
McBride rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Valentine rf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .208
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .271      Mazzilli lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .225
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .232      Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Aguayo pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Zachry p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .222
Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Noles p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boitano p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .269        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  D. Davis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .371

Totals               34   2   9   2     4   5             Totals               33   5   9   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 21,635
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Mets 6
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 2
Errors: Zachry
Doubles: Bowa (9), McBride (10), Valentine (5)
Home Runs: Schmidt (18), Brooks (3)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (10), Stearns (5)
GIDP: Rose (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(8-5)          4.1   7   5   5   2   3   1  22   4.50
Noles                   1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6  15.43
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.31
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   4   1  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(6-7)           6     6   1   1   3   4   1  26   3.96
Boitano                 2     3   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.50
Allen SV(9)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.93
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   5   1  38

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Trillo walked [Rose to
second]; Matthews flied out to center [Rose to third]; Schmidt
popped to second [Trillo to second]; McBride lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox struck out; Bowa flied out to center; Boone
walked; Ruthven forced Boone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Valentine flied out to right; Mazzilli
singled to second [Kingman to second]; Stearns flied out to
left; Flynn lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Trillo lined
to second; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Zachry singled to center; Wilson struck out; Taveras
singled to pitcher [Zachry to second]; Brooks forced Taveras
(first to shortstop) [Zachry to third]; Kingman singled to left
[Zachry scored, Brooks to second]; Valentine doubled to left
[Brooks scored, Kingman scored]; Mazzilli singled to center
[Valentine scored]; Mazzilli stole second; Stearns flied out to
left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt homered; McBride reached on an error by
Zachry [McBride to first]; Maddox struck out; Bowa doubled to
right [McBride to third]; Boone popped to second; Ruthven struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Zachry struck
out; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose singled to right; Trillo singled to right
[Rose out at third (right to third)]; Matthews walked [Trillo to
second]; Schmidt forced Matthews (second to shortstop) [Trillo
to third]; McBride flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Brooks
homered; Kingman walked; NOLES REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING);
Valentine forced Kingman (third to second); Mazzilli flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox singled to left; Bowa struck out; Boone hit
into a double play (center to shortstop) [Maddox out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Stearns singled to third; Stearns stole second; Flynn
lined to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Cubbage flied out to
center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: BOITANO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED
FOR NOLES; Gross walked; Rose grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Trillo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Taveras grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brooks singled to right; Kingman flied out
to center; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Matthews
singled to right; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Matthews to second]; McBride doubled to center [Matthews
scored]; Maddox struck out; Bowa flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone singled to second; AGUAYO RAN FOR BOONE; D.
DAVIS BATTED FOR LYLE; ALLEN REPLACED BOITANO (PITCHING); D.
Davis flied out to right; Rose flied out to center; UNSER BATTED
FOR TRILLO; Unser forced Aguayo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 5.