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.

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