The Phillies and Mets broke even in two games, the Phillies winning the first contest, 3-1, and the Mets winning the second, 5-4, despite a 15-strikeout performance by Steve Carlton. Dick Ruthven set the Mets down in the opener and drove home the tie-breaking run in the fourth inning with a single following a double by Larry Bowa. Mike Schmidt blasted a solo homer in the fifth.

The Mets trailed, 4-3, going into the bottom of the eighth in the nightcap, when Dave Kingman walked and John Stearns belted a two-run homer, his first round-tripper since 1979. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Wilson cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .283 McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Stearns c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Mazzilli lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Matthews lf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .276 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .314 Valentine rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .205 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .295 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Bowa ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .285 Staub ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Gardenhire pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Ruthven p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .152 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Zachry p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 1 5 Totals 30 1 5 0 4 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 7 DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0 Doubles: McBride (14), Bowa (11), Valentine (9) Home Runs: Schmidt (26) Stolen Bases: Wilson (20) Sacrifice Hits: Stearns (7) Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (5) GIDP: Flynn (12) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(11-5) 9 5 1 1 4 6 0 35 4.88 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 6 0 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry L(7-12) 5 7 3 3 1 2 1 23 3.79 Leach 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.61 Boitano 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.27 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 5 1 35 Wild Pitches: Ruthven (5) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson singled to shortstop; Wilson stole second; Stearns out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wilson to third]; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Wilson scored]; Mazzilli popped to second; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled to right; Trillo singled to left [Bowa to second]; Ruthven forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Brooks struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Rose singled to left; McBride doubled to right [Rose to third]; Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored]; Schmidt struck out; Boone struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry walked; Wilson popped to second; Stearns walked [Zachry to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied to right; Bowa doubled to left; Trillo popped to second; Ruthven singled to left [Bowa scored]; Rose grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine doubled to right; Brooks struck out; Taveras grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride grounded out (third to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt homered; Boone lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Flynn singled to left; HODGES BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Hodges flied to left; Wilson struck out; Stearns forced Flynn (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. PHILLIES 6TH: LEACH REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Ruthven grounded out (third to first); Rose struck out; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. METS 7TH: GROSS REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); Brooks singled to second; Taveras flied to center; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brooks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. PHILLIES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Schmidt struck out; Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. METS 8TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LEACH; Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson walked; Stearns struck out; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. PHILLIES 9TH: BOITANO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Maddox popped to shortstop; Bowa struck out; Trillo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Kingman lined to third; Valentine singled to third; Brooks struck out; STAUB BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Staub walked [Valentine to second]; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR STAUB; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FLYNN; Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 1.

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