Pete Falcone was the pitching and batting hero, tossing a four-hitter, belting his first major league homer and driving in three runs as the Mets whitewashed the Phillies, 7-0. Falcone's round-tripper led off the Mets third inning and he delivered a two-run single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  3    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   7 10  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Mazzilli lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .229      Rose 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .331
  Howard pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Brooks 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Schmidt 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .311
Kingman 1b            3   2   2   1     1   0   .224        Sandberg pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .208        R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .209        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stearns c             4   2   2   1     0   0   .275        Virgil ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flynn 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .224      Moreland c,3b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Gardenhire ss         3   0   1   1     1   0   .293      D. Davis rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Falcone p             4   1   2   3     0   1   .158      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                          Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          M. Davis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Boone c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .218

Totals               37   7  10   6     3   3             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 20,110
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Matthews, Trillo
Doubles: Mazzilli 2 (14)
Home Runs: Falcone (1), Kingman (22)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (12), Kingman (5)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (12), Schmidt (4)
GIDP: Schmidt (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(4-3)          9     4   0   0   2   1   0  31   2.71
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   1   0  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Davis L(1-4)         5.1   7   6   6   1   1   2  24   8.10
Brusstar                0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   5.23
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.11
R. Reed                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.30
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.85
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3   3   2  40

Wild Pitches: M. Davis (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Wilson flied out to center; Mazzilli lined to third;
Brooks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith lined to left; Rose grounded out (shortstop
to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Valentine flied out to center; Stearns
lined to left; Flynn reached on an error by Trillo [Kingman to
second]; Gardenhire flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to center; Schmidt was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first to shortstop to
center); Moreland walked; D. Davis popped to second; Bowa flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Falcone homered; Wilson singled to third; Wilson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Mazzilli doubled to left; Brooks grounded out
(second to first) [Mazzilli to third]; M. Davis threw a wild
pitch [Mazzilli scored]; Kingman homered; Valentine popped to
third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo grounded out (third to first); M. Davis
popped to second; Smith singled to shortstop; Rose forced Smith
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns singled to left; Flynn grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Stearns to second]; Stearns stole third; Gardenhire
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stearns scored]; Falcone
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews singled to right; Schmidt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at
second]; Moreland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: D. Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
flied out to left; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: Kingman singled to left; Kingman stole second;
Valentine popped to second; Stearns singled to left [Kingman
scored, Stearns to second (error by Matthews)]; BRUSSTAR
REPLACED M. DAVIS (PITCHING); Flynn was walked intentionally;
Gardenhire walked [Stearns to third, Flynn to second]; Falcone
singled to right [Stearns scored, Flynn scored, Gardenhire to
second]; Wilson forced Falcone (shortstop to second) [Gardenhire
to third]; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: MADDOX BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Maddox popped to
second in foul territory; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Brooks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Matthews
flied out to center; Schmidt walked; SANDBERG RAN FOR SCHMIDT;
Moreland flied out to right; D. Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: R. REED REPLACED SANDBERG (PITCHING); BOONE REPLACED
LYLE (PLAYING C ); MORELAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Stearns popped to second; Flynn flied out to center; Gardenhire
singled to center; Falcone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa flied out to right; Trillo flied out to
center; Boone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.

METS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED R. REED (PITCHING); Wilson flied out
to center; Mazzilli doubled to left; HOWARD RAN FOR MAZZILLI;
Brooks flied out to right; Jorgensen lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Smith popped
to second; Rose singled to center; Matthews flied out to center;
VIRGIL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Virgil forced Rose (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Phillies 0.