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.

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