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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 24, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 24, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,473 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Dan Norman | Right Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 24, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Espinosa
McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Espinosa
Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Espinosa
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Espinosa
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Carlton
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Carlton
Foli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Foli moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. Carlton
Stearns hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Espinosa
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Espinosa
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Espinosa
Espinosa fires to first and picks off McCarver. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Carlton
Norman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Carlton
The umpire calls a balk on Carlton Norman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Carlton
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Carlton
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Espinosa vs. Carlton
Espinosa strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Espinosa
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlton vs. Espinosa
The umpire calls a balk on Espinosa Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carlton vs. Espinosa
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Espinosa
McBride bunts towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Espinosa
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowa for the out. Sizemore moves to third. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Espinosa
Maddox hits a line drive to left field. Henderson throws towards the plate. Stearns fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stearns. Sizemore scores. McBride scores. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Espinosa
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Carlton
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Carlton
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa misplays the ball. That's an error on Bowa. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Mazzilli scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman who is chasing the ball. Hebner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Espinosa
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hebner tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Espinosa
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Espinosa
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Carlton
Stearns hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Carlton
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Carlton
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Espinosa
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Espinosa
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Espinosa
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowa for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Carlton
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Carlton
Espinosa bunts towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Carlton
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Carlton
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Espinosa
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Espinosa
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Espinosa
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Espinosa
McCarver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Siebert
Paul Siebert now pitching.
Sizemore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Siebert
Carlton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Siebert
McBride hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Carlton
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Carlton
Norman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Carlton
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Carlton
That's a pickoff. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Siebert
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Siebert
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Siebert
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Carlton
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Carlton
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Paul Siebert.
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Carlton
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Cornejo
Mardie Cornejo now pitching.
Hebner hits a line drive towards short. Foli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Cornejo
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Cornejo
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Cornejo
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Carlton
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Carlton
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Berenguer
Alex Trevino now catching. Juan Berenguer now pitching. Orlando Gonzalez pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Berenguer
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Berenguer
Bud Harrelson pinch hits for Larry Bowa.
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dineen vs. Berenguer
Kerry Dineen pinch hits for Garry Maddox.
Dineen takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Berenguer
Martin takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to third. Dineen moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hebner vs. Berenguer
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Brusstar
Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Lonnie Smith now playing left field. Jerry Martin now playing center field. Barry Foote now catching. Warren
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brusstar
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Brusstar
Flynn hits a popup towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1978 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 5 2 3 1 Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 1 0
Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 2 1
Harrelson B, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 2 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dineen K, ph 0 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 1 0
Smith L, lf 0 0 0 0 Berenguer J, p 0 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 1 1 0 Norman D, rf 3 0 1 0
Martin J, lf-cf 0 0 0 0 Maddox E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hebner R, 1b 5 2 2 1 Flynn D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 2 1 0 1 Espinosa N, p 1 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 2 1 1 3 Siebert P, p 0 0 0 0
Foote B, c 0 0 0 0 Valentine B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cornejo M, p 0 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 3 0 1 0 Trevino A, c 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez O, ph 1 0 0 0
Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
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35 8 10 8 32 2 7 1
Philadelphia 102 104 000 -- 8
New York 001 010 000 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 8.0 7 2 1 2 3
Brusstar W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L) 5.1 8 8 8 2 2
Siebert P 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Cornejo M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Berenguer J 1.0 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Stearns J, Bowa L
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 6
2B -- Foli T, Luzinski G, Hebner R, Henderson S
3B -- Hebner R
HR -- McBride B, McCarver T
CS -- Stearns J
SH -- Espinosa N
SF -- Schmidt M
Balk -- Carlton S, Espinosa N
T -- 2:20
A -- 25473
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