Tagged for four runs in the first inning, Tom Seaver was the loser when the Phillies defeated the Mets, 5-3, while Jim Lonborg received credit for his sixth straight victory with late-inning help from Tug McGraw. Dave Cash walked, Larry Bowa singled and Greg Luzinski doubled for the Phils' first two runs with another pair following on a double by Jay Johnstone and single by Tommy Hutton. Dave Kingman hit his 15th homer of the season for the Mets in the sixth, but Mike Schmidt matched that with his 15th for the Phillies in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       20, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  7  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3 10  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Phillips ss           5   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .311      Garrett 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .225
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   3   .312      Milner lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .415
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .313      Kingman 1b,rf         4   1   2   2     0   1   .270
  Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Kranepool rf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Johnstone rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .300        Torre ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .367
Hutton 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .167      Unser cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Tolan cf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296        Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Brown cf            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .265      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Lonborg p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .087
                                                            Harrelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240

Totals               32   5   7   5     3   8             Totals               37   3  10   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 16,914
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Mets 7
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 2
Doubles: Luzinski (6), Johnstone (7), Millan (10)
Home Runs: Schmidt (15), Kingman (15)
GIDP: Tolan (4), Cash (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(6-0)          6.1   9   3   3   0   2   1  28   2.19
McGraw SV(4)            2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   5   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(4-3)           9     7   5   5   3   8   1  35   2.60
Totals                  9     7   5   5   3   8   1  35

Wild Pitches: Seaver (5)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Terry Tata


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa singled to left [Cash to
second]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski doubled to right [Cash
scored, Bowa scored]; Johnstone doubled to right [Luzinski
scored]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Johnstone to third]; Hutton
singled to right [Johnstone scored]; Tolan singled to left
[Hutton to second]; Boone struck out; On a bunt Lonborg made an
out to pitcher; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Phillips flied out to right; Garrett singled to
center; Milner was called out on strikes; Kingman popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa was
called out on strikes; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to right; Unser grounded out (third
to first) [Kranepool to second]; Grote grounded out (shortstop
to first); Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnstone walked; Hutton walked [Johnstone to second]; Tolan
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hutton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets
0.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
flied out to left; Garrett singled to center; Milner flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone struck out; Lonborg was called out on
strikes; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to center; Unser
flied out to center; Grote popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver
grounded out (second to first); Phillips grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone made an out to second; Hutton grounded
out (second to first); Tolan made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Garrett made an out to second; Milner singled to
right; Kingman homered [Milner scored]; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); Unser singled to right; Grote forced Unser
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Lonborg
singled to right; Cash grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lonborg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Millan doubled to left; Seaver made an out to second;
Phillips singled to right [Millan scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED
LONBORG (PITCHING); Garrett made an out to second; Milner made
an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Schmidt homered; Luzinski grounded out (second to first);
Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING CF); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kingman singled to left; TORRE BATTED
FOR KRANEPOOL; Torre struck out; AYALA BATTED FOR UNSER; Ayala
flied out to center; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TORRE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BROWN REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING CF);
Hutton flied out to left; Tolan flied out to center; Boone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING LF); Millan struck out;
HARRELSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Harrelson made an out to shortstop;
Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 3.