Tuning up for his opening-game assignment in the championship series, Steve Carlton posted his 20th victory of the season with the Phillies, pitching a three-hitter and beating the Mets, 2-1. Carlton struck out 12, including six in a row in the sixth and seventh innings. Tim McCarver, Carlton's favorite batterymate, batted in the deciding run in the fifth, hitting a single to score Dick Allen, who walked and stole second. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Sunday, October   3, 1976 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Phillies     0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Cash 2b               3   0   2   1     1   0   .284
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Tolan cf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .262
Kingman rf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .238      Johnstone lf,rf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Allen 1b              1   1   0   0     2   0   .268
Staiger 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .220        Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Mangual lf            3   1   1   1     0   2   .237      Brown rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .234        Martin pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .103      McCarver c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .277
  Espinosa p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Vail ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Carlton p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .217
  Brown pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               29   1   3   1     4  12             Totals               29   2   6   2     7   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 25,632
Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 10
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Stearns, Cash
Home Runs: Mangual (4)
Stolen Bases: Kingman (7), Bowa (30), Allen (11)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (4)
GIDP: Stearns (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(6-9)             4.2   6   2   2   6   3   0  25   3.54
Espinosa                2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.67
Lockwood                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.67
Totals                  8     6   2   2   7   5   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(20-7)         9     3   1   1   4  12   1  33   3.13
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4  12   1  33

Passed Balls: Stearns (1)
Wild Pitches: Espinosa (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Tom Gorman


METS 1ST: Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Millan
singled to left; Milner reached on an error by Cash [Millan to
second]; Kingman walked [Millan to third, Milner to second];
Stearns grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to pitcher; Tolan singled to second
[Cash to second]; Schmidt struck out; Johnstone struck out;
Allen walked [Cash to third, Tolan to second]; Brown struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Staiger grounded out (third to first); Mangual
homered; Harrelson struck out; Swan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver walked; Bowa forced McCarver (first to
shortstop); Carlton flied to center; Bowa stole second; Cash
singled to right [Bowa scored]; Tolan popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Millan flied to right; Milner
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt walked; Johnstone popped to shortstop;
Allen flied into a double play (center to center to shortstop to
first) [Schmidt out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Kingman walked; Kingman stole second; Stearns struck
out; Staiger flied to center; Mangual was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to second; Carlton
singled to right [Bowa to second]; Cash walked [Bowa to third,
Carlton to second]; Tolan flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 5TH: Harrelson popped to second; Swan struck out; Mazzilli
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied to left; Johnstone flied to left;
Allen walked; Allen stole second [Allen to third (error by
Stearns)]; Brown walked; MARTIN RAN FOR BROWN; McCarver singled
to right [Allen scored, Martin to second]; ESPINOSA REPLACED
SWAN (PITCHING); Espinosa threw a wild pitch [Martin to third,
McCarver to second]; Bowa flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 6TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); HUTTON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Millan struck out;
Milner was called out on strikes; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns struck out; Staiger struck out; Mangual struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt walked; Stearns allowed a passed ball
[Schmidt to second]; Johnstone flied to right; Hutton grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Schmidt to third]; Martin struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 8TH: Harrelson singled to center; VAIL BATTED FOR ESPINOSA;
Vail walked [Harrelson to second]; BROWN RAN FOR VAIL; Mazzilli
forced Harrelson (pitcher to third) [Brown to second]; Millan
flied to left; Milner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); McCarver
popped to third in foul territory; Bowa popped to shortstop;
Carlton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.

METS 9TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staiger struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 2.