Tug McGraw's mastery of his former teammates came to an end when the Mets rallied to defeat the Phillies, 4-3. McGraw, who had held the Mets scoreless for 22 1/3 innings since May 27, 1976, relieved Jim Kaat in the eighth inning after the Phillies had taken a 3-0 lead.

The Mets promptly tied the score with the aid of an error by Mike Schmidt. Then, in the ninth, Bruce Boisclair hit a pinch-double and Lenny Randle beat out a bunt. After Joel Youngblood forced Randle, Boisclair holding third, McGraw walked Steve Henderson intentionally to load the bases. Willie Montanez then bounced a grounder over McGraw's head for an infield hit, scoring Boisclair with the winning run. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Friday, May 19, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 7 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 14 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .295 Randle 3b 5 0 3 0 0 1 .218 Bowa ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .293 Valentine 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Youngblood 2b,rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .282 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .262 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .236 Johnstone 1b,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Grieve rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Ferrer pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Boone c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Harrelson 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .297 Kaat p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Flynn ss,2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .241 Hebner ph,1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Swan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 Totals 32 3 7 3 1 5 Totals 36 4 14 4 3 5 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 13,181 Left on Base: Phillies 4, Mets 11 DP: Phillies 2, Mets 1 Errors: Schmidt, Grieve, Lockwood Doubles: Mazzilli (10), Youngblood (4), Boisclair (2) Home Runs: Boone (4) Stolen Bases: Bowa (6) Caught Stealing: Randle (7) Sacrifice Hits: Swan (2) GIDP: Luzinski (4), Valentine (2), Montanez (3) Hit by Pitch: McBride (2,by Swan) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 7 8 0 0 1 3 0 27 2.59 McGraw L(1-2) 1.1 6 4 2 2 2 0 13 3.60 Totals 8.1 14 4 2 3 5 0 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 7 3 1 1 0 4 0 24 2.43 Lockwood W(3-3) 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 10 3.63 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 5 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Swan (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa popped to catcher in foul territory; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Valentine struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Johnstone flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Grieve flied out to center; Stearns struck out; Mazzilli forced Montanez (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to center; Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Kaat struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn singled to right; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Randle singled to left [Flynn to third]; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 4TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 2B); McBride singled to pitcher; Bowa forced McBride (third to second); Schmidt lined to shortstop; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez singled to center; Grieve flied out to center; Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Maddox flied out to right; Boone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Harrelson singled to shortstop; Kaat popped to third in foul territory; McBride was hit by a pitch [Harrelson to second]; Bowa singled to center [Harrelson scored, McBride out at third (center to catcher to third)]; Schmidt flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood singled to left; S. Henderson singled to right [Youngblood to second]; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [S. Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Johnstone made an out to shortstop; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Grieve flied out to right; Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli doubled to left; Flynn was walked intentionally; MADDOX BATTED FOR SWAN; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. PHILLIES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Boone homered; Harrelson was called out on strikes; HEBNER BATTED FOR KAAT; Hebner singled to right; McBride singled to right [Hebner to third (error by Grieve)]; Bowa singled to pitcher [Hebner scored, McBride to third (error by Lockwood)]; Bowa stole second; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Luzinski grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0. METS 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Randle was called out on strikes; Youngblood doubled to left; S. Henderson singled to right [Youngblood to third]; Montanez forced S. Henderson (second to shortstop) [Youngblood scored]; Grieve walked [Montanez to second]; FERRER RAN FOR GRIEVE; Stearns reached on an error by Schmidt [Montanez to third, Ferrer to second, Stearns to first]; Mazzilli singled to left [Montanez scored (unearned), Ferrer scored (unearned), Stearns to second]; Flynn struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 3. PHILLIES 9TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Johnstone flied out to right; Maddox flied out to center; Boone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 3. METS 9TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair doubled to right; On a bunt Randle singled to third [Boisclair to third]; Youngblood forced Randle (shortstop to second) [Boisclair stayed at third]; S. Henderson was walked intentionally [Youngblood to second]; Montanez singled to center [Boisclair scored, Youngblood to third, S. Henderson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 4.

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