The Mets spotted the Phillies a lead of five runs and then came back for a 6-5 triumph in 10 innings. With the score tied, 5-5, Lee Mazzilli reached first on an infield hit with two out and Steve Henderson stroked a double to left to plate Mazzilli. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 Mets 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 6 11 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martin rf,lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .283 Randle 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Bowa ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .313 Maddox rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 3 0 0 .288 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .265 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mazzilli cf 5 3 3 0 0 0 .316 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 S. Henderson lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .267 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez 1b 2 1 1 2 1 1 .232 Cardenal 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .360 Stearns c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .242 Hebner ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Youngblood 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .255 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Flynn ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Boone c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .258 Koosman p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .095 Harrelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Boisclair ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Lerch p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 McBride rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Totals 39 5 9 5 1 5 Totals 38 6 11 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 18,183 Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 5 DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0 Errors: Martin Doubles: Boone (2), Maddox (3), S. Henderson 2 (5), Koosman (2), Montanez (9) Home Runs: Schmidt (8), Stearns (2) Stolen Bases: Martin (1) Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (6) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch 6 7 4 3 1 2 1 26 3.76 Reed 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 2.42 McGraw L(2-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3.57 Totals 9.2 11 6 5 1 2 1 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 7 9 5 5 1 3 1 31 3.29 Lockwood W(4-3) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.35 Totals 10 9 5 5 1 5 1 40 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg PHILLIES 1ST: Martin singled to center; Bowa singled to center [Martin to second]; Schmidt homered [Martin scored, Bowa scored]; Luzinski walked; Cardenal singled to second [Luzinski to second]; Maddox struck out; Boone doubled to right [Luzinski scored, Cardenal scored]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boone to third]; Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox doubled to left; Mazzilli popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Martin singled to third; Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt forced Martin (pitcher to second); Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns homered; Youngblood flied out to right; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Boone lined to center; Harrelson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Lerch was called out on strikes; Martin singled to third; Martin stole second; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt reached on a fielder's choice [Martin out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to shortstop; S. Henderson doubled to right [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mazzilli scored, S. Henderson scored (error by Martin) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Youngblood struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman doubled to left; Randle grounded out (third to first) [Koosman to third]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Boone grounded out (second to first); Harrelson popped to first; Lerch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Mazzilli popped to second; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez walked; Stearns singled to center [Montanez to third]; Youngblood singled to right [Montanez scored, Stearns to third]; Flynn forced Youngblood (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Martin lined to center; Bowa singled to center; Schmidt lined to right; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4. METS 7TH: REED REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); MCBRIDE REPLACED LERCH (PLAYING RF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair flied to right in foul territory; Randle lined to shortstop; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4. PHILLIES 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); HEBNER BATTED FOR CARDENAL; Hebner flied out to right; Maddox flied out to center; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4. METS 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mazzilli singled to left; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Montanez doubled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Stearns lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Montanez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5. PHILLIES 9TH: Harrelson was called out on strikes; McBride grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5. METS 9TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Flynn popped to first in foul territory; Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5. PHILLIES 10TH: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt popped to shortstop; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR REED; Johnstone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5. METS 10TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Randle flied out to right; VALENTINE BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Valentine made an out to first; Mazzilli singled to third; S. Henderson doubled to left [Mazzilli scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 6.

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