A five-hitter by Dick Ruthven carried the Phillies past the Mets, 6-1. The first Phillie run came in the fifth on a solo homer by Bob Boone and a four-run sixth stanza broke the game open. Ruthven and Larry Bowa singled, Mike Schmidt was intentionally walked and Greg Luzinski doubled home two runs. After an intentional base on balls to Richie Hebner, a single by Boone plated another tally. Jerry Martin greeted reliever Dale Murray with a sacrifice fly to cap the outburst. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 3 Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 x - 6 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .267 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Bowa ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .253 Bruhert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Luzinski lf 4 2 1 2 0 0 .263 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Hebner 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .274 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Boone c 3 1 2 2 1 0 .273 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Martin rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .287 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Youngblood rf,2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .264 Ruthven p 3 1 2 0 0 0 .186 Flynn 2b,ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .249 Espinosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph,rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 Totals 29 1 5 1 2 4 Totals 31 6 9 6 3 1 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 21,133 Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 5 DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Foli, Youngblood, Flynn Doubles: Flynn (9), Luzinski (18), Hebner (14) Home Runs: Boone (10) Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (3) Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (2), Martin (1) GIDP: Foli (7) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa L(9-9) 5.1 7 5 5 2 1 1 24 4.17 Murray 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.27 Bruhert 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 5.00 Totals 8 9 6 5 3 1 1 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(8-8) 9 5 1 1 2 4 0 33 3.34 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); Foli lined to first; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. METS 2ND: Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Stearns grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner singled to second; Boone hit into a double play (center to pitcher) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. METS 3RD: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Flynn singled to center; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Maddox walked; Foli forced Maddox (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Martin flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to center; Ruthven singled to center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez grounded out (second to first) [S. Henderson to second]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa popped to shortstop; Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; Luzinski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. METS 5TH: Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Flynn flied out to center; Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner flied out to left; Boone homered; Martin grounded out (third to first); Sizemore popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1. METS 6TH: Maddox walked; Foli grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Ruthven singled to shortstop [Ruthven to second (error by Foli)]; Maddox flied out to right; Bowa singled to right [Ruthven to third, Bowa to second (error by Youngblood)]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Luzinski doubled to left [Ruthven scored, Bowa scored, Schmidt to third]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Boone singled to left [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third, Hebner to second]; MURRAY REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Martin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Luzinski scored]; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 5. METS 7TH: Montanez lined to first; Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 7TH: Ruthven grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 5. METS 8TH: Youngblood singled to third; Flynn doubled to left [Youngblood to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MURRAY; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to left [Youngblood scored]; Maddox singled to center [Flynn stayed at second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR FOLI; Boisclair struck out; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BRUHERT REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Schmidt reached on an error by Flynn [Schmidt to first]; Luzinski forced Schmidt (second to shortstop); Hebner doubled to left [Luzinski to third]; Boone was walked intentionally; Martin singled to center [Luzinski scored (unearned), Hebner out at home (center to catcher), Boone to second]; Sizemore forced Boone (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 6. METS 9TH: Montanez made an out to third; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 6.

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