A three-run homer by John Stearns propelled the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Phillies. The score was 1-1 going into the seventh inning when Tim Foli stroked a two-out single and Steve Henderson walked. Stearns then unloaded into the seats. The Mets' final tally came in the eighth on a homer by Joel Youngblood. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 5 7 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .265 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Foli ss 3 1 3 1 1 0 .253 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 S. Henderson lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .270 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Stearns c 4 1 1 3 0 0 .273 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Hebner 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .277 Youngblood rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .264 McCarver c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Maddox 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Martin rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Hausman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 33 5 7 5 5 4 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 31,085 Left on Base: Mets 8, Phillies 5 DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Schmidt Doubles: Mazzilli (18) Home Runs: Stearns (12), Youngblood (5), Hebner (13) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (12), Bowa (19) Caught Stealing: Foli (4) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (7) GIDP: S. Henderson (13), Sizemore (7) Hit by Pitch: Stearns (3,by Carlton) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman 4.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 5.63 Kobel W(2-2) 4.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 18 2.02 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 33 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(9-11) 8 7 5 5 3 4 2 36 3.27 Brusstar 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.09 Totals 9 7 5 5 5 4 2 40 Hit by Pitch: Carlton (1) Balks: Carlton (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to center; Carlton balked [Mazzilli to second]; Foli singled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Foli was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Youngblood flied out to center; Maddox walked; Flynn walked [Maddox to second]; Hausman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner lined to second; McCarver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled to second; S. Henderson reached on a fielder's choice [Foli to second]; Stearns popped to first in foul territory; Montanez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Martin grounded out (third to first); Sizemore made an out to shortstop; Carlton flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 4TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Maddox popped to second; Flynn reached on an error by Schmidt [Flynn to first]; Hausman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox singled to left; Bowa forced Maddox (pitcher to shortstop); Bowa stole second; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. METS 5TH: Mazzilli doubled to left; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third]; S. Henderson struck out; Stearns was hit by a pitch; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner homered; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); KOBEL REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Martin singled to third; Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Martin out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1. METS 6TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Maddox flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Carlton struck out; Maddox struck out; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1. METS 7TH: Kobel struck out; Mazzilli struck out; Foli singled to center; S. Henderson walked [Foli to second]; Stearns homered [Foli scored, S. Henderson scored]; Montanez flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner singled to second; McCarver singled to right [Hebner to second]; Martin made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. METS 8TH: Youngblood homered; Maddox flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Kobel made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: On a bunt Sizemore singled to third; CARDENAL BATTED FOR CARLTON; Cardenal forced Sizemore (second to shortstop); Maddox flied out to right; Bowa lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 1. METS 9TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; Foli walked; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mazzilli to third, Foli out at second]; Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt made an out to shortstop; Luzinski walked; Hebner popped to first in foul territory; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 1.

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