A double by Steve Henderson in veighth inning sparked the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Padres. The score was 1-1 when Henderson stroked the two bagger that scored Elliott Maddox, who opened the inning with a walk. A single by Lee Mazzilli then plated Henderson with an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 x - 3 8 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Maddox 3b,rf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .258 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Perkins 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Foli ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Winfield cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 S. Henderson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 Gamble rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Randle 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Turner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Stearns c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .273 Sweet c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Almon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Youngblood rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Flynn ss,2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Jones p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 32 1 5 1 2 2 Totals 30 3 8 3 2 0 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 9,956 Left on Base: Padres 7, Mets 7 DP: Padres 1, Mets 0 Errors: Gonzalez, Maddox, Stearns Doubles: Perkins (7), S. Henderson (23) Stolen Bases: Richards (33), Winfield (18) Sacrifice Hits: Swan (7), Valentine (3) Sacrifice Flies: Perkins (1) GIDP: Mazzilli (6) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(10-11) 8 8 3 3 2 0 0 34 2.88 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 0 0 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(6-5) 8.1 5 1 0 2 2 0 33 2.37 Lockwood SV(14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.28 Totals 9 5 1 0 2 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith flied out to left; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson singled to third; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble singled to right; Gonzalez forced Gamble (first to shortstop); Sweet lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns singled to shortstop; Mazzilli grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Stearns out at second]; Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 3RD: Almon struck out; Jones was called out on strikes; Richards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan flied out to center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Perkins doubled to left; Winfield grounded out (third to first); Gamble was walked intentionally; Gonzalez made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez singled to first; Stearns singled to shortstop [Montanez to second]; Mazzilli lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 5TH: Sweet popped to second; Almon grounded out (second to first); Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Youngblood singled to shortstop; Flynn singled to center [Youngblood to second]; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Youngblood to third, Flynn to second]; Maddox reached on a fielder's choice [Youngblood scored, Flynn out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Valentine reached on an error by Gonzalez [Maddox to third, Valentine to first]; S. Henderson lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 1. PADRES 6TH: Richards singled to right; Richards stole second [Richards to third (error by Stearns)]; Smith made an out to shortstop; Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to left [Richards scored (unearned)]; Winfield reached on an error by Maddox [Winfield to first]; Winfield stole second; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Stearns flied out to left; Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 1. PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweet grounded out (first unassisted); Almon singled to right; Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Youngblood grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 1. PADRES 8TH: Richards flied out to center; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Perkins made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Maddox walked; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson doubled to right [Maddox scored]; Montanez made an out to shortstop; Stearns was walked intentionally; Mazzilli singled to left [S. Henderson scored, Stearns to second]; Youngblood flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 3. PADRES 9TH: RANDLE REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PLAYING 3B); FOLI REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Winfield singled to left; Gamble forced Winfield (shortstop to second); TURNER BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Turner walked [Gamble to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Sweet flied out to right; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR ALMON; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 3.

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