Mets' rookie outfielder Dan Norman, who hit homers in the second and fourth innings, capped his big night with a sacrifice fly in the 10th to beat the Phillies, 5-4. The Mets failed to hold a 4-1 lead but then won out in overtime when Willie Montanez singled, took third on a single by John Stearns and scored on Norman's fly. The defeat cut the Phillies' lead to three games over the Pirates in the East division race. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 14 1 Phillies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 8 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Flores cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .267 McBride rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .269 Maddox 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .265 Bowa ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .299 S. Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Maddox cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .283 Boisclair lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Luzinski lf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .266 Montanez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Stearns c 5 0 4 1 0 1 .268 Boone 1b,c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Norman rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .304 Foote c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Youngblood 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Hebner ph,1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Ferrer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .086 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morrison ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 McGraw p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 41 5 14 5 0 6 Totals 36 4 8 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 29,257 Left on Base: Mets 8, Phillies 6 DP: Mets 2, Phillies 2 Errors: Maddox, Boone 2 Doubles: Maddox (18), Luzinski (29), Maddox (31) Home Runs: Norman 2 (4) Caught Stealing: Stearns 2 (10), Sizemore (1) Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (5) Sacrifice Flies: Norman (1) GIDP: Ferrer (1), Youngblood (4), Foote (2), McCarver (3) Hit by Pitch: McBride (5,by Koosman) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 7.1 5 3 3 3 6 0 30 3.77 Murray W(9-5) 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 3.86 Totals 10 8 4 4 3 7 0 40 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 2.2 7 3 3 0 2 1 13 4.28 Pina 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Eastwick 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.74 Brusstar 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.28 McGraw L(8-6) 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 8 3.22 Totals 10 14 5 5 0 6 2 43 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (8) Wild Pitches: Kaat (5) Balks: Brusstar (1) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg METS 1ST: Flores singled to center; Maddox singled to center [Flores to second]; S. Henderson forced Maddox (second to shortstop); Montanez struck out; Stearns singled to right [Flores scored, S. Henderson to third]; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride made an out to pitcher; Bowa lined to second; Maddox singled to third; Luzinski doubled to left [Maddox scored]; Schmidt made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1. METS 2ND: Norman homered; Youngblood singled to shortstop; Ferrer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Youngblood out at second]; Koosman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Boone singled to left; Foote grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; Sizemore reached on an error by Maddox [Sizemore to first]; Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1. METS 3RD: Flores singled to left; Maddox doubled to right [Flores scored]; S. Henderson lined to first; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); PINA REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Stearns struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: MORRISON BATTED FOR PINA; Morrison grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride was hit by a pitch; Bowa popped to first in foul territory; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1. METS 4TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); Norman homered; Youngblood flied out to center; Ferrer singled to left; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferrer to second]; Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Schmidt struck out; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. METS 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez reached on an error by Boone [Montanez to first]; Stearns singled to center [Montanez to third]; Norman forced Stearns (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Foote struck out; Sizemore walked; MACKANIN BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Mackanin struck out; McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. METS 6TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Youngblood flied out to center; Ferrer grounded out (third to first); Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to second; Maddox flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. METS 7TH: Flores reached on an error by Boone [Flores to first]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Flores to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Flores to third]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone flied out to left; Foote grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. METS 8TH: Stearns singled to left; Brusstar balked [Stearns to second]; Norman flied out to right [Stearns to third]; Youngblood reached on a fielder's choice [Stearns stayed at third]; Stearns was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher); Ferrer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: SMITH BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Smith was called out on strikes; McBride walked; Bowa walked [McBride to second]; Maddox doubled to right [McBride scored, Bowa to third]; MURRAY REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bowa scored]; Schmidt flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3. METS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Murray was called out on strikes; Flores struck out; Maddox singled to left; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Boone singled to left; HEBNER BATTED FOR FOOTE; Hebner singled to center [Boone to third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; McCarver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boone scored (no RBI), Hebner out at second]; McGraw was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 4. METS 10TH: BOONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HARRELSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); Montanez singled to right; Stearns singled to right [Montanez to third]; Norman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Montanez scored]; Youngblood grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Stearns out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 10TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped to third; Maddox singled to center; Luzinski popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 4.

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