Hurling his first complete major league game, Mike Bruhert allowed only four hits as the Mets blanked the Phillies, 2-0. Lee Mazzilli opened the game with a double and came home on a single by Elliott Maddox, who advanced to second on a balk and scored when third baseman Mike Schmidt threw wildly on an infield hit by John Stearns. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .274 McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Maddox rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .262 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Youngblood 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Randle 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Ferrer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Sizemore 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Bruhert p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .081 Christenson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .066 McCarver ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 10 1 0 4 Totals 28 0 4 0 2 5 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 35,301 Left on Base: Mets 5, Phillies 4 DP: Mets 1, Phillies 3 Errors: Schmidt Doubles: Mazzilli (26), Sizemore (12) Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (2), Christenson (6) GIDP: Ferrer (2), Maddox (8), Montanez (11), Boone (13) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert W(4-9) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 31 4.77 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 31 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson L(11-14) 8 10 2 1 0 2 0 31 3.33 Reed 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.33 Totals 9 10 2 1 0 4 0 34 Balks: Christenson 2 (7) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to right; Maddox singled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Christenson balked [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez was called out on strikes; Stearns singled to third [Maddox scored (error by Schmidt) (unearned) (no RBI), Stearns to third]; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Bowa flied out to left; Maddox singled to shortstop; Luzinski made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 2ND: Randle singled to center; Ferrer grounded into a double play (second to first) [Randle out at second]; Bruhert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Schmidt singled to third; Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 3RD: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to pitcher; Maddox grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore walked; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to shortstop to second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride grounded out (second to first) [Sizemore to third]; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 4TH: Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to left; Randle singled to center; Ferrer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out (catcher to first); Luzinski struck out; Hebner lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 5TH: Bruhert grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli flied out to left; Maddox lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone flied out to left; Sizemore doubled to left; Christenson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 6TH: S. Henderson singled to second; Montanez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [S. Henderson out at second]; Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to left; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 7TH: Youngblood singled to center; Christenson balked [Youngblood to second]; Randle flied out to left; Ferrer grounded out (second to first) [Youngblood to third]; Bruhert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner singled to right [Hebner out at second (right to shortstop)]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 8TH: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson flied out to right [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to right; MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; McCarver walked; McBride popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. METS 9TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood struck out; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

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