After being collared in his first two trips, Larry Bowa collected seven straight hits to lead the Phillies to 1-0 and 6-3 victories over the Mets in a doubleheader. Larry Christenson, who pitched a three-hitter in the opener, gained his edge over Mike Bruhert when Bowa bunted for a safe hit with two out in the sixth inning and scored the game's only run on a double by Garry Maddox.

In the nightcap, Bowa hit a triple, a double and three singles, driving in three runs and scoring one. Richie Hebner contributed a homer. Dick Ruthven limited the Mets to four hits, with one of their runs coming on a round-tripper by Lenny Randle. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Bowa ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Foli ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Maddox cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .285 S. Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 Martin pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Montanez 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .256 Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Boone c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Norman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .229 Maddox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Christenson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Youngblood lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 30 1 7 1 4 2 Totals 29 0 3 0 2 5 Time of Game: 1:56 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Mets 5 DP: Phillies 0, Mets 2 Errors: Christenson Doubles: Maddox (33), Mazzilli (28) Stolen Bases: Schmidt 2 (16), Maddox (33) Caught Stealing: Montanez (4) Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (7), Foli (11) GIDP: Sizemore 2 (11) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson W(12-14) 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 32 3.20 Totals 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(4-10) 7 6 1 1 2 2 0 27 4.58 Koosman 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 3.75 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa lined to second; Maddox singled to right; Luzinski forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to left; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore walked; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride grounded out (second to first) [Sizemore to third]; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn struck out; Bruhert reached on an error by Christenson [Bruhert to first]; Mazzilli forced Bruhert (second to shortstop); Foli forced Mazzilli (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox lined to left; Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson flied to right in foul territory; Montanez walked; Montanez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt singled to left; Schmidt stole second; Schmidt was out trying to advance to third (shortstop to pitcher); Boone singled to center; Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; McBride popped to shortstop; On a bunt Bowa singled to third; Maddox doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Luzinski lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Bruhert grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner flied out to right; Schmidt singled to left; Schmidt stole second; Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore was walked intentionally; Christenson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez struck out; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. PHILLIES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BRUHERT (PLAYING LF); KOOSMAN REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to left; Maddox forced Bowa (pitcher to second); Maddox stole second; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Norman was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to left; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Boone walked; Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0. METS 9TH: Mazzilli doubled to left; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Kranepool flied out to center; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns forced Montanez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

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