Tonight an old Mets nemesis, Lefty Steve Carlton took on Brooklyn's own Pete Falcone.
Starting Lineups
| Philadelphia Phillies | New York Mets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonnie Smith | RF | 1 | Frank Taveras | SS | |
| 2 | Pete Rose | 1B | 2 | Elliott Maddox | 3B | |
| 3 | Garry Maddox | CF | 3 | Lee Mazzilli | 1B | |
| 4 | Mike Schmidt | 3B | 4 | Jerry Morales | CF | |
| 5 | Greg Luzinski | LF | 5 | John Stearns | C | |
| 6 | Bob Boone | C | 6 | Joel Youngblood | RF | |
| 7 | Larry Bowa | SS | 7 | Dan Norman | LF | |
| 8 | Luis Aguayo | 2B | 8 | Doug Flynn | 2B | |
| 9 | Steve Carlton | P | 9 | Pete Falcone | P |
The game would start out with Falcone striking out the first six batters he faced, setting a Mets record while accomplishing that feat. It also tied an MLB record & had only been done four times proio in baseball history.
Falcone struck out Lonnie Smith & Pete Rose swinging & then got Gary Maddox looking at a called third strike. In the 2nd inning, he got sluggers Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski & then catcher Bob Boone to all go down swinging.
Falcone was going good until weak hitting reserve second baseman Lis Aguayo hit a two run homer in the 5th inning. The two runs would be all the Phillies needed in the 2-1 win. Carlton walked Eliot Maddox with the bases loaded for the Mets only run. Former Met legend Tug McGraw came on for the save as a Phillie.
The Italian American Falcone, a Brooklyn kid & cousin of Mets coach Joe Pignatano went 7-11 for the 1980 Mets, tied for second most wins on the staff.
He spent four years with the Mets, going 26-37 with a 3.91 ERA in 145 games 86 starts.
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