On September 12 , up by 22 games , the Mets needed to win one game to clinch the division and came to Philadelphia for a weekend series .
The high point of the season for the Phillies was the three - game sweep of the Mets in mid-September .
On September 12 , up by 22 games , the Mets needed to win one game to clinch the division and came to Phillies for a weekend series .
The high point of the season for the Phillies was the three - game sweep of the Mets in mid-September .