page_title: Mets–Phillies rivalry
section_title: 1980s–1990s
hierarchical_section_title: Mets–Phillies rivalry / 1980s–1990s
caption_attribution_description: Mike Schmidt
context_page_description: The Mets–Phillies rivalry or Battle of the Broads is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. Both clubs are members of MLB's National League East division. The rivalry between the two clubs is said to be among the most fiercely contested in the NL. The two NL East divisional rivals have met each other recently in playoff, division, and Wild Card races. The Battle of the Broads name is a nod to both cities having the word Broad in their street names: Broadway in New York, and Broad Street in Philadelphia.
  Aside from several brawls in the 1980s, the rivalry remained relatively low-key before the 2006 season, as the teams had seldom been equally good at the same time. A notable moment in their early meetings was Jim Bunning's perfect game on Father's Day of 1964, the first perfect game in Phillies history, which happened when the Mets were on a losing streak. The Phillies were near the bottom of the NL East when the Mets won the 1969 World Series and the National League pennant in 1973, while the Mets did not enjoy success in the late 1970s when the Phillies won three straight division championships.
caption: Mike Schmidt won the 1986 Most Valuable Player Award over two Mets.
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