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Hitless in seven previous trips to the plate, Del Unser smashed a homer in the 17th inning to carry the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. The Mets held a 3-2 lead until the Cards pulled even with doubles by Vic Harris and Ron Fairly in the seventh. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Monday, April 19, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 18 2
Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 2
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Harrelson ss 7 0 2 0 1 3 .256 Brock lf 7 0 0 0 1 1 .179
Millan 2b 5 0 2 1 1 1 .325 Kessinger ss 8 0 2 0 0 2 .167
Milner lf 1 0 1 1 3 0 .471 McBride cf 8 1 5 0 0 1 .444
Boisclair pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Simmons c 6 1 0 0 2 0 .267
Stearns ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Smith rf 6 0 1 2 2 1 .129
Kingman rf 7 0 1 0 1 1 .244 Hernandez 1b 7 0 0 0 1 3 .167
Torre 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Cruz 3b 7 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Phillips pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris 2b 6 1 2 0 1 2 .259
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .226 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grote c,lf 8 1 4 0 0 1 .464 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Unser cf 8 2 1 1 0 1 .289 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Staiger 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .077 Fairly ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .667
Garrett ph,3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Richard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Seaver p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .143 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ayala ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364
Lockwood p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Apodaca ph,p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Rudolph ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 64 4 18 3 6 14 Totals 60 3 11 3 7 12
Time of Game: 4:46 Attendance: 4,859
Left on Base: Mets 18, Cardinals 15
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Millan, Staiger, Kessinger, Hernandez
Doubles: Smith (2), Harris (1), Fairly (1), McBride 2 (2), Kessinger (2)
Home Runs: Unser (1)
Stolen Bases: McBride (1)
Caught Stealing: McBride (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (3), Harrelson (1), Falcone (1), Proly (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Millan (1)
GIDP: Kessinger (2)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Seaver 8 7 3 3 3 8 0 34 3.15
Lockwood 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.74
Sanders 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 0.00
Apodaca W(1-0) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 13 2.25
Totals 17 11 3 3 7 12 0 69
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Falcone 5 4 3 1 4 7 0 24 8.10
Rasmussen 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 4.05
Hrabosky 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 3.68
Curtis 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 14 9.00
Proly 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.59
Wallace L(0-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 5 5.79
Frisella 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Totals 17 18 4 2 6 14 1 73
Wild Pitches: Seaver 2 (3), Falcone (1)
Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol
METS 1ST: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Milner walked; Kingman walked [Milner
to second]; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Kessinger struck out; McBride
singled to center; McBride stole second; Simmons walked; Smith
doubled to center [McBride scored, Simmons scored]; Hernandez
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
METS 2ND: Grote singled to left; Falcone threw a wild pitch
[Grote to second]; Unser reached on an error by Hernandez [Grote
scored]; Staiger struck out; Seaver singled to right [Unser to
second]; Harrelson walked [Unser to third, Seaver to second];
Millan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Unser scored (unearned),
Seaver to third]; Milner singled to right [Seaver scored
(unearned), Harrelson to third]; Kingman flied out to left; 3 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz flied out to center; Harris walked; Falcone
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Harris to second];
Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 2.
METS 3RD: Torre flied out to center; Grote singled to center;
Unser popped to third in foul territory; Staiger was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger struck out; McBride singled to right;
Seaver threw a wild pitch [McBride to second]; Seaver threw a
wild pitch [McBride to third]; Simmons popped to second; Smith
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 4TH: Seaver struck out; Harrelson was called out on
strikes; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Cruz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Harris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 5TH: Milner walked; Kingman struck out; Torre popped to
first in foul territory; Grote popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR FALCONE; Crawford flied out
to center; Brock lined to shortstop; Kessinger singled to left;
McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 6TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Unser struck
out; Staiger popped to shortstop; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
lined to right; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 7TH: Harrelson singled to left; Millan out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Harrelson to second]; Milner was walked
intentionally; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR MILNER; Kingman lined to left;
Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris doubled to right; FAIRLY
BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Fairly doubled to left [Harris scored];
RICHARD RAN FOR FAIRLY; Brock popped to third in foul territory;
Kessinger popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 3.
METS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Grote grounded
out (first unassisted); Unser grounded out (first unassisted);
Staiger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 8TH: McBride doubled to left; Simmons grounded out
(pitcher to first); Smith was walked intentionally; Hernandez
struck out; Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets
3, Cardinals 3.
METS 9TH: AYALA BATTED FOR SEAVER; Ayala struck out; Harrelson
struck out; Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Harris
grounded out (second to first); ANDERSON BATTED FOR HRABOSKY;
Anderson was called out on strikes; Brock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 10TH: CURTIS REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to left; Torre
singled to right; PHILLIPS RAN FOR TORRE; Grote singled to left
[Phillips to second]; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 10TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING 1B);
Kessinger flied out to center; McBride lined to first; Simmons
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 11TH: Staiger popped to second in foul territory; Lockwood
singled to left; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Lockwood to second]; Millan was walked intentionally;
STEARNS BATTED FOR BOISCLAIR; Stearns forced Millan (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 11TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GROTE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Smith popped to second;
Hernandez flied out to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 12TH: Kingman flied out to left; Kranepool singled to
right; Grote singled to left [Kranepool out at third (center to
third), Grote to second (on throw to 3b)]; Unser grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 12TH: Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR CURTIS; Melendez reached on an error by Staiger;
Brock popped to second; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 13TH: PROLY REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); GARRETT BATTED
FOR STAIGER; Garrett flied out to center; HODGES BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson
singled to right; Millan singled to left [Millan out at home
(error by Kessinger) (first to right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 13TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SANDERS
REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); McBride singled to shortstop;
McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Simmons walked; Smith popped to third; Hernandez reached on an
error by Millan [Simmons to second]; Cruz flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 14TH: Stearns flied out to center; Kingman singled to left
[Kingman out at second (first to second)]; Kranepool flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 14TH: Harris singled to right; Proly out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harris to second]; Brock was
walked intentionally; Kessinger grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 15TH: Grote struck out; Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first); Garrett singled to right; APODACA BATTED FOR SANDERS;
Apodaca grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 15TH: APODACA STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); McBride
doubled to left; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted)
[McBride to third]; Smith was walked intentionally; Hernandez
was walked intentionally [Smith to second]; Cruz popped to
second; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 3.
METS 16TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to pitcher); Millan
singled to shortstop; Stearns forced Millan (shortstop to
second); Kingman forced Stearns (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 16TH: RUDOLPH BATTED FOR PROLY; Rudolph popped to
first in foul territory; Brock grounded out (second to first);
Kessinger doubled to left; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
METS 17TH: WALLACE REPLACED RUDOLPH (PITCHING); Kranepool was
called out on strikes; Grote flied out to center; Unser homered;
Garrett singled to center; Apodaca singled to left [Garrett to
second]; FRISELLA REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4,
Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 17TH: Simmons popped to second; Smith struck out;
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4,
Cardinals 3.
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