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Tom Seaver hurled the Mets to a 4-0 shutout of the Cardinals, who had collected 38 hits for a club batting average of .325 and scored 28 runs in sweeping a three-game series with the Pirates. Before a crowd of 23,907 in the Shea Stadium opener, Seaver not only pitched a five-hitter but also drove in two of the Mets' runs with a single in the second inning. The Mets' other markers came on homers by John Milner and John Stearns. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0Game Played on Tuesday, April 12, 1977 (Day game) at Shea StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Mets 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Milner lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .214 McBride cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Boisclair lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .529 Kingman rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .438 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .133 Stearns c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .235 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Staiger 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Phillips 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rasmussen p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Seaver p 3 0 1 2 0 1 .250 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 5 0 0 5 Totals 31 4 7 4 1 2 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 23,907 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Errors: Kessinger, Millan Doubles: Rasmussen (1), Kranepool (2), Boisclair (1) Home Runs: Milner (1), Stearns (1) GIDP: Milner (1) Hit by Pitch: Harrelson (1,by Rasmussen) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(0-1) 6 6 4 4 1 0 2 26 6.00 Sutton 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 6.00 Totals 8 7 4 4 1 2 2 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(2-0) 9 5 0 0 0 5 0 33 1.69 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 5 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Rasmussen (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton singled to center; McBride grounded out (first unassisted) [Templeton to second]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner homered; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Kranepool doubled to center; Stearns grounded out (second to first) [Kranepool to third]; Staiger walked; Harrelson was hit by a pitch [Staiger to second]; Seaver singled to shortstop [Kranepool scored, Staiger scored, Harrelson to third]; Mazzilli lined to third; Millan forced Seaver (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger struck out; Rasmussen struck out; Brock singled to left; Templeton forced Brock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. METS 3RD: Milner flied out to center; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Kranepool flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. CARDINALS 4TH: McBride flied out to center; Simmons reached on an error by Millan [Simmons to first]; Hernandez flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. METS 4TH: Stearns singled to center; Staiger reached on an error by Kessinger [Stearns to second, Staiger to first]; Harrelson popped to shortstop; Seaver forced Stearns (pitcher to third) [Staiger to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (first to pitcher); Kessinger flied out to center; Rasmussen doubled to left; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Millan singled to left; Milner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. CARDINALS 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED STAIGER (PLAYING 3B); Templeton grounded out (catcher to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); Simmons singled to center; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Stearns homered; Phillips popped to shortstop; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz singled to left; Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger struck out; SCOTT BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4. METS 7TH: SUTTON REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Seaver struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4. CARDINALS 8TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Brock flied out to left; Templeton popped to shortstop; McBride popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4. METS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Boisclair doubled to left; Kingman lined to right; Kranepool grounded out (third to first) [Boisclair to third]; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez popped to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4. |
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