Rookie righthander John Urrea pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and gained his second save of the young season as the Cardinals defeated the Mets, 4-1. In a total of five innings in his two relief appearances, Urrea had yielded only two infield hits and boasted a perfect 0.00 earned run average. The Cardinals, in gaining their fifth victory in six games, knocked off the Mets with three runs in the third inning, two scoring on a triple by Tony Scott. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     14, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .174
  Youngblood lf       2   0   1   0     0   1   .500      Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .304
Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .360
Scott cf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .500      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .333
Cruz rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .174      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .458      Vail rf               1   0   0   0     2   0   .333
Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   1     2   0   .333        Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .125        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kessinger 2b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .231        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forsch p              3   1   1   0     0   2   .200      Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Urrea p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Phillips ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boisclair ph,rf     2   0   1   0     0   0   .429

Totals               35   4  10   4     2   8             Totals               33   1   7   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,030
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0
Errors: Forsch
Doubles: Cruz (2)
Triples: Scott (1)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (1)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (2), Youngblood (1)
GIDP: Torre (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(2-0)           6.2   6   1   1   3   2   0  28   1.72
Urrea SV(2)             2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   4   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(0-1)          7     8   4   4   1   8   0  29   4.50
Apodaca                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   9.00
Lockwood                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton grounded out (second
to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Millan popped to first;
Kranepool flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez walked; Hernandez
stole second; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Torre flied out to right;
Vail walked; Grote singled to left [Vail to second]; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger singled to center; On a bunt Forsch
singled to pitcher [Kessinger to second]; Brock flied out to
left [Kessinger to third]; Templeton singled to shortstop
[Kessinger scored, Forsch to second]; Scott tripled to right
[Forsch scored, Templeton scored]; Cruz reached on a fielder's
choice [Scott out at home (third to catcher)]; Simmons flied out
to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
walked; Millan singled to left [Mazzilli to third]; Forsch
dropped a foul fly hit by Kranepool for an error; Bob Forsch
got in Ted Simmons way; Kranepool popped to shortstop;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz
flied out to left; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Torre struck out; Vail flied out to left; Grote lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop
to first); Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Koosman grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets
0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
doubled to left; Simmons singled to center [Cruz to third];
Hernandez singled to right [Cruz scored, Simmons to second];
Reitz struck out; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Millan singled
to shortstop; Kranepool flied out to center; Kingman singled to
third [Millan to second]; Torre grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Forsch struck out; Youngblood struck out;
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Vail walked; Grote forced Vail (shortstop unassisted);
PHILLIPS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Phillips flied out to right;
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair singled to right [Grote
to third]; Mazzilli singled to right [Grote scored, Boisclair to
second]; URREA REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Millan struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); Scott singled to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted) [Scott to second]; Simmons lined to first; Hernandez
was walked intentionally; Reitz forced Hernandez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Kingman was
called out on strikes; Torre singled to shortstop; MILNER BATTED
FOR APODACA; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Kessinger
flied out to left; Urrea grounded out (second to first);
Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Grote flied out to left; Phillips grounded out
(pitcher to first); Boisclair lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.