Ted Simmons homered with two men on base and drove in another run with a single to account for all of the Cardinals' scoring in a 4-2 victory over the Mets. Eric Rasmussen was deprived of a shutout when Bruce Boisclair produced the Mets' runs with a round-tripper in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     20, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   4 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .191        Scott cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .389
Milner lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .217
  Boisclair lf        2   1   1   2     0   0   .350      McBride cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .340        Mumphrey lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Kranepool rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Cruz rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .212
Phillips ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Simmons c             4   1   3   4     0   0   .391
Stearns c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Staiger 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .238
Matlack p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rasmussen p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .143
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   5             Totals               32   4  10   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 11,207
Left on Base: Mets 2, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Stearns (1), Reitz (4)
Home Runs: Boisclair (1), Simmons (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (2)
GIDP: Kranepool (1), Stearns (2), Reitz (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-2)          7.1  10   4   4   2   6   1  32   4.79
Sadecki                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.50
Totals                  8    10   4   4   2   6   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(1-2)        9     6   2   2   0   5   1  31   3.13
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   5   1  31

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello


METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to left; Millan flied out to left;
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger
grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Kranepool grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at
second]; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz walked; Simmons singled to center [Cruz to
third]; Hernandez reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at
home (first to catcher to third), Simmons to third, Hernandez to
second]; Reitz was walked intentionally; Tyson struck out;
Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns doubled to left; Staiger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matlack was called out on strikes;
Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to center; Kessinger lined to
second; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (first unassisted); Milner lined
to second; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Cruz
lined to left; Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Phillips flied out to
right; Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to left; Tyson reached on a
fielder's choice [Reitz out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third)]; On a bunt Rasmussen struck out; Brock singled to center
[Tyson to third]; Brock was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Staiger was called out on strikes; Matlack singled to
left; Mazzilli lined to right; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kessinger singled to left; McBride struck out;
Cruz singled to center [Kessinger to third]; Simmons homered
[Kessinger scored, Cruz scored]; Hernandez singled to right;
Reitz grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hernandez
out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: Boisclair flied out to center; Kingman lined to left;
Kranepool lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson popped to third in foul territory;
Rasmussen lined to shortstop; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY REPLACED
MCBRIDE (PLAYING LF); Phillips singled to right; Stearns
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Phillips out at second]; Staiger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Mumphrey
singled to left; Cruz singled to right [Mumphrey to third];
Simmons singled to center [Mumphrey scored, Cruz to second];
SADECKI REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 4.

METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR SADECKI; Hodges struck out; Mazzilli
singled to right; Millan forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second);
Boisclair homered [Millan scored]; Kingman lined to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.