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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 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 20, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 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. |
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