| John Milner delivered a two-run double in the first inning and duplicated the feat in the fifth inning while leading the Mets to a 7-4 victory over the Cardinals, ending a six-game losing streak. Both Milner blows came off John Denny, who was charged with a fifth straight defeat after winning his first seven decisions. [The Sporting News] |
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Monday, August 15, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 10 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 .307 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Bosetti lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Boisclair rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .266 Scott rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .292 Henderson lf 5 2 1 2 0 2 .311 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .290 Milner 1b 5 1 2 4 0 0 .268 Simmons c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .329 Hodges c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Rader c 2 1 2 1 0 0 .297 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .241 Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .315 Flynn 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .232 Reitz 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .269 Swan p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .246 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Freed ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .357 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Denny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Phillips ph,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 37 7 11 7 6 5 Totals 37 4 10 4 3 7 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 18,818 Left on Base: Mets 10, Cardinals 10 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Milner 2 (14), Hernandez (23) Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (5) Hit by Pitch: Reitz (5,by Swan) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(8-7) 7.2 7 4 4 3 4 0 34 3.84 Apodaca SV(4) 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 3.13 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 7 0 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(7-5) 4.2 4 7 7 5 1 0 23 4.05 Schultz 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.17 Eastwick 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.65 Carroll 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.29 Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.30 Totals 9 11 7 7 6 5 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Swan (1) Wild Pitches: Denny (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo METS 1ST: Randle walked; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Randle to second]; Boisclair walked; Henderson singled to right [Randle scored, Boisclair to third]; Milner doubled to right [Boisclair scored, Henderson scored]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Milner to third]; Hodges reached on a fielder's choice [Milner out at home (second to third to catcher), Hodges to second]; Mazzilli walked; Flynn forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Swan struck out; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Reitz flied out to right; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson grounded out (third to first); Milner popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson lined to second; Denny was called out on strikes; Brock lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli flied out to right; Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to third; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Mumphrey walked [Hernandez to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 5TH: Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle walked; Harrelson singled to right [Randle to second]; Boisclair walked [Randle to third, Harrelson to second]; Henderson forced Boisclair (pitcher to second) [Randle scored, Harrelson to third]; Milner doubled to right [Harrelson scored, Henderson scored]; SCHULTZ REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Hodges walked; Mazzilli singled to shortstop [Milner to third, Hodges to second]; Flynn singled to center [Milner scored, Hodges to third, Mazzilli to second]; Swan struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Phillips flied out to center; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. METS 6TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EASTWICK REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); Randle singled to center; Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Randle to second]; Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to third]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons singled to right; Mumphrey singled to left [Simmons to second]; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. METS 7TH: BOSETTI REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); RADER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Milner popped to shortstop; Hodges grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli singled to right; Flynn singled to center [Mazzilli to second]; Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Kessinger flied out to left; CRUZ BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. METS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Randle singled to second; Harrelson flied out to right; Boisclair singled to right [Randle to second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Scott walked; Hernandez walked [Scott to second]; Rader singled to center [Scott scored, Hernandez to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hernandez to third, Rader to second]; Reitz was hit by a pitch; Kessinger singled to left [Hernandez scored, Rader to third, Reitz to second]; FREED BATTED FOR CARROLL; APODACA REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Freed singled to right [Rader scored, Reitz scored, Kessinger to third]; Phillips flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 4. METS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Hodges struck out; Mazzilli flied out to center; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Bosetti singled to left; Scott struck out; Hernandez struck out; Rader singled to left [Bosetti to second]; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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