New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Friday, September 30, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   6  6  3
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   0     1   1   .249      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Foster 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .227      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
  Harrelson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Cruz lf               3   2   0   0     1   0   .237
Henderson lf          3   2   1   1     1   0   .293      Freed 1b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .402
Stearns c             1   1   0   1     2   1   .248      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Norman rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
  Kranepool ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Rader c               1   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Rosado 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Simmons c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Boisclair ph,rf     1   1   0   1     1   0   .292      Phillips 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Staiger 3b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .246        Potter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flynn ss,2b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .197        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .060        Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Myrick p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .244
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Duncan ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .364
                                                            Oberkfell 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289

Totals               30   6   6   6     6   8             Totals               32   3   5   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  7,959
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Staiger 3, Anderson
Doubles: Staiger (9)
Home Runs: Freed (5)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (22), Foster (3)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (15), Bosetti (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (4)
GIDP: Foster (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(7-15)         5.2   4   2   2   3   6   1  22   4.21
Myrick SV(2)            3.1   1   1   0   1   0   0  14   3.61
Totals                  9     5   3   2   4   6   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(4-8)          5     5   5   4   4   3   0  22   5.44
Metzger                 2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9   3.54
Hrabosky                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.46
Totals                  9     6   6   5   6   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; Mazzilli stole
second; Foster flied out to right; Henderson singled to right
[Mazzilli scored, Henderson to third (error by Anderson)];
Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to left [Henderson scored
(unearned)]; Norman flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton popped to first in foul territory; Cruz walked; Freed
homered [Cruz scored]; Reitz struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 2ND: Rosado grounded out (third to first); Staiger doubled
to right; Flynn struck out; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
walked; Phillips popped to third in foul territory; Falcone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli walked; Foster grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt Bosetti singled to first; Templeton
flied out to right; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: Stearns walked; Norman flied out to right; Rosado
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stearns to second]; Staiger
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Freed struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to
first); Anderson walked; Rader singled to center [Anderson to
third]; Rader was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: SIMMONS REPLACED RADER (PLAYING C ); Flynn grounded
out (second to first); Matlack was called out on strikes;
Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips struck out; Falcone struck out; Bosetti
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Foster singled to left; Henderson walked [Foster to
second]; Stearns walked [Foster to third, Henderson to second];
METZGER REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Kranepool popped to shortstop; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
ROSADO; Boisclair walked [Foster scored, Henderson to third,
Stearns to second]; Staiger singled to left [Henderson scored,
Stearns scored, Boisclair to third, Staiger to second (on
throw)]; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boisclair
scored]; Matlack struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BOISCLAIR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Templeton singled to right; Cruz
flied out to center; Freed lined to center; MYRICK REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); Reitz singled to center [Templeton to
third]; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
6, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Foster walked; Foster
stole second; Henderson flied out to center; Stearns struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); POTTER
BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Potter grounded out (shortstop to first);
DUNCAN BATTED FOR METZGER; Duncan walked; Bosetti forced Duncan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals
2.

METS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED POTTER (PITCHING); OBERKFELL
REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 2B); Kranepool flied out to left;
Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Staiger struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton flied out to right; Cruz reached on an
error by Staiger [Cruz to second (error by Staiger)]; Freed
reached on an error by Staiger [Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Freed to first]; Reitz popped to first in foul territory;
Anderson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
6, Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: Flynn flied out to center; Myrick struck out; Mazzilli
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HARRELSON
REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING SS); Simmons grounded out (pitcher to
first); HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Mumphrey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Cardinals 3.