A pinch-double by Bobby Valentine, his first hit of the season, drove in two runs to give the Mets a 3-2 decision over the Cardinals and provide rookie righthander Mike Bruhert with his first major league victory. Valentine's blow was preceded by a double by Willie Montanez, walk to Lee Mazzilli and an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Ed Kranepool after the count reached 3-0. The Mets' other run came in the fifth and was aided when right fielder Jim Dwyer misplayed Mazzilli's fly ball into a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Dwyer rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .359        Scott ph,cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .185
Boisclair rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Templeton ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .245
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Morales cf,rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Montanez 1b           4   2   2   0     0   2   .194      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .350
Mazzilli cf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .262      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .385
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .162      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Foli ss               2   0   0   1     0   0   .167      Iorg lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rasmussen p           2   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Bruhert p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine ph,2b     1   0   1   2     0   0   .500        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   7             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  5,728
Left on Base: Mets 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Hernandez, Tyson
Doubles: Mazzilli (4), Montanez (2), Valentine (1), Templeton (4)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (1)
GIDP: Reitz (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert W(1-1)          6     3   1   1   1   3   0  22   1.50
Myrick                  1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.57
Lockwood SV(3)          1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   6.30
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(1-2)        8     6   3   3   2   5   0  31   4.29
Schultz                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.23
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Boisclair popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Mazzilli
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez lined to right; Reitz
flied out to right; Iorg forced Simmons (pitcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli lined to
center; Bruhert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Rasmussen singled to
second; Dwyer singled to right [Rasmussen to second]; Templeton
doubled to right [Rasmussen scored, Dwyer to third]; Morales
reached on a fielder's choice [Dwyer out at home (pitcher to
catcher to third to pitcher), Templeton to third, Morales to
second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Randle flied out to left; Flynn singled to center;
Flynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hernandez
[Flynn to second]; Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first);
S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez struck out; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez singled to right; Mazzilli doubled to right
[Montanez to third]; Stearns popped to shortstop; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Montanez scored]; Bruhert struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen
was called out on strikes; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: Randle flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (third to
first); Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher);
Morales lined to left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez doubled to
left; Mazzilli walked; Stearns struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
FOLI; Kranepool was walked intentionally [Montanez to third,
Mazzilli to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Valentine
doubled to left [Montanez scored, Mazzilli scored, Kranepool out
at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); VALENTINE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MYRICK REPLACED KRANEPOOL
(PITCHING); Hernandez walked; Reitz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Iorg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to
center; Boisclair flied out to center; S. Henderson forced Flynn
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson flied out to center; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
RASMUSSEN; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); SCOTT
BATTED FOR DWYER; Scott singled to pitcher; Templeton singled to
left [Scott to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING);
Morales walked [Scott to third, Templeton to second]; Simmons
singled to first [Scott scored, Templeton to third, Morales to
second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); SCOTT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Montanez struck out; Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole
second [Mazzilli to third (error by Tyson)]; Stearns flied out
to left; Lockwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to right; Iorg grounded out
(first unassisted); BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.