The Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Cardinals, 2-0, as Pat Zachry hurled a two-hitter. The Mets, also held to two hits by Mark Littell and Pete Vuckovich, got a run in the first on Lenny Randle's single, a stolen base, sacrifice bunt and Bruce Boisclair's sacrifice fly.

Zachry and Randle walked in the third and after a wild pitch moved Zachry to third, Boisclair singled him home. The Cards' hits were second-inning singles by Keith Hernandez and Jerry Morales. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  2  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .143      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Dwyer rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Boisclair rf          1   0   1   2     2   0   .333      Templeton ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   3   .188      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .390
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Foli ss               2   0   0   0     1   1   .160      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Zachry p              2   1   0   0     1   2   .000      Littell p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Vuckovich p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               25   2   2   2     7   9             Totals               28   0   2   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  6,958
Left on Base: Mets 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0
Stolen Bases: Randle (2), Morales (3)
Caught Stealing: Randle (5), Boisclair (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Boisclair (1)
GIDP: Brock (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(2-0)           9     2   0   0   5   5   0  33   1.17
Totals                  9     2   0   0   5   5   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Littell L(0-1)          5     2   2   2   6   5   0  21   2.70
Vuckovich               4     0   0   0   1   4   0  13   1.93
Totals                  9     2   2   2   7   9   0  34

Wild Pitches: Zachry (1), Littell (2)
Balks: Littell (1), Vuckovich (1)

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


METS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Randle stole second; Flynn out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Randle to third];
Boisclair hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randle scored]; S.
Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out
(first unassisted); Templeton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez popped to first in foul territory; Mazzilli
flied out to center; Stearns popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Hernandez singled to center; Morales singled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Morales stole second; Reitz struck out;
Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Foli was called out on strikes; Zachry walked; Randle
walked [Zachry to second]; Littell threw a wild pitch [Zachry to
third, Randle stayed at first]; Flynn was called out on strikes;
Boisclair singled to center [Zachry scored, Randle to third]; S.
Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Littell walked; Brock grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Littell out at second]; Dwyer flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; Mazzilli walked; Littell
balked [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); Foli walked; Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Templeton struck out; Simmons was
called out on strikes; Hernandez walked; Morales flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Randle walked; Randle was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); Flynn grounded
out (third to first); Boisclair walked; Boisclair was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
grounded out (second to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR LITTELL;
Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); S. Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Montanez struck out; Mazzilli
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock walked; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Brock to
second]; Dwyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Templeton
walked; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third,
Templeton to second]; Hernandez was walked intentionally;
Morales forced Hernandez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson grounded out (third to
first); Vuckovich popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 0.

METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn was
called out on strikes; Boisclair walked; Vuckovich balked
[Boisclair to second]; S. Henderson struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Dwyer flied
out to right; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli
flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez flied out
to left; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 0.