Ending their five-game losing streak, the Cardinals won the second game of a doubleheader from the Mets, 6-2, in 10 innings, after the New Yorkers captured the opener, 7-2. The score was tied, 2-2, in the nightcap when Garry Templeton led off the 10th frame with a single and was forced at second on Jim Dwyer's grounder. A single by George Hendrick kayoed starter Craig Swan and reliever Dale Murray came on to walk Keith Hernandez and load the bases. Jerry Morales then smashed a double to deep left to plate two tallies. Ken Reitz followed with an RBI single and Mike Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to give the Redbirds only their second victory in the last 13 games.

A five-run fifth-inning carried the Mets to triumph in the opener. With the Mets trailing, 2-1, pat Zachry led off the fifth with a single and moved to second on a walk to Lee Mazzilli. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch and Elliott Maddox then stroked a single to center. Zachry scored on the hit but Mazzilli was thrown out at the plate by Hendrick. Bruce Boisclair clouted a two-run homer to put the Mets ahead, 4-2. After a single by Steve Henderson, Mark Littell relieved starter John Urrea and promptly yielded a two-run circuit clout to Willie Montanez. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, May       29, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  2
Mets         0  0  0    1  5  1    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .312
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox 3b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .238
Templeton ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .217      Boisclair rf          3   1   1   3     0   0   .236
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      S. Henderson lf       4   2   2   0     0   0   .268
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .258
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   2     0   0   .292      Hodges c              3   0   2   0     1   0   .257
Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .191
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Flynn 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .247
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Zachry p              4   1   1   0     0   3   .053
  Phillips ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Urrea p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .071
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dwyer ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               30   2   3   2     1   3             Totals               33   7  12   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21
Left on Base: Cardinals 2, Mets 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 0
Errors: Vuckovich, Tyson
Home Runs: Hernandez (4), Boisclair (3), Montanez (6)
Caught Stealing: Hodges (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Boisclair (4)
GIDP: Flynn (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea L(2-7)            4.1   8   5   5   3   2   1  22   5.27
Littell                 1     3   2   1   1   2   1   7   3.23
Frazier                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Vuckovich               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.73
Totals                  8    12   7   6   4   5   2  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(5-1)           9     3   2   2   1   3   1  31   3.58
Totals                  9     3   2   2   1   3   1  31

Passed Balls: Hodges (3)
Wild Pitches: Urrea (3)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to third in foul territory;
Templeton singled to center; Hodges allowed a passed ball
[Templeton to second]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first);
Simmons popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to center; Morales struck
out; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez
struck out; Hodges walked; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson made an out to second; Urrea struck out;
Brock flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to center; On a bunt Zachry struck out;
Mazzilli walked [Flynn to second]; Maddox made an out to second;
Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton walked; Hendrick grounded out (third to
first) [Templeton to second]; Simmons grounded out (second to
first) [Templeton to third]; Hernandez homered [Templeton
scored]; Morales popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to left; Montanez singled to left
[S. Henderson to second]; Hodges flied out to center [S.
Henderson to third]; Foli singled to center [S. Henderson
scored, Montanez to third]; Flynn grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz made an out to second; Tyson popped to
first in foul territory; Urrea flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Zachry singled to center; Mazzilli walked [Zachry to
second]; Urrea threw a wild pitch [Zachry to third, Mazzilli to
second]; Maddox singled to center [Zachry scored, Mazzilli out
at home (center to shortstop to catcher), Maddox to second (on
throw to home)]; Boisclair homered [Maddox scored]; S. Henderson
singled to right; LITTELL REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); Montanez
homered [S. Henderson scored]; Hodges singled to center; Hodges
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foli struck out;
5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: Flynn singled to left; Zachry was called out on
strikes; Mazzilli reached on an error by Tyson [Flynn to second,
Mazzilli to first]; Maddox walked [Flynn to third, Mazzilli to
second]; FRAZIER REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Boisclair hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Flynn scored (unearned), Mazzilli to
third]; S. Henderson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez popped to
third in foul territory; Morales flied out to left; Reitz flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: Montanez flied out to left; Hodges singled to right;
Foli forced Hodges (shortstop to second); Flynn made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips popped to
third; DWYER BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Dwyer lined to first; Brock
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); VUCKOVICH REPLACED
BROCK (PITCHING); PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Zachry
struck out; Mazzilli reached on an error by Vuckovich [Mazzilli
to first]; Maddox lined into a double play (second to first)
[Mazzilli out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Mets 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton lined to third; Hendrick grounded out
(pitcher to first); Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 7.