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Monday May 29, 1978
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    4  -   6 14  0
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   2   0     0   1   .222      Randle 3b             0   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Dwyer lf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .214        Youngblood rf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hendrick cf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .250        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Hernandez 1b          4   2   3   1     1   0   .303      Maddox rf,3b          5   1   1   1     0   1   .235
Morales rf            5   1   1   2     0   1   .207      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .311
Reitz 3b              5   0   2   2     0   0   .251      S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .258
  Phillips ph,2b      1   0   0   1     0   0   .290      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .196
  Simmons ph,c        1   0   1   0     1   0   .327      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Falcone p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Swan p                2   1   0   0     1   0   .208
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               40   6  14   6     3   4             Totals               34   2   5   2     4   8

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 28,896
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Mets 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Doubles: Reitz (7), Hendrick 2 (6), Morales (7), Mazzilli (12)
Triples: Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (1)
GIDP: Hendrick (3), Stearns (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 8     5   2   2   2   4   0  30   5.70
Vuckovich W(1-4)        2     0   0   0   2   4   0   8   2.56
Totals                 10     5   2   2   4   8   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-3)             9.1  12   4   4   1   4   0  39   2.59
Murray                  0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   4.97
Totals                 10    14   6   6   3   4   0  45

Wild Pitches: Falcone 2 (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dwyer walked; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle walked; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Randle to
second]; Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randle to
third]; Mazzilli struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez singled to right;
Morales struck out; Reitz doubled to left [Hernandez scored];
Tyson struck out; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone singled to left; Templeton struck out;
Dwyer popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick doubled to
right [Falcone out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan walked;
Falcone threw a wild pitch [Swan to second]; Youngblood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maddox tripled to center [Swan
scored]; Mazzilli doubled to right [Maddox scored]; S. Henderson
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales popped to first; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Montanez singled to left; Stearns grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to left; Swisher singled to
center; Falcone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Swisher to second]; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Dwyer made an out to first; Hendrick doubled to
right; Hernandez singled to center [Hendrick scored]; Morales
flied out to right; Reitz forced Hernandez (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli lined
to first; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
struck out; Falcone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns singled to left; Foli
singled to left [Stearns to second]; Flynn flied out to right
[Stearns to third]; Swan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to center; Dwyer flied out to
right; Hendrick flied out to center; Hernandez singled to right
[Templeton to second]; Morales forced Templeton (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied
out to center; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips popped to third in foul territory;
SIMMONS BATTED FOR SWISHER; Simmons singled to right; FREED
BATTED FOR FALCONE; Freed flied to left in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SIMMONS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); VUCKOVICH REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); S.
Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to right; Stearns was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets
2.

CARDINALS 10TH: Templeton singled to center; Dwyer forced
Templeton (third to second); Hendrick singled to left [Dwyer to
second]; MURRAY REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Hernandez walked
[Dwyer to third, Hendrick to second]; Morales doubled to left
[Dwyer scored, Hendrick scored, Hernandez to third]; Reitz
singled to center [Hernandez scored, Morales to third]; Phillips
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morales scored, Reitz to second];
Simmons was walked intentionally; Vuckovich grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

METS 10TH: Foli walked; Flynn walked [Foli to second]; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR MURRAY; Kranepool flied out to right; BOISCLAIR
BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; Boisclair struck out; Maddox struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 2.



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