Equaling their longest winning streak of the campaign, three games, the Cardinals eked out a 5-4 win over the Mets. With the score tied, 3-3, in the sixth, Jerry Morales belted a one-out triple. Ken Reitz received an intentional walk, but Mike Tyson spoiled the strategy with a fly to center that scored Morales. St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 4Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 (Night game) at Shea StadiumCardinals 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 Mets 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .302 Templeton ss 5 0 0 0 0 3 .225 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Hendrick cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .242 S. Henderson lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .259 Simmons c 4 2 3 0 0 0 .335 Montanez 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .259 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .293 Kranepool rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Morales rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .220 Randle ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Reitz 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .263 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Tyson 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .278 Youngblood 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259 Forsch p 3 0 2 0 0 1 .303 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 11 4 1 7 Totals 30 4 7 4 3 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 3,933 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Mets 3 DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Errors: Youngblood Doubles: Simmons (19), Forsch (4), Stearns (7) Triples: Morales (3) Home Runs: Montanez (7) Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (5) Sacrifice Flies: Tyson (1), Kranepool (1) GIDP: Hernandez (1), Montanez (4) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(7-3) 7 6 4 4 3 3 1 28 2.51 Schultz SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.03 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 5 1 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(1-4) 7 10 5 4 1 5 0 32 4.65 Lockwood 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.35 Totals 9 11 5 4 1 7 0 39 Passed Balls: Stearns 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton was called out on strikes; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Foli singled to right [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson forced Foli (shortstop to second) [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez singled to right [Mazzilli scored, S. Henderson to third]; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to right [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez was called out on strikes; Morales reached on an error by Youngblood [Simmons to second, Morales to first]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons scored, Morales to second]; Tyson singled to left [Morales to third, Reitz to second]; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Morales scored (unearned), Reitz to third, Tyson to second]; Forsch struck out; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2. METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Bruhert made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons doubled to right; Hernandez singled to center [Simmons scored]; Morales forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2. METS 3RD: Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Foli grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to left; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch doubled to left; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Forsch to third]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Montanez homered; Kranepool flied out to left; Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Youngblood struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton flied out to left; Hendrick lined to shortstop; Simmons made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Bruhert struck out; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales tripled to right; Reitz was walked intentionally; Tyson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morales scored]; Forsch singled to center [Reitz to second]; Brock singled to right [Reitz scored, Forsch to third]; Templeton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson walked; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [S. Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons singled to right; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Kranepool flied out to right; Stearns doubled to left; Youngblood singled to left [Stearns scored]; Flynn singled to center [Youngblood to second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Boisclair struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4. CARDINALS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; Tyson singled to center; IORG BATTED FOR FORSCH; Iorg made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4. METS 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Foli made an out to shortstop; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Brock flied out to left; Templeton struck out; Hendrick made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4. METS 9TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Randle singled to right; Stearns lined into a double play (second to first) [Randle out at first]; Youngblood flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4. |
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