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.

A single by Bob Forsch moved Reitz to second and a single by Lou Brock added what proved to be the winning run. Buddy Schultz relieved starter and winner Forsch in the eighth to preserve the victory and gain credit for his first save of the season and only the second save of the year for the entire Redbirds' bullpen. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    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.