John Stearns and Joel Youngblood accounted for three RBIs apiece as the Mets gained an 8-3 victory and sent the bedraggled Cardinals down to their seventh straight defeat. Stearns walked with the bases loaded in the first inning and knocked in two tallies with a double in the ninth. Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly and two singles. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  4  -   8 11  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             6   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Brock lf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .211
Foli ss               4   2   1   0     1   1   .259      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Mazzilli cf           5   2   2   0     0   2   .266      Hendrick cf           4   0   3   2     0   1   .265
Montanez 1b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .267      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Stearns c             2   1   1   3     3   0   .271      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
Youngblood lf         3   1   3   3     1   0   .278      Mumphrey rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .232
Maddox rf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .260      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Flynn 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Swan p                3   0   0   0     1   2   .156        Phillips ph,2b      2   0   1   1     0   1   .230
  Boisclair ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  Valentine ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .189

Totals               35   8  11   7    10   8             Totals               37   3  12   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 15,153
Left on Base: Mets 11, Cardinals 8
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Randle, Reitz
Doubles: Mazzilli 2 (20), Foli (17), Stearns (16), Hendrick (20), Mumphrey (9)
Stolen Bases: Montanez (6), Templeton (19), Brock (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (2)
GIDP: Stearns (9), Simmons (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(4-5)             8     9   2   2   1   4   0  32   2.44
Lockwood                1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.58
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   5   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-12)          7     7   4   4   7   4   0  33   3.23
Littell                 1.2   4   4   4   2   4   0  11   2.61
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.82
Totals                  9    11   8   8  10   8   0  46

Passed Balls: Simmons (6)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Foli walked;
Mazzilli doubled to right [Foli to third]; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Stearns walked [Foli scored, Mazzilli to third,
Montanez to second]; Youngblood popped out on a sacrifice fly to
shortstop [Mazzilli scored, Montanez to third]; Maddox flied out
to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to center; Templeton singled to left;
Templeton stole second; Hendrick struck out; Simmons grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals
0.

METS 2ND: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez popped to third in foul territory;
Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Foli doubled to left; Mazzilli popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [Foli
to third]; Stearns walked; Youngblood singled to left [Foli
scored, Stearns to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; Forsch struck out; Brock
singled to left; Brock stole second; Templeton walked; Hendrick
doubled to left [Brock scored, Templeton out at home (left to
third to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan walked;
Randle singled to center [Swan to second]; Foli flied out to
right [Swan to third]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez singled to
center [Simmons to second]; Mumphrey struck out; Reitz popped to
second; Tyson forced Simmons (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez singled to center; Stearns grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; Youngblood walked; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Brock
flied out to left; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: Flynn flied out to right; Swan struck out; Randle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick singled to shortstop; Simmons grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Hendrick out at
second]; Hernandez singled to left; Mumphrey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
struck out; Montanez singled to right; Montanez stole second;
Stearns walked; Youngblood singled to left [Montanez scored,
Stearns out at third (left to third to first to third to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips struck out; SCOTT BATTED FOR FORSCH;
Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); PHILLIPS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Maddox was called out on strikes; Flynn
struck out; Swan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: On a bunt Brock singled to third [Brock to second
(error by Randle)]; Templeton flied out to left; Hendrick
singled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons flied out to center;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Foli struck
out; Mazzilli doubled to right; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Mazzilli to third,
Montanez to second]; Stearns doubled to right [Mazzilli scored,
Montanez scored]; Youngblood singled to shortstop [Stearns to
third]; Maddox walked [Youngblood to second]; Flynn singled to
first [Stearns scored, Youngblood scored (error by Reitz) (no
RBI), Maddox to third, Flynn to second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
SWAN; SCHULTZ REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); VALENTINE BATTED FOR
BOISCLAIR; Valentine walked; Randle forced Valentine (shortstop
to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Mumphrey
doubled to right; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Phillips
singled to right [Mumphrey scored]; GARRETT BATTED FOR SCHULTZ;
Garrett was called out on strikes; Brock singled to shortstop
[Phillips to second]; Templeton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 3.