The batting of Jerry Mumphrey and Steve Swisher enabled the Cardinals to end their seven-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Mets. Mumphrey hit his first homer of the season and the first of his career at Busch Stadium following singles by George Hendrick and Keith Hernandez in the first inning. Swisher then accounted for the Cards' winning margin with a two-run single in the third. Tom Bruno, who had been recalled the night before from Springfield (American Association), pitched 3 2/3 innings in relief and gained his first N. L. victory. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Cardinals    3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .266      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .258        Scott lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
S. Henderson lf       3   2   3   0     2   0   .275      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     2   0   .268      Hendrick cf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .268
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .270      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Youngblood rf         5   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Mumphrey rf           4   2   3   3     0   0   .241
Maddox 3b             3   0   0   1     2   0   .257      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .237
Flynn 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Espinosa p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .192      Swisher c             3   0   2   2     0   0   .262
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Bruno p             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .247        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243

Totals               37   3  11   3     8   1             Totals               32   5  11   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 19,689
Left on Base: Mets 15, Cardinals 5
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Oberkfell
Doubles: Youngblood (7), Boisclair (5), Swisher (3)
Triples: S. Henderson (6)
Home Runs: Mumphrey (1)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (10)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (10), Mumphrey (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (2)
GIDP: Grieve (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(9-10)        3     8   5   5   1   0   1  17   4.39
Kobel                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.94
Bernard                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.76
Murray                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.08
Totals                  8    11   5   5   1   1   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 4     6   3   3   6   0   0  23   5.71
Bruno W(1-0)            3.2   5   0   0   1   1   0  17   0.00
Schultz                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.77
Littell SV(5)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.59
Totals                  9    11   3   3   8   1   0  45

Wild Pitches: Bernard (1)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Foli popped to
catcher in foul territory; S. Henderson walked; Stearns walked
[S. Henderson to second]; Montanez forced Stearns (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Templeton grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Hendrick singled to shortstop;
Hernandez singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Mumphrey homered
[Hendrick scored, Hernandez scored]; Reitz singled to left;
Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 2ND: Youngblood doubled to left; Maddox flied out to
center; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first) [Youngblood to
third]; Espinosa singled to left [Youngblood scored]; Mazzilli
singled to left [Espinosa to second]; Foli forced Mazzilli
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Swisher doubled to left; Falcone out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Swisher to third]; Brock
grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 3RD: S. Henderson tripled to right; Stearns grounded out
(third to first); Montanez singled to left [S. Henderson
scored]; Youngblood flied out to center; Maddox walked [Montanez
to second]; Flynn forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick singled to center; Hernandez flied out
to center; Mumphrey singled to center [Hendrick to third];
Mumphrey stole second; Reitz was walked intentionally; Oberkfell
popped to first; Swisher singled to right [Hendrick scored,
Mumphrey scored, Reitz out at home (right to catcher to third)];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

METS 4TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Valentine flied out to
center; Mazzilli popped to second; Foli flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: KOBEL REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Falcone
grounded out (third to first); Brock flied out to left;
Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

METS 5TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Stearns walked [S.
Henderson to second]; Montanez walked [S. Henderson to third,
Stearns to second]; BRUNO REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING);
Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox forced
Montanez (shortstop to second) [S. Henderson scored, Stearns to
third]; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez popped to third; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 6TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOBEL; Boisclair doubled to
right; Mazzilli struck out; Foli flied out to center; S.
Henderson walked; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: BERNARD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Reitz
singled to left; Bernard threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second];
Oberkfell flied out to left; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bruno singled to center [Reitz to third]; Brock lined to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 7TH: Montanez singled to center; Youngblood flied to left
in foul territory; Maddox flied out to center; Flynn singled to
center [Montanez to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR BERNARD;
Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foli singled to right; S. Henderson
singled to right [Foli to third]; Stearns flied out to left;
SCHULTZ REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey singled to left; Mumphrey was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reitz grounded out
(first unassisted); Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 9TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
walked; Flynn reached on an error by Oberkfell [Maddox to
second, Flynn to first]; GRIEVE BATTED FOR MURRAY; LITTELL
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Grieve grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Maddox out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 5.