The Mets were held to one disputed infield hit by the pitching of John Denny and Roy Thomas while losing, 5-1, to the Cardinals, who gained their seventh victory in the last eight games. In the seventh inning, John Stearns hit a slow bouncer to Mike Tyson and was safe when umpire Paul Pryor ruled first baseman Roger Freed had pulled his foot off the bag before taking the throw.

The Cardinals disputed the decision and also criticized the ruling of the official scorer, who gave Stearns credit for a hit. Garry Templeton hit two doubles for the Cardinals, scoring one run and driving in two. Jerry Morales and Steve Swisher had three hits apiece. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    1  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  2
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  1  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   2   2     1   0   .279      Maddox 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Scott lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .269        Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Freed 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Mazzilli cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .269
  Hernandez 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Reitz 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .234      Stearns c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .270
Morales rf            4   1   3   0     0   1   .237      S. Henderson lf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Swisher c             4   1   3   1     0   0   .303      Youngblood rf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Tyson 2b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .245        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Phillips ph,2b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Denny p               1   0   0   1     0   0   .167      Kobel p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
  Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Boisclair rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   5   9   5     3   3             Totals               28   1   1   0     4   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  8,623
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Mets 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 1
Errors: Templeton, Reitz, Foli
Doubles: Templeton 2 (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (2), Denny (1)
GIDP: Tyson (10), S. Henderson 2 (16)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(9-8)            7     1   1   0   3   4   0  25   2.99
Thomas                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.43
Totals                  9     1   1   0   4   6   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel L(2-3)            7.2   9   5   5   2   2   0  34   2.37
Lockwood                1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.31
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to right; Scott flied out to
right [Templeton to third]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Templeton scored]; Freed grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli lined to pitcher; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Morales
singled to center; Swisher singled to third [Morales to second];
Tyson walked [Morales to third, Swisher to second]; Denny hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Morales scored, Swisher to third, Tyson
to second]; Templeton doubled to left [Swisher scored, Tyson
scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
walked; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Freed
grounded out (third to first); Reitz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Youngblood struck out; Flynn reached on an error by
Reitz [Flynn to first]; Kobel struck out; Maddox forced Flynn
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets
0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales singled to left; Swisher reached on an
error by Foli [Morales to second, Swisher to first]; Tyson
popped to shortstop; Denny out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Morales to third, Swisher to second]; Templeton was
walked intentionally; Scott forced Swisher (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Foli popped to shortstop in foul territory; Mazzilli
walked; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to
second]; Stearns reached on an error by Templeton [Mazzilli
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stearns to second]; S. Henderson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Freed struck out;
Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Flynn grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kobel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Morales struck out; Swisher singled to left;
Tyson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Swisher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Maddox walked; Foli grounded out (third to first)
[Maddox to second]; Mazzilli flied out to center; Montanez lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Denny flied out to center; Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Stearns singled to second; 1B umpire Paul Pryor
ruled Roger Freed's foot off 1B bag; S. Henderson grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns out
at second]; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick singled to center; Freed flied out to
center; Reitz forced Hendrick (second unassisted); Morales
singled to center [Reitz to second]; Swisher singled to right
[Reitz scored, Morales to third, Swisher to second (on throw)];
LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR REPLACED
KOBEL (PLAYING RF); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips was
walked intentionally; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR DENNY; Mumphrey was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets
1.

METS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); PHILLIPS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 1B);
Flynn grounded out (second to first); Boisclair grounded out
(second to first); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR FOLI; Randle was called out on
strikes; Mazzilli walked; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 1.