A two-run double by Ken Reitz lifted the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Mets. The score was 3-3 when Ted Simmons began the Cardinal rally with a two-out single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Keith Hernandez was walked intentionally and both runners advanced on another wild pitch. Reitz then hit a long fly but outfielder Steve Henderson got his legs twisted, turned the wrong way and the ball fell for a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  2  x  -   5 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .279
Foli ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .254      Iorg rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Mumphrey rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Hendrick cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .281
Montanez 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Simmons lf            3   0   2   2     0   0   .290
Stearns c             2   1   2   1     2   0   .273        Scott pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .231
Norman rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Hernandez 1b          2   1   1   0     2   0   .252
  Hodges ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   2     1   1   .248
  Flores pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kennedy c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Bruno p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Espinosa p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .222        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .254

Totals               35   3   8   3     3   5             Totals               30   5  10   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  5,257
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Stearns
Doubles: Stearns (24), Boisclair (7), Hodges (4), Reitz (25)
Triples: Stearns (1)
Home Runs: Foli (1)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (8)
GIDP: Tyson (13)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                6     7   3   2   2   3   0  25   4.62
Murray L(9-6)           2     3   2   2   2   1   0  10   3.95
Totals                  8    10   5   4   4   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruno                   7.2   6   3   3   3   4   1  32   1.72
Littell W(4-8)          1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.87
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   5   1  38

Passed Balls: Stearns (8)
Wild Pitches: Murray 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Foli lined
to left; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns
walked; Stearns stole second; Norman flied out to right; Randle
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

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

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to left; On a bunt Espinosa struck out;
Mazzilli flied out to center; Foli forced Flynn (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kennedy flied out to left; Tyson struck out;
Bruno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez flied out to right; Stearns tripled; Norman flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to left; Iorg lined to
shortstop; Hendrick singled to left [Templeton to third];
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Templeton scored];
Hernandez singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Reitz struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn lined to
left; Espinosa singled to center; Mazzilli forced Espinosa
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy singled to pitcher; Tyson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kennedy out at
second]; Bruno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: Foli popped to third; S. Henderson struck out;
Montanez walked; Stearns doubled to right [Montanez scored];
Norman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Iorg
singled to center; Hendrick singled to left [Iorg to second];
Simmons singled to right [Iorg scored, Hendrick scored (error by
Stearns) (unearned), Simmons to second (on throw to home)];
Hernandez was walked intentionally; Simmons was picked off
second (pitcher unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Reitz walked;
Stearns allowed a passed ball [Hernandez to third, Reitz to
second]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: Randle flied out to left; Flynn flied out to right;
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Boisclair doubled to left;
Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); Bruno grounded out (pitcher to
first); Templeton singled to left [Templeton out at second (left
to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: Foli homered; S. Henderson flied out to center;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns walked; LITTELL
REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); HODGES BATTED FOR NORMAN; Hodges
doubled to left [Stearns scored]; FLORES RAN FOR HODGES; Randle
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Iorg grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hendrick struck out; Simmons singled
to right; SCOTT RAN FOR SIMMONS; Murray threw a wild pitch
[Scott to second]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Murray
threw a wild pitch [Scott to third, Hernandez to second]; Reitz
doubled to left [Scott scored, Hernandez scored]; Kennedy was
walked intentionally; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY REPLACED
IORG (PLAYING RF); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first);
YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MURRAY; Youngblood struck out; On a bunt
Mazzilli singled to first; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FOLI; Kranepool
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.