A triple by Ted Simmons was the key in a three-run first inning that propelled the Cardinals to a 6-2 triumph over the Mets. Ken Oberkfell began the Redbirds' first turn at bat by drawing a base on balls. Dane Iorg followed with a single and after George Hendrick fanned, Simmons smashed a triple high off the right field wall. A single by Keith Hernandez plated Simmons. An error by Met shortstop Tim Foli helped the Cards to three more runs in the sixth stanza. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 21, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  3
Cardinals    3  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .276      Oberkfell 2b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .122
Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .251      Iorg rf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .254
S. Henderson lf       4   0   1   1     0   1   .268        Scott lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Simmons lf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .288
Norman rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Maddox 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .255
Flynn 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .159      Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Phillips ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .272
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Urrea p               3   0   2   2     0   0   .130
                                                            Mumphrey rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .252

Totals               28   2   4   2     4   5             Totals               32   6   8   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  3,912
Left on Base: Mets 3, Cardinals 4
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Mazzilli, Foli 2, Kennedy
Triples: Mazzilli (5), Simmons (5)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (19), Montanez (9), Hernandez (13)
Caught Stealing: Flynn (5)
GIDP: Flynn (14), Montanez (12), Simmons (19), Kennedy (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(8-6)             7     7   6   3   2   4   0  31   2.47
Bernard                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.67
Totals                  8     8   6   3   2   4   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea W(4-9)            7     1   1   0   3   4   0  24   5.19
Schultz                 2     3   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.74
Totals                  9     4   2   1   4   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Swan (1)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Foli was called out on strikes;
Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli to third (error by Kennedy)]; S.
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli scored
(unearned)]; Montanez walked; Montanez stole second; Stearns
lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell walked; Iorg singled to right
[Oberkfell to second]; Hendrick struck out; Simmons tripled to
right [Oberkfell scored, Iorg scored]; Hernandez singled to
right [Simmons scored]; Hernandez stole second; Swan threw a
wild pitch [Hernandez to third]; Reitz struck out; Kennedy
grounded out (second to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 3.

METS 2ND: Norman lined to second; Maddox grounded out (second to
first); Flynn walked; Swan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); Urrea
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Iorg was called out on strikes; Hendrick singled
to center; Simmons struck out; Hernandez lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns lined
to center; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Kennedy
flied out to center; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to
center; Flynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Swan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Urrea singled to center; Oberkfell flied out to
center; Iorg flied out to center; Hendrick forced Urrea (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli popped to pitcher; Foli grounded out (pitcher
to first); S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons lined to first; Hernandez walked; Reitz
reached on an error by Foli [Hernandez to second, Reitz to
first]; Kennedy popped to third in foul territory; Phillips
singled to center [Hernandez scored (unearned), Reitz to third,
Phillips to second (on throw)]; Urrea singled to center [Reitz
scored (unearned), Phillips scored (unearned), Urrea to second
(error by Mazzilli)]; Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted);
3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick
reached on an error by Foli [Hendrick to first]; Simmons
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 6.

METS 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED URREA (PLAYING RF); SCHULTZ REPLACED
SIMMONS (PITCHING); SCOTT REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Maddox
walked; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Maddox out at second]; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SWAN; Grieve
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: BERNARD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Hernandez
flied out to left; Reitz singled to left; Kennedy grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Reitz out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli tripled to center; Foli singled to right
[Mazzilli scored]; S. Henderson singled to center [Foli to
second]; Montanez grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Foli to third, S. Henderson out at second];
Stearns struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 6.