Behind the two-hit pitching of Silvio Martinez, the Cardinals blanked the Mets, 3-0. The Redbirds scored all their runs in the seventh inning. Singles by Jerry Mumphrey, Jerry Morales and George Hendrick produced the first run and an error by first baseman Willie Montanez then loaded the bases. A single by Roger Freed plated the second tally and an RBI single by Mike Tyson closed the scoring. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3 10  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Maddox rf,cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Mumphrey lf           4   1   3   0     0   1   .263      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .278        Boisclair rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     0   2   .246      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Freed 1b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .247      Stearns c             2   0   1   0     1   1   .266
  Ramsey pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      S. Henderson lf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Hernandez 1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Tyson 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .238      Kobel p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Martinez p            4   0   0   0     0   4   .170        Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .086
                                                            Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258

Totals               34   3  10   3     1  11             Totals               27   0   2   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  3,697
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 2
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Montanez, Kobel, Koosman
Doubles: Templeton (31), Mumphrey (13)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (11), Stearns (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (3)
GIDP: Morales (13), Randle (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(9-8)         9     2   0   0   2   6   0  29   3.64
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   6   0  29

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel L(4-6)            6.1   7   3   2   0   5   0  24   3.02
Koosman                 2.2   3   0   0   1   6   0  12   3.71
Totals                  9    10   3   2   1  11   0  36

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Terry Tata


CARDINALS 1ST: Umpire Paul Pryor missed game due to
illness; Templeton made an out to first; Mumphrey was called
out on strikes; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Foli made an out to
second; Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
struck out; Freed grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
singled to center; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); S. Henderson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
popped to first in foul territory; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Randle flied out to left; Flynn struck out; Kobel
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

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

METS 4TH: Maddox walked; Foli popped to shortstop; Mazzilli
flied out to right; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Reitz struck out;
Freed singled to left; Freed was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Kobel [Freed to third]; Swisher flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns struck out; S. Henderson flied out to center;
Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Martinez struck out;
Templeton doubled to right; Templeton was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Kobel flied out
to left; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey singled to left; Morales singled to
right [Mumphrey to third]; Hendrick singled to center [Mumphrey
scored, Morales to second]; Reitz reached on an error by
Montanez on a sacrifice bunt [Morales to third, Hendrick to
second, Reitz to first]; Freed singled to left [Morales scored,
Hendrick out at home (left to catcher), Reitz to second]; RAMSEY
RAN FOR FREED; KOOSMAN REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Swisher flied
out to center; Tyson singled to center [Reitz scored (unearned),
Ramsey to third]; Martinez was called out on strikes; 3 R (2
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED RAMSEY (PLAYING 1B); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first to
pitcher); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey doubled to right;
Mumphrey was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Koosman [Mumphrey to third]; Morales flied out to center;
Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Stearns walked; S. Henderson singled to left [Stearns
to second]; Randle grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stearns to third, S. Henderson out at
second]; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Reitz singled to center;
Hernandez struck out; Swisher walked [Reitz to second]; Tyson
struck out; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges flied out to center;
Maddox lined to third; Foli lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.