Driving in five runs, Richie Hebner sparked the Mets to an 8-7 triumph over the Cardinals in 11 innings. Hebner hit a two-run double in the first inning and clouted a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to tie the score after the Cards had plated three tallies in the top of the frame.

Joel Youngblood led off the Mets' 11th with a double to left and moved to third on a bunt single by Doug Flynn. After a forceout at second base, an intentional walk to Steve Henderson loaded the sacks. Frank Taveras then rapped the ball into left field for the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  -   7 12  1
Mets         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    3  1  -   8 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          6   1   1   0     0   3   .257      Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     3   1   .264
Brock lf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .376      Taveras ss            6   2   3   1     0   1   .225
  Mumphrey rf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Mazzilli cf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .307
Hernandez 1b          5   1   3   2     1   0   .267      Hebner 3b             5   1   2   5     0   1   .284
Simmons c             4   1   0   0     2   0   .279      Stearns c             5   1   2   2     0   0   .205
Iorg rf,lf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .290      Montanez 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .274      Youngblood rf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .300
Reitz 3b              5   0   1   2     0   1   .248      Flynn 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Oberkfell 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Sykes p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .083        Trevino ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .435
  Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .154        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               43   7  12   7     6  10             Totals               43   8  12   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  8,180
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 1
Errors: Mumphrey
Doubles: Oberkfell (1), Hebner (5), Trevino (1), Youngblood (7)
Home Runs: Brock (2), Stearns (3), Hebner (2)
Stolen Bases: Scott (12), Mazzilli (9)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2), Youngblood (4)
GIDP: Templeton (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes                   8     6   4   4   3   3   1  33   4.43
Littell                 1.1   2   2   2   0   1   0   6   3.54
Knowles L(2-1)          1     4   2   2   1   0   1   8   3.46
Totals                 10.1  12   8   8   4   4   2  47

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    7     6   4   4   1   7   1  28   3.41
Lockwood                2     3   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.95
Murray                  0.1   2   3   3   3   0   0   6   3.66
Allen W(1-5)            1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   6.85
Totals                 11    12   7   7   6  10   1  49

Wild Pitches: Sykes (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock homered; Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Henderson walked; Taveras singled to center [Henderson
to second]; Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner doubled to
right [Henderson scored, Taveras scored]; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg walked; Scott forced Iorg (shortstop to
second); Scott stole second; Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Youngblood walked; Youngblood was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Flynn
flied out to right; Swan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sykes struck out; Templeton singled to right;
Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Templeton to second];
Hernandez singled to right [Templeton scored]; Simmons flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Henderson flied out to center; Taveras struck out;
Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Iorg flied out to center; Scott popped to
shortstop; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Hebner made an out to first; Stearns homered; Montanez
flied out to left; Youngblood flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell singled to center; On a bunt Sykes
struck out; Templeton struck out; Brock singled to left
[Oberkfell scored, Brock to second (on throw to home)];
Hernandez singled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to right; Swan flied out to right;
Henderson walked; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Iorg popped to shortstop; Scott was called out on
strikes; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Stearns grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Hebner to second]; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell flied out to left; Sykes struck out;
Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); TREVINO BATTED FOR SWAN; Trevino doubled
to right; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); Brock
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to left;
Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Simmons walked; Iorg singled to right [Simmons to third]; Scott
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Mets 3.

METS 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); IORG CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Taveras popped to shortstop; Mazzilli
singled to third; Mazzilli stole second; Hebner flied out to
center; Stearns singled to right [Mazzilli scored, Stearns to
third (error by Mumphrey)]; Montanez lined to center; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz popped to second; Oberkfell doubled to
right; CARBO BATTED FOR SYKES; Carbo walked; Templeton grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carbo out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Youngblood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); HODGES BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Hodges lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: MURRAY REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Mumphrey
flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Simmons walked [Hernandez
to second]; Iorg singled to center [Hernandez scored, Simmons to
second]; Scott walked [Simmons to third, Iorg to second]; Reitz
singled to left [Simmons scored, Iorg scored, Scott to second];
ALLEN REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Oberkfell grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Scott to third, Reitz to second]; Littell struck
out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: Henderson struck out; Taveras singled to center;
Mazzilli singled to center [Taveras to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED
LITTELL (PITCHING); Hebner homered [Taveras scored, Mazzilli
scored]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Montanez lined
to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 11TH: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey singled to
center; Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 7.

METS 11TH: Youngblood doubled to left; On a bunt Flynn singled
to third [Youngblood to third]; FLORES BATTED FOR ALLEN; Flores
forced Flynn (shortstop to second) [Youngblood stayed at third];
Henderson was walked intentionally [Flores to second]; Taveras
singled to left [Youngblood scored, Flores to third, Henderson
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 8.