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Erupting for four runs in the seventh inning, the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 6-2. The Mets trailed, 2-1, when Lee Mazzilli opened the seventh with a double, moved to third on a long flyout by Richie Hebner and scored on a single by Willie Montanez. John Stearns and Steve Henderson followed with successive doubles and Doug Flynn climaxed the rally with a single. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Tuesday, May 29, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 - 6 14 0
Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 0
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Youngblood rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .311 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .279
Taveras ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .212 Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .360
Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .339 Hernandez 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 .286
Maddox pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 1 0 .287
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .291 Hendrick rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .298
Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .214 Scott cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .282
Stearns c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .210 Reitz 3b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .259
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283
Flynn 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .192 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Zachry p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .083 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lockwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 14 6 1 4 Totals 37 2 11 2 4 3
Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 14,149
Left on Base: Mets 5, Cardinals 13
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Hebner (6), Mazzilli (13), Stearns (8), Henderson (6), Montanez (9), Hendrick (13), Hernandez (13)
Stolen Bases: Scott (15)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (1)
GIDP: Taveras (4)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Zachry W(4-0) 7.1 9 2 2 3 2 0 34 2.87
Lockwood SV(8) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.57
Totals 9 11 2 2 4 3 0 42
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Vuckovich L(4-3) 6.1 8 5 5 0 2 0 25 2.71
Littell 0.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.68
McEnaney 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.50
Bruno 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.18
Totals 9 14 6 6 1 4 0 38
Balks: Vuckovich (2)
Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris
METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to left; Taveras grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Youngblood out at
second]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock grounded out (third to first); Hernandez singled to right;
Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
METS 2ND: Hebner flied out to left; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to center; Scott singled to
center; Scott stole second; Reitz singled to center [Scott
scored]; Oberkfell forced Reitz (second to shortstop); Vuckovich
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
METS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
flied out to right; Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock popped
to shortstop; Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
METS 4TH: Youngblood struck out; Taveras singled to center;
Vuckovich balked [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli lined to center;
Hebner doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Montanez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
popped to first in foul territory; Scott singled to center;
Reitz lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Henderson
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell singled to right; Vuckovich out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Oberkfell to second];
Templeton walked; Brock flied out to center; Hernandez walked
[Oberkfell to third, Templeton to second]; Simmons popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
METS 6TH: Zachry grounded out (third to first); Youngblood
singled to center; Youngblood was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Taveras grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Scott grounded out
(second to first) [Hendrick to third]; Reitz singled to center
[Hendrick scored]; Oberkfell flied out to center; Vuckovich
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1,
Cardinals 2.
METS 7TH: Mazzilli doubled to right; Hebner flied out to left
[Mazzilli to third]; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli
scored, Montanez to second (on throw to home)]; Stearns doubled
to left [Montanez scored]; Henderson doubled to right [Stearns
scored]; LITTELL REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Flynn singled to
left [Henderson scored, Flynn out at second (left to third to
second to first)]; Zachry singled to right; Youngblood flied out
to right; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock struck out; Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals
2.
METS 8TH: Taveras singled to center; Mazzilli singled to right
[Taveras to third]; MADDOX RAN FOR MAZZILLI; MCENANEY REPLACED
LITTELL (PITCHING); Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras
scored]; Montanez doubled to right [Maddox out at home (right to
second to catcher)]; Stearns struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Scott walked; Reitz singled to
left [Scott to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING);
Oberkfell forced Scott (third unassisted) [Reitz to second];
IORG BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Iorg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2.
METS 9TH: BRUNO REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Flynn singled to right; Lockwood struck
out; Youngblood walked [Flynn to second]; Taveras flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton singled to left; Brock struck out;
Hernandez singled to right [Templeton to third]; Simmons walked
[Hernandez to second]; Hendrick popped to second in foul
territory; Scott popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2.
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