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 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       29, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         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.