Lou Brock knocked in three runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly to pace the Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Mets. Ted Simmons iced the game with a three-run homer in the seventh following walks to Jerry Mumphrey and Keith Hernandez. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       30, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 15  2
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  2  0    3  0  x  -   7 15  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Templeton ss          5   3   4   0     0   0   .294
  Maddox rf           3   2   2   0     0   0   .229      Brock lf              2   1   2   3     0   0   .371
Taveras ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .217        Mumphrey ph,lf      1   1   0   0     1   1   .243
Mazzilli cf           4   0   3   0     1   0   .349      Hernandez 1b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .292
Hebner 3b             3   0   3   2     2   0   .306      Simmons c             4   1   2   3     0   1   .293
Montanez 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .220      Hendrick rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Oberkfell 2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Tyson ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Flynn 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Martinez p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .056
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .107        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hodges c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174

Totals               39   3  15   3     3   4             Totals               35   7  15   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,111
Left on Base: Mets 12, Cardinals 7
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Hebner, Stearns
Doubles: Hebner (7), Maddox (2), Mazzilli (14), Oberkfell (3), Hernandez (14), Simmons (10)
Triples: Templeton (4)
Home Runs: Brock (3), Simmons (10)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (12), Templeton (7), Mumphrey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (1)
GIDP: Flynn (6), Boisclair (1), Hendrick (5), Reitz (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(4-4)             5    10   4   4   0   3   1  23   3.53
Orosco                  1.1   2   3   3   2   0   1   8   5.73
Murray                  1.2   3   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.76
Totals                  8    15   7   7   2   5   2  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(3-1)         6.1  12   3   3   1   3   0  29   2.61
Schultz                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.00
Littell                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.38
Knowles SV(4)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Totals                  9    15   3   3   3   4   0  42

Wild Pitches: Swan (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Andy Olsen


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Swan threw a wild
pitch [Templeton to second]; Brock singled to center [Templeton
scored]; Hernandez singled to left [Brock to second]; Simmons
was called out on strikes; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Stearns flied out to center; Henderson flied out to
right; Flynn singled to center; Swan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: On a bunt Scott made an out to catcher; Tony
Scott called for interference; Reitz grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oberkfell doubled to left; Martinez struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: Youngblood flied out to left; Taveras singled to left;
Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner doubled to right [Taveras
scored]; Montanez popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to left; Templeton stole second
[Templeton to third (error by Stearns)]; Brock hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Templeton scored]; Hernandez doubled to right;
Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hernandez to third];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: Stearns singled to third; Henderson forced Stearns
(second to shortstop); Flynn grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: MADDOX REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING RF); Scott
struck out; Reitz flied out to center; Oberkfell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: Swan flied out to right; Maddox doubled to left;
Taveras singled to right [Maddox scored, Taveras out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Mazzilli doubled to right; Hebner walked;
Montanez singled to shortstop [Mazzilli to third, Hebner to
second]; Stearns flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Martinez flied out to right; Templeton tripled to
center [Templeton scored (error by Hebner)]; Brock homered;
Hernandez popped to second; Simmons doubled to right; Hendrick
singled to center [Simmons out at home (center to catcher)]; 2
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

METS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn
singled to center; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN; Boisclair grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Flynn out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: OROSCO REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Scott lined
to shortstop; Reitz singled to center; TYSON BATTED FOR
OBERKFELL; Tyson popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 4.

METS 7TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Maddox singled to
center; Taveras struck out; SCHULTZ REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to center [Maddox to second];
Hebner singled to center [Maddox scored, Mazzilli to second];
Mazzilli stole third; Montanez popped to first in foul
territory; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Stearns forced
Hebner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first);
MUMPHREY BATTED FOR BROCK; Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey stole
second; Hernandez walked; Simmons homered [Mumphrey scored,
Hernandez scored]; MURRAY REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); HODGES
REPLACED OROSCO (PLAYING C ); Hendrick singled to left; Scott
singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Reitz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 7.

METS 8TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Henderson was
called out on strikes; Flynn flied to right in foul territory;
Hodges lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals
7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (first unassisted); Littell
struck out; Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 7.

METS 9TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Taveras lined to
second; Mazzilli walked; Hebner walked [Mazzilli to second];
Montanez singled to first [Mazzilli to third, Hebner to second];
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MURRAY; KNOWLES REPLACED LITTELL
(PITCHING); Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 7.