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Solo homers by Ted Simmons, his 17th and 18th of the season, lifted the Cardinals to a 4-2 decision over the Mets. The first blast came in the opening frame after Garry Templeton singled, stole second, went to third on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Keith Hernandez. St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2Game Played on Friday, June 22, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 4 9 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Flores rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Templeton ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .317 Taveras ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .251 Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .327 Hebner 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .297 Simmons c 4 2 3 2 0 0 .327 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .199 Hendrick rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .347 Stearns c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .232 Scott cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .228 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Oberkfell ph,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Kobel p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .150 Martinez p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .040 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 Totals 29 4 9 4 2 5 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 18,852 Left on Base: Mets 6, Cardinals 6 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 2 Errors: Templeton, Hernandez Doubles: Taveras (13), Stearns (11), Simmons (15) Home Runs: Stearns (4), Simmons 2 (18) Stolen Bases: Stearns (9), Templeton (12) Caught Stealing: Hendrick (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (3), Hernandez (3), Martinez (1) GIDP: Montanez (8), Flores (1), Mumphrey (2) Hit by Pitch: Oberkfell (1,by Twitchell) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel L(3-3) 6 7 4 4 0 4 2 23 3.34 Twitchell 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 3.60 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 5 2 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(5-2) 9 7 2 1 2 4 1 35 2.89 Totals 9 7 2 1 2 4 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (3) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel METS 1ST: Flores flied out to right; Taveras doubled to left; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher) [Taveras to third]; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Templeton scored]; Simmons homered; Hendrick singled to center; Scott struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to left; Stearns homered; Henderson flied out to center; Flynn singled to center; Kobel struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz popped to third; Tyson struck out (catcher to first); Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. METS 3RD: Flores flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. METS 4TH: Hebner walked; Montanez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Hendrick singled to left; Hendrick was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Kobel singled to right; Flores grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kobel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. METS 6TH: On a bunt Taveras singled to first [Taveras to second (error by Hernandez)]; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted) [Taveras to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Montanez singled to center; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2. METS 7TH: Henderson reached on an error by Templeton [Henderson to first]; Flynn was called out on strikes; Kobel forced Henderson (pitcher to shortstop); Flores flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons homered; Hendrick singled to right; TWITCHELL REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Scott popped to second; Reitz singled to right [Hendrick to third]; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR TYSON; Oberkfell was hit by a pitch [Reitz to second]; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hendrick scored]; Templeton walked [Reitz to third, Oberkfell to second]; Mumphrey popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4. METS 8TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras popped to second; Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons doubled to right; Hendrick popped to second; Scott was walked intentionally; Reitz popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4. METS 9TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns doubled to center; Henderson struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4. |
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