Getting relief help from Dale Murray, Andy Hassler picked up his first National League victory as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 6-2, before a Cap Day crowd of 50,163, the third largest regular season crowd in Busch Stadium history. New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Sunday, June 24, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 11 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .254 Templeton ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .315 Maddox rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .241 Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .343 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .333 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0 3 0 .326 Montanez 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .201 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Swisher c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Youngblood lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .277 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .341 Flynn 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .233 Scott cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .298 Hassler p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Reitz 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .276 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Oberkfell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freed ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Fulgham pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Totals 35 6 11 6 3 4 Totals 31 2 6 2 6 2 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 48,693 Left on Base: Mets 6, Cardinals 8 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Simmons, Forsch Doubles: Montanez (11), Youngblood (12), Brock (3), Freed (1) Caught Stealing: Youngblood (8), Flynn (3) Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (4) GIDP: Simmons (3) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler W(1-1) 6.2 5 2 2 4 2 0 28 6.21 Murray SV(2) 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 3.02 Totals 9 6 2 2 6 2 0 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(3-7) 6.2 8 6 6 2 3 0 28 4.38 Bruno 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.82 Knowles 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.52 McEnaney 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.69 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 4 0 39 Wild Pitches: Forsch (3) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello METS 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras was picked off first but was safe on an error by Forsch [Taveras to second]; Maddox singled to center [Taveras scored]; Mazzilli flied out to left; Hebner walked [Maddox to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third, Hebner to second]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Maddox scored, Hebner to third]; Stearns flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to center; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez walked; Simmons forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Youngblood singled to center; Youngblood was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Flynn popped to second; Hassler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to right; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Reitz walked; Tyson forced Reitz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Taveras popped to shortstop; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli was picked off first but was safe on an error by Simmons [Mazzilli to second]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Templeton lined to left; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez walked; Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to left; Scott singled to left [Hernandez out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 5TH: Flynn singled to right; Flynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to second); Hassler struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Tyson flied out to right; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 6TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Brock doubled to left; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 7TH: Montanez doubled to left; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood doubled to left [Montanez scored]; Flynn singled to right [Youngblood scored]; Hassler popped to pitcher; Taveras singled to center [Flynn to second]; BRUNO REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Maddox singled to left [Flynn scored, Taveras to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to center [Taveras scored, Maddox to second]; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick struck out; Scott walked; Reitz singled to left [Scott to second]; Tyson flied out to right; FREED BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Freed doubled to right [Scott scored, Reitz to third]; FULGHAM RAN FOR FREED; Templeton singled to left [Reitz scored, Fulgham to third]; MURRAY REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2. METS 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED FULGHAM (PLAYING LF); MCENANEY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns singled to center; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Stearns to second]; Flynn was walked intentionally; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Hernandez out at second]; Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2. METS 9TH: SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); OBERKFELL REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); Taveras flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Scott singled to left; Reitz flied out to center; Oberkfell flied out to left; Mumphrey walked [Scott to second]; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2. |
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