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Tuesday August 7, 1979
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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   2   2   1     0   2   .331      Flores rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .182
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .314      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Scott cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Youngblood lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .263      Trevino c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .344
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Flynn 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .242
Thomas p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kranepool ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .204
                                                            Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     4  10             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 10,651
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 2
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Hernandez (31), Brock (9)
Home Runs: Templeton (6)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (16)
Caught Stealing: Scott (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas W(1-1)           7.1   4   1   0   1   3   0  26   3.50
Littell                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.90
McEnaney SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.14
Totals                  9     5   1   0   1   4   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(3-8)          7.1   6   2   2   3   8   1  30   4.56
Allen                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.02
Glynn                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.23
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4  10   1  35

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock struck
out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Flores walked; Taveras singled to left [Flores to
second]; Mazzilli lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Flores out at second]; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hendrick flied out to center; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
popped to shortstop; Trevino grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz was called out on strikes; Oberkfell struck
out; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to center; Falcone forced Flynn (first
to catcher to shortstop); Flores forced Falcone (third to
second); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole
second; Brock grounded out (third to first) [Templeton to
third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Templeton
scored]; Simmons flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Montanez
struck out; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick walked; On a bunt Scott singled to
pitcher [Hendrick to second]; Reitz lined into a double play
(third to second) [Hendrick out at second]; Oberkfell singled to
left [Scott to second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino
flied out to right; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out (second
to first); Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Falcone struck out; Flores grounded out (shortstop to
first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Scott flied out to center; Reitz struck out;
Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Thomas popped to shortstop; Templeton homered;
Brock doubled to left; Hernandez walked; ALLEN REPLACED FALCONE
(PITCHING); Simmons struck out; Hendrick forced Hernandez (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Youngblood struck out; Trevino singled to right; Flynn
singled to shortstop [Trevino to third (error by Templeton),
Flynn to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR ALLEN; LITTELL REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Trevino scored (unearned)]; Flores struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: GLYNN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Scott
walked; Reitz struck out while Scott was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Taveras singled to left; MCENANEY REPLACED LITTELL
(PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out to right; Montanez forced Taveras
(shortstop to second); Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.



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