Posting their fifth straight victory, the Cardinals whitewashed the Mets, 4-0, behind the two-hit pitching of John Denny. The Redbirds tallied three times in the sixth inning to break a scoreless tie.

Garry Templeton singled, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on an error by first baseman Willie Montanez. After Ted Simmons doubled, an intentional walk to George Hendrick loaded the bases, but Jerry Mumphrey ruined the strategy with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    9, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   4 11  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   3   1     0   0   .333      Cardenal rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .231
Brock lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .330      Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .309
Simmons c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Hendrick rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .299      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Mumphrey cf           4   0   3   2     0   0   .315      Youngblood lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oberkfell 2b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .311      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Denny p               4   1   2   0     0   0   .145      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                          Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .111
                                                            Norman lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               36   4  11   4     4   1             Totals               28   0   2   0     3   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  8,327
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Mets 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 2
Errors: Hernandez, Montanez
Doubles: Mumphrey (5), Simmons (19), Youngblood (26)
Triples: Denny (1)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (17)
GIDP: Brock (4), Montanez (15), Hebner (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(6-9)            9     2   0   0   3   3   0  31   4.67
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   3   0  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(2-5)            7     9   4   3   2   1   0  31   5.82
Glynn                   2     2   0   0   2   0   0   9   2.11
Totals                  9    11   4   3   4   1   0  40

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to catcher; Brock grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at
second]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey doubled to left; Reitz
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Youngblood
flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); Denny
flied out to left; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis was
called out on strikes; Cardenal walked; Taveras forced Cardenal
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli walked; Montanez flied out to center; Hebner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
singled to right; Reitz grounded out (second to first) [Mumphrey
to second]; Oberkfell was walked intentionally; Denny singled to
shortstop [Mumphrey out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Oberkfell to second]; Jerry Mumphrey rounded 3B too far;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood doubled to right; Stearns grounded out
(second to first) [Youngblood to third]; Flynn grounded out
(second to first); Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole
second; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to
third]; Hernandez reached on an error by Montanez [Templeton
scored (RBI), Hernandez to first]; Simmons doubled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Hendrick was walked intentionally;
Mumphrey singled to center [Hernandez scored (unearned), Simmons
scored, Hendrick to third, Mumphrey to second (on throw)]; Reitz
reached on a fielder's choice [Hendrick out at home (catcher
unassisted), Mumphrey to third]; Oberkfell grounded out (second
to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Taveras
lined to left; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Denny tripled to right; Templeton singled to
center [Denny scored]; Brock forced Templeton (second
unassisted); Hernandez flied out to right; Simmons flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Montanez made an out to shortstop; Hebner made an out
to shortstop; Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: GLYNN REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); NORMAN
REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING LF); Hendrick walked; Mumphrey forced
Hendrick (shortstop to second); Reitz singled to left [Mumphrey
to third, Reitz to second (on throw to 3b)]; Oberkfell was
walked intentionally; Denny hit into a double play (center to
catcher) [Mumphrey out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Flynn reached
on an error by Hernandez (assist by Oberkfell) [Flynn to first];
Norman forced Flynn (second unassisted); Cardenal popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton flied out to center; Brock flied out to
left; Hernandez singled to left; Simmons flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.