Posting their fourth straight victory, the Cardinals erupted for three runs in the 10th inning and prevailed over the Mets, 7-4. The Cards loaded the bases on walks to Keith Hernandez, Ted Simmons and pinch-hitter George Hendrick. A sacrifice fly by Tony Scott drove in one run, a single by Ken Reitz accounted for another and a third tally crossed the plate on a wild pitch.

Lou Brock stole the 938th base of his career in the fifth inning to set the all-time major league record. The former mark was held by Billy Hamilton, who played from 1888 through 1901 and achieved many of his thefts under a different set of rules. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0    3  -   7  5  1
Mets         2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oberkfell 2b          5   1   1   0     1   2   .308      Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Brock lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Boisclair rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .176
  Lentine lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Mazzilli 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .310
Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   1     2   2   .344      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .258
Simmons c             4   2   1   1     1   0   .285      Youngblood cf,lf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Iorg rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .293      Stearns c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
  Hendrick ph,rf      0   1   0   0     1   0   .291      Norman lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .240
Scott cf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .257        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .272      Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Phillips ss           1   1   0   0     4   0   .238      Berenguer p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Urrea p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Hassler p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fulgham ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .132
  Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   5   4    11  10             Totals               35   4   7   4     2   7

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 27,033
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Mets 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Reitz, Hebner, Youngblood, Stearns
Doubles: Hebner (20)
Home Runs: Simmons (26)
Stolen Bases: Brock (21), Mazzilli (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Bruno (1), Fulgham (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (7)
GIDP: Simmons (9)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea                   3     6   4   3   2   1   0  15   3.86
Bruno                   4.2   1   0   0   0   5   0  15   3.31
McEnaney                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.89
Littell W(9-3)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.19
Totals                 10     7   4   3   2   7   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer               6     4   4   2   4   7   1  26   3.09
Glynn                   0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.07
Hassler L(4-5)          2.2   0   3   3   4   3   0  11   4.61
Allen                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.80
Totals                 10     5   7   5  11  10   1  46

Passed Balls: Stearns (7)
Wild Pitches: Allen (6)
Balks: Berenguer (2)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell singled to left; Brock singled to
center [Oberkfell to second]; Hernandez struck out; Simmons
flied out to right [Oberkfell to third]; Berenguer balked
[Oberkfell scored, Brock to second]; Iorg struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras walked; On a bunt Boisclair singled [Taveras
to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Taveras to
third, Boisclair to second]; Hebner singled to right [Taveras
scored, Boisclair scored]; Youngblood singled to right [Hebner
to second]; Stearns hit into a double play (left to second)
[Hebner out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets
2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott popped to catcher in foul territory; Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Phillips walked; Urrea struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Norman singled to left [Norman out at second (left to
second)]; Flynn struck out; Berenguer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell flied to left in foul territory; Brock
flied out to left; Hernandez popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair
flied out to center; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second;
Hebner doubled to left [Mazzilli scored]; Youngblood reached on
an error by Reitz [Hebner to third, Youngblood to first];
Stearns singled to center [Hebner scored (unearned), Youngblood
out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons homered; Iorg singled to left; Scott
lined to center; Reitz walked [Iorg to second]; Phillips flied
out to left; CARBO BATTED FOR URREA; Carbo flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: BRUNO REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Norman flied out to
center; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Berenguer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell was called out on strikes; Brock
walked; Brock stole second [Brock scored (error by Stearns)
(error by Youngblood) (unearned)]; Lou Brock's 928th career
SB, passing Billy Hamilton; Hernandez struck out; Simmons
popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Iorg popped to third; Scott was called out on
strikes; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Hebner flied out to right; Youngblood struck out;
Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips walked; GLYNN REPLACED BERENGUER
(PITCHING); Bruno out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Phillips to second]; Oberkfell walked; Brock reached on an
error by Hebner [Phillips to third, Oberkfell to second, Brock
to first]; Hernandez walked [Phillips scored (unearned),
Oberkfell to third, Brock to second]; HASSLER REPLACED GLYNN
(PITCHING); Simmons grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: LENTINE REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Norman struck
out; Flynn flied out to center; Hassler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Iorg was called out on strikes; Scott flied out
to right; Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Boisclair
struck out; Mazzilli singled to right; MCENANEY REPLACED BRUNO
(PITCHING); Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Phillips walked; FULGHAM BATTED FOR MCENANEY;
Fulgham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Phillips to
second]; Oberkfell struck out; Lentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED FULGHAM (PITCHING); Youngblood flied
out to center; Stearns flied out to right; Norman struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: Hernandez walked; Simmons walked [Hernandez to
second]; HENDRICK BATTED FOR IORG; Stearns allowed a passed ball
[Hernandez to third, Simmons to second]; Hendrick was walked
intentionally; ALLEN REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED
HASSLER (PLAYING CF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Scott hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored, Simmons
to third, Hendrick to second]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons
scored, Hendrick to third]; Allen threw a wild pitch [Hendrick
scored, Reitz to second]; Phillips walked; Littell forced Reitz
(pitcher to third) [Phillips to second]; Oberkfell forced
Littell (second to shortstop); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maddox popped to first in foul
territory; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 4.