Garry Templeton became the first switch-hitter in major league history to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate, but the Cardinals had little else to brag about after losing a twi-night doubleheader to the Mets, 6-2 and 7-6 in 11 innings. Templeton had one hit in the opener and two in the nightcap, giving him 100 hits as a righthanded batter. The Cards' shortstop also had 111 hits swinging lefthanded.

Juan Berenguer gained his first major league victory and Jeff Reardon picked up his first save for the Mets in the opener. Ken Reitz accounted for the Cards' counters with a homer that tied the score at 2-2 in the second inning, but the Mets clinched the decision with three runs in the third on doubles by Elliott Maddox, Richie Hebner and Joel Youngblood and single by Doug Flynn.

The second game was decided in the 11th when pinch-hitter Gil Flores tripled for the Mets and scored on an error by Cardinal first baseman Keith Hernandez, who fired wildly to the plate after taking the throw from the outfield. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  2  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
Maddox cf             3   1   2   0     2   0   .257      Lentine rf            2   0   2   0     2   0   .385
Mazzilli 1b           5   0   0   0     0   3   .308      Oberkfell 2b,3b       4   0   0   0     0   2   .303
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Iorg 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
  Trevino 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Kennedy c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Youngblood lf         4   3   2   1     1   1   .274      Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Stearns c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .270
Boisclair rf          2   0   1   1     1   0   .180        Seaman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flynn 2b              4   0   3   3     0   0   .242        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Berenguer p           2   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Smith lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bruno p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Phillips 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               35   6  10   6     5   6             Totals               32   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 5
DP: Mets 3, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Stearns (29), Maddox (10), Hebner (25), Youngblood (37)
Home Runs: Reitz (8)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (3)
Caught Stealing: Lentine (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Berenguer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Boisclair (3)
GIDP: Reitz (13), Oberkfell (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer W(1-1)        7.1   9   2   2   2   4   1  29   2.93
Reardon SV(1)           1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.86
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruno L(2-3)            3     7   5   5   2   1   0  18   4.23
Frazier                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.91
Schultz                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.46
Seaman                  2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   6   0  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Maddox walked; Maddox stole
second; Mazzilli struck out; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Lentine singled to right;
Lentine was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Oberkfell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood singled to center; Stearns doubled to left
[Youngblood to third]; Boisclair hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Youngblood scored, Stearns to third]; Flynn singled to right
[Stearns scored]; Berenguer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
shortstop to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
singled to left; Mumphrey forced Kennedy (second to shortstop);
Reitz homered [Mumphrey scored]; Smith singled to right; Bruno
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 3RD: Maddox doubled to left; Mazzilli flied out to left;
Hebner doubled to left [Maddox scored]; Youngblood doubled to
center [Hebner scored]; Stearns grounded out (first unassisted)
[Youngblood to third]; Boisclair walked; Flynn singled to center
[Youngblood scored, Boisclair to second]; Berenguer grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton flied out to right; Lentine walked;
Oberkfell forced Lentine (first to shortstop); Iorg lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: FRAZIER REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Taveras lined to
left; Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kennedy lined to right; Mumphrey singled to
center; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: Hebner struck out; Youngblood walked; Stearns flied
out to right; Boisclair singled to left [Youngblood to third];
Flynn singled to left [Youngblood scored, Boisclair to second];
Berenguer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith flied out to center; SCOTT BATTED FOR
FRAZIER; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Taveras lined to
left; Maddox singled to left; Mazzilli struck out; Hebner flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Lentine walked; Oberkfell grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Lentine out at second];
Iorg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Stearns flied out to
left; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kennedy singled to left; Mumphrey singled to
center [Kennedy to second]; Reitz flied out to center [Kennedy
to third]; Smith lined into a double play (second to first)
[Mumphrey out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Cardinals 2.

METS 8TH: SEAMAN REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); PHILLIPS REPLACED
SCHULTZ (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Flynn grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Kim
Seaman; Berenguer walked; Taveras struck out; Maddox walked
[Berenguer to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: TREVINO REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Phillips
flied out to center; Templeton batted right handed; Templeton
singled to center; Lentine singled to left [Templeton to
second]; REARDON REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Oberkfell struck
out; Iorg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6,
Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: Trevino flied out to right; Youngblood was called out
on strikes; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); BROCK BATTED FOR
SEAMAN; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.