New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (Game 2)
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  1    1  1  0    0  2  1    0  1  -   7 14  2
Cardinals    2  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  -   6 19  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   2   4   1     1   0   .261      Templeton ss          2   1   2   0     0   0   .315
Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .183        Phillips pr,ss      4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  Maddox ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Lentine rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .353
Mazzilli 1b           4   0   0   0     2   0   .306        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
Hebner 3b             6   0   2   1     0   0   .269        Brock ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Youngblood cf,rf      4   2   2   0     2   0   .276        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman lf             5   0   1   0     1   1   .236      Scott cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Hodges c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .163      Freed 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .258
  Ferrer pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez 1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .343
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              6   1   2   0     0   0   .271
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swisher c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .151
  Flynn ph,2b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .243        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chapman 2b            5   1   1   2     0   1   .158        Mumphrey rf         2   1   1   0     0   1   .296
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
  Flores ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .194        Iorg ph,lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .173        Oberkfell pr,2b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .302
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Urrea p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        O'Brien p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kennedy c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Stearns ph,c        3   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               46   7  14   5     7   4             Totals               48   6  19   5     2   5

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance:  9,245
Left on Base: Mets 14, Cardinals 12
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Taveras, Stearns, Freed, Hernandez, Tyson, Oberkfell
Doubles: Hodges (4), Templeton (32), Freed (2), Reitz (41), Phillips (3), Mumphrey (10)
Triples: Chapman (2), Flores (1), Swisher (1)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (34), Hebner (3), Taveras (44), Youngblood (18), Norman (2)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1), Brock (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 5     9   4   4   0   3   0  23   4.16
Jackson                 1.2   5   1   1   0   0   0   9   1.88
Bernard                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.70
Glynn                   0.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   5   3.00
Reardon                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.83
Allen W(6-10)           2     3   1   0   0   0   0   8   3.62
Hassler SV(4)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.52
Totals                 11    19   6   5   2   5   0  51

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea                   4.1   5   3   2   5   1   0  23   3.97
O'Brien                 3     5   2   2   0   1   0  14   8.18
Knowles                 1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.07
Thomas                  1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.00
Frazier L(2-4)          1     1   1   0   0   0   0   4   4.75
Totals                 11    14   7   5   7   4   0  54

Wild Pitches: Urrea (1)

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


METS 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to catcher; Boisclair
singled to pitcher [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Taveras to third, Boisclair to second];
Hebner popped to shortstop; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to left; Lentine singled to
right [Templeton to third]; Scott hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Templeton scored]; Freed doubled to left [Lentine scored];
Reitz flied out to right; Swisher popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 2ND: Norman grounded out (third to first); Hodges walked;
Chapman lined into a double play (second to first) [Hodges out
at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith singled to center; Tyson struck out while
Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Urrea
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 3RD: Falcone struck out; Taveras singled to second;
Boisclair reached on an error by Tyson [Taveras scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Boisclair to second]; Mazzilli grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Boisclair to third]; Hebner lined to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt Templeton singled to third; Garry
Templeton 100th hit RH of season (also had 100 LH); PHILLIPS
RAN FOR TEMPLETON; Lentine struck out; Scott forced Phillips
(shortstop to second); Freed flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Youngblood
walked; Norman singled to left [Youngblood to second]; Hodges
flied out to right [Youngblood to third]; Chapman forced Norman
(shortstop to second) [Youngblood scored, Chapman to second
(error by Freed)]; Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz doubled to left; Swisher tripled to right
[Reitz scored]; Smith flied out to right; Tyson struck out;
Urrea singled to right [Swisher scored]; Phillips popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

METS 5TH: Taveras walked; Boisclair grounded out (first
unassisted) [Taveras to second]; Urrea threw a wild pitch
[Taveras to third]; Mazzilli walked; Hebner singled to left
[Taveras scored, Mazzilli to second]; Mazzilli stole third and
Hebner stole second; Youngblood walked; O'BRIEN REPLACED URREA
(PITCHING); Norman struck out; Hodges made an out to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lentine grounded out (catcher to first); Scott
singled to left; Freed flied out to center; Reitz flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

METS 6TH: Chapman flied out to left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
FALCONE; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: JACKSON REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Swisher
reached on an error by Taveras [Swisher to first]; Smith singled
to right [Swisher out at third (right to third to first to
pitcher), Smith to second (on throw to 3b)]; Tyson singled to
left [Smith out at home (left to catcher)]; OBERKFELL RAN FOR
TYSON; O'Brien popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Cardinals 4.

METS 7TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Boisclair flied
out to left; Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner singled to
right; Youngblood singled to right [Hebner to third]; Norman
forced Youngblood (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips doubled to right; Lentine grounded out
(second to first) [Phillips to third]; Scott popped to second;
Freed singled to left [Phillips scored]; Reitz singled to right
[Freed to third]; BERNARD REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Swisher
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 8TH: Hodges doubled to right; FERRER RAN FOR HODGES;
Chapman tripled to left [Ferrer scored]; STEARNS BATTED FOR
BERNARD; Stearns grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled
to right [Chapman scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING);
KENNEDY REPLACED O'BRIEN (PLAYING C ); MADDOX BATTED FOR
BOISCLAIR; Taveras stole second [Taveras to third (error by
Oberkfell)]; Ken Oberkfell called for obstruction; Maddox
struck out; Mazzilli popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GLYNN
REPLACED FERRER (PITCHING); MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Smith struck out;
Oberkfell walked; Kennedy singled to right [Oberkfell to
second]; Phillips forced Kennedy (second to shortstop)
[Oberkfell to third]; Lentine walked [Phillips to second];
REARDON REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Scott popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 5.

METS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 1B); Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Youngblood singled to center; Norman
walked [Youngblood to second]; FLYNN BATTED FOR REARDON; THOMAS
REPLACED LENTINE (PITCHING); MUMPHREY REPLACED KNOWLES (PLAYING
RF); Youngblood stole third and Norman stole second; On a bunt
Flynn singled to first [Youngblood scored, Norman to third];
Chapman was called out on strikes; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: FLYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ALLEN REPLACED
CHAPMAN (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Reitz flied out to left; Mumphrey doubled to left; IORG BATTED
FOR SMITH; Iorg singled to catcher [Mumphrey scored (error by
Stearns) (unearned) (no RBI), Iorg to second]; Oberkfell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Cardinals 6.

METS 10TH: IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Taveras
singled to shortstop; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli walked; Hebner forced
Mazzilli (first to shortstop) [Taveras to third]; Youngblood
forced Hebner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
6, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Phillips
popped to shortstop; BROCK BATTED FOR THOMAS; Brock singled to
center; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 6.

METS 11TH: FRAZIER REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Norman grounded
out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (third to first);
FLORES BATTED FOR ALLEN; Flores tripled to right [Flores scored
(error by Hernandez) (unearned)]; Stearns flied out to left; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 11TH: HASSLER REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez singled to center;
Reitz lined to left; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 7, Cardinals 6.