New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 31, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYM	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	6	13	1	7
STL	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	-	9	17	0	7

loss:

M. Scott(1-1)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

B. Sykes(4-2)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

D. Knowles(5)

Scoring Summary

NYMSTL

1Keith Hernandez hits a home run (5). Garry Templeton scores. Lou Brock scores. [3 runs] 03
1George Hendrick hits a home run (4). [1 run] 04
1Ken Oberkfell singles on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Tony Scott scores. [1 run] 05
3Tony Scott out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steve Henderson. Ted Simmons scores. [1 run] [1 out] 06
4Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ken Oberkfell scores. [1 run] 07
5Joel Youngblood hits a home run (8). Doug Flynn scores. [2 runs] 27
6Keith Hernandez triples (4) on a to right fielder Gil Flores. Jerry Mumphrey scores. [1 run] 28
6George Hendrick singles on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Keith Hernandez scores. Ted Simmons to 2nd. [1 run] 29
8John Stearns singles on a to center fielder Tony Scott. Alex Trevino scores. Bruce Boisclair to 3rd. [1 run] 39
8Willie Montanez singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Bruce Boisclair scores. John Stearns to 2nd. [1 run] 49
8Steve Henderson singles on a to center fielder Tony Scott. John Stearns scores. Willie Montanez to 2nd. [1 run] 59
8Doug Flynn singles on a to center fielder Tony Scott. Willie Montanez scores. Steve Henderson to 3rd. [1 run] 69

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Joel YoungbloodRF-3B	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.305
Dale MurrayP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ed KranepoolPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.172
Skip LockwoodP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Frank TaverasSS	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224
Neil AllenP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alex Trevino3B	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.379
3Lee MazzilliCF	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.351
Bruce BoisclairRF	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286
4Richie Hebner3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.299
Sergio FerrerSS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Elliott MaddoxPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
5John StearnsC	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.212
6Willie Montanez1B	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.227
7Steve HendersonLF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.272
8Doug Flynn2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.208
9Mike ScottP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Wayne TwitchellP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Gil FloresPH-RF-CF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.238
TOTAL	13	39	6	6	5	1	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike ScottRHP	0.1	3	4	4	0	1	2	8	4.79
Wayne TwitchellRHP	3.2	8	3	2	2	0	0	21	6.87
Neil AllenRHP	2.1	6	2	2	2	2	0	24	7.06
Dale MurrayRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.70
Skip LockwoodRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1.53
TOTAL	8.0	17	9	8	5	3	2	59	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Garry Templeton Sr.SS	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.291
Mike PhillipsSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
2Lou BrockLF	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.381
Jerry MumphreyPR-LF	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256
3Keith Hernandez1B	3	5	2	4	0	0	1	0	.301
4Ted SimmonsC	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.293
Steve SwisherC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.071
5George HendrickRF	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.322
6Tony ScottCF	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.287
7Ken Reitz3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	.253
8Ken Oberkfell2B	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.328
9Bob SykesP	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.063
Will McEnaneyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tom BrunoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Darold KnowlesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000




TOTAL	17	36	9	9	5	3	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bob SykesLHP	7.1	10	5	5	4	1	1	43	5.03
Will McEnaneyLHP	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	3.00
Tom BrunoRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.13
Darold KnowlesLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3.07

TOTAL	8.3	13	6	6	5	1	1	53	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYMSTL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Joel Youngblood out, second baseman Ken Oberkfell to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Frank Taveras singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Frank Taveras steals (14) 2nd base.
00
STOLEN BASE 3B — Frank Taveras steals (15) 3rd base.
00
WALK — Lee Mazzilli walks.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Richie Hebner grounds into a double play, shortstop Garry Templeton to second baseman Ken Oberkfell to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Lee Mazzilli out at 2nd. Richie Hebner out at 1st. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Garry Templeton singles on a to left fielder Steve Henderson.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Garry Templeton steals (8) 2nd base.
00
WALK — Lou Brock walks.
00
HOME RUN — Keith Hernandez hits a home run (5). Garry Templeton scores. Lou Brock scores. [3 runs]
03
LINEOUT — Ted Simmons lines out to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. [1 out]
03
HOME RUN — George Hendrick hits a home run (4). [1 run]
04
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Wayne Twitchell replaces Mike Scott, batting 9th, replacing pitcher Mike Scott.
04
SINGLE — Tony Scott singles on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood.
04
STOLEN BASE 2B — Tony Scott steals (16) 2nd base.
04
BATTER OUT — Ken Reitz out, third baseman Richie Hebner to first baseman Willie Montanez. [2 outs]
04
SINGLE — Ken Oberkfell singles on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Tony Scott scores. [1 run]
05
STRIKEOUT — Bob Sykes strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
05

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Team Stats

NYM

STL

6Runs9

13Hits17

1Errors0

.333Batting Avg.472

39At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In9

1Walks3

2Stolen Bases3

5Strikeouts5

7Left on Base7

19Total Bases26

Game Details

Thursday, May 31, 1979 · 4:33 AM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 15,110 (33.2%)