Mets (6) vs Cardinals (9) · May 31, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

May 31, 1979

Box Score

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

win:B. Sykes (STL)loss:M. Scott (NYM)save:D. Knowles (STL)

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

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

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




TOTAL	17	36	9	9	5	3	2

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

TOTAL	8.3	13	6	6	5	1	1

Scoring Summary

nymstl

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

Play-by-Play

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 · 1:33 AM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 15,110 (33.2%)