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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2

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Game Played on Friday, June 22, 1979 (N) at Busch Stadium II

NY  N    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
STL N    2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  9  2
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flores rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Taveras ss                    4   1   2   0       0   0       5   4
Mazzilli cf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Hebner 3b                     2   0   0   1       1   0       1   1
Montanez 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       9   2
Stearns c                     3   1   2   1       1   0       4   1
Henderson lf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Flynn 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
  Kranepool ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kobel p                       3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Twitchell p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2       2   4      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Montanez-Taveras-Montanez.
BATTING - 
2B: Taveras (13,off Martinez); Stearns (11,off Martinez).
HR: Stearns (4,2nd inning off Martinez 0 on 1 out).
SF: Hebner (3,off Martinez).
GDP: Montanez (8,off Martinez); Flores (1,off Martinez).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Stearns (9,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Templeton ss                  3   1   2   0       1   0       2   2
Mumphrey lf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Hernandez 1b                  3   0   0   1       0   1       7   1
Simmons c                     4   2   3   2       0   0       4   0
Hendrick rf                   4   1   3   0       0   0       1   0
Scott cf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Reitz 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Tyson 2b                      2   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Oberkfell ph,2b             0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Martinez p                    2   0   0   1       0   1       1   1
Totals                       29   4   9   4       2   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Templeton-Tyson-Hernandez, Reitz-Tyson-Hernandez.
E: Templeton (14), Martinez (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Simmons (15,off Twitchell).
HR: Simmons 2 (18,1st inning off Kobel 0 on 2 out,7th inning off Kobel 0 on
0 out).
SF: Hernandez (3,off Kobel); Martinez (1,off Twitchell).
HBP: Oberkfell (1,by Twitchell).
GDP: Mumphrey (2,off Kobel).
IBB: Scott (3,by Twitchell).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Templeton (12,2nd base off Kobel/Stearns).
CS: Hendrick (2,2nd base by Kobel/Stearns).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kobel L(3-3)                  6     7   4   4   0   4   2  23
Twitchell                     2     2   0   0   2   1   0  11
Totals                        8     9   4   4   2   5   2  34
Kobel faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Twitchell (3,Oberkfell).
IBB: Twitchell (4,Scott).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Twitchell 1-1.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Martinez W(5-2)               9     7   2   1   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 18852
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Flores              rf        Templeton           ss
2. Taveras             ss        Mumphrey            lf
3. Mazzilli            cf        Hernandez           1b
4. Hebner              3b        Simmons             c
5. Montanez            1b        Hendrick            rf
6. Stearns             c         Scott               cf
7. Henderson           lf        Reitz               3b
8. Flynn               2b        Tyson               2b
9. Kobel               p         Martinez            p

METS 1ST: Flores flied out to right; Taveras doubled to left;
Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher) [Taveras to third];
Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole
second; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to
third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Templeton
scored]; Simmons homered to left; Hendrick singled to center;
Scott struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to left; Stearns homered to left;
Henderson flied out to center; Flynn singled to center; Kobel
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz popped to third; Tyson struck out (catcher
to first); Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 3RD: Flores flied out to left; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: Hebner walked; Montanez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; Stearns
walked; Stearns stole second; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Hendrick singled to
left; Hendrick was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Kobel singled to right;
Flores grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kobel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: On a bunt Taveras singled to first [Taveras to second
(error by Martinez)]; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted)
[Taveras to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras
scored (unearned)]; Montanez singled to center; Stearns grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Templeton out
at second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Henderson reached on an error by Templeton [Henderson
to first]; Flynn was called out on strikes; Kobel forced
Henderson (pitcher to shortstop); Flores flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons homered to left; Hendrick singled to
right; TWITCHELL REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Scott popped to
second; Reitz singled to right [Hendrick to third]; OBERKFELL
BATTED FOR TYSON; Oberkfell was hit by a pitch [Reitz to
second]; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hendrick
scored]; Templeton walked [Reitz to third, Oberkfell to second];
Mumphrey popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 4.

METS 8TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras popped
to second; Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons doubled to right;
Hendrick popped to second; Scott was walked intentionally; Reitz
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

METS 9TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns doubled to center;
Henderson struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             2   7   0    6
 Cardinals        4   9   2    6
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