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

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New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1979 (D) at Busch Stadium II

NY  N    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 10  1
STL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Taveras ss                    3   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Chapman 2b                  2   1   0   0       0   1       0   2
Maddox cf                     4   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
Mazzilli 1b                   5   0   0   1       0   0       7   4
Hebner 3b                     4   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Jackson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Reardon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Youngblood rf                 3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Stearns c                     3   0   2   0       1   0       7   0
Boisclair lf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Flynn 2b,ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   5
Pacella p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Kranepool ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Flores pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trevino 3b                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   3       3   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mazzilli-Flynn-Jackson.
E: Mazzilli (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Boisclair (5,off Martinez); Kranepool (5,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Trevino (2,2nd base off Littell/Kennedy).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Templeton ss                  2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Thomas p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Carbo ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Vuckovich p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Scott ph,cf                 1   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Brock lf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Littell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mumphrey cf                   2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Lentine cf,rf               2   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Hernandez 1b                  3   1   0   0       1   0      10   1
  Smith lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Iorg rf,lf,1b                 4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Kennedy c                     4   1   2   0       0   0       5   1
Reitz 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Oberkfell 2b                  2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Simmons ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tyson 2b                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Martinez p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Phillips ss                 2   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Totals                       33   2   6   2       2   7      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hernandez.
E: Kennedy (1).
BATTING - 
GDP: Hernandez (9,off Jackson).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hernandez (11,2nd base off Pacella/Stearns); Oberkfell (4,2nd base off
Pacella/Stearns).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pacella                       6     3   1   1   1   7   0  23
Jackson W(1-0)                2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9
Reardon SV(2)                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   2   7   0  35

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Martinez                      3     5   1   1   2   3   0  16
Thomas                        2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6
Vuckovich                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Forsch                        1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Littell L(9-4)                2     2   2   1   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9    10   4   3   3   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - John Kibler
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 13618
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Taveras             ss        Templeton           ss
2. Maddox              cf        Brock               lf
3. Mazzilli            1b        Mumphrey            cf
4. Hebner              3b        Hernandez           1b
5. Youngblood          rf        Iorg                rf
6. Stearns             c         Kennedy             c
7. Boisclair           lf        Reitz               3b
8. Flynn               2b        Oberkfell           2b
9. Pacella             p         Martinez            p

METS 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli popped to
first; Hebner singled to right [Taveras scored, Hebner to second
(on throw to home)]; Youngblood struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock was called out on
strikes; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to left; Boisclair doubled to right
[Stearns to third]; Flynn popped to first; Pacella struck out;
Taveras struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole second; Iorg
singled to left [Hernandez scored]; Kennedy singled to center
[Iorg to second]; Reitz struck out; Oberkfell flied out to
center; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: Maddox lined to shortstop; Mazzilli popped to second;
Hebner singled to first; Youngblood walked [Hebner to second];
Stearns walked [Hebner to third, Youngblood to second];
Boisclair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton lined to shortstop; Brock struck out;
Mumphrey singled to center; Hernandez forced Mumphrey (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING SS); THOMAS
REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (second to
first); Pacella grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: CHAPMAN REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: LENTINE REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING CF); Maddox walked;
Mazzilli flied out to right; Hebner lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Maddox out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell reached on an error by Mazzilli
[Oberkfell to first]; Oberkfell stole second; Phillips flied out
to center; CARBO BATTED FOR THOMAS; Carbo struck out; Brock
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns singled to pitcher;
Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted) [Stearns to second];
Flynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Lentine struck out; Hernandez lined to right;
Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED
FOR PACELLA; Kranepool doubled to right; FLORES RAN FOR
KRANEPOOL; Chapman reached on a fielder's choice [Flores out at
third (catcher to third)]; Maddox singled to right [Chapman to
third]; Mazzilli forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Chapman
scored]; Hebner lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: TREVINO REPLACED FLORES (PLAYING 3B); JACKSON
REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to center; Reitz
walked [Kennedy to second]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR OBERKFELL;
Simmons forced Reitz (first to shortstop) [Kennedy to third];
Phillips popped to shortstop; SCOTT BATTED FOR FORSCH; Scott
singled to third [Kennedy scored, Simmons to second]; Brock
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); SCOTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); LENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); IORG
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TYSON REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING
2B); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns flied
out to right; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Lentine singled to left; Hernandez grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Lentine out at
second]; Iorg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING LF); IORG CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Flynn made an out to second; Trevino
singled to second; Trevino stole second; Chapman struck out;
Maddox singled to right [Trevino scored, Maddox scored (error by
Kennedy) (on throw to home) (unearned)]; Mazzilli flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: REARDON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Kennedy made
an out to first; Reitz grounded out (first to pitcher); Tyson
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             4  10   1    8
 Cardinals        2   6   1    6
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