St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1977 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, New York Mets 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
  Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
McBride cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 1 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Milner lf 3 1 1 1
  Boisclair lf 1 0 1 0
Kingman rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Stearns c 4 1 2 1
Staiger 3b 1 1 0 0
  Phillips 3b 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 0 1 2
Totals 31 4 7 4
St. Louis 000 000 000051
New York 120 001 00x471
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (0-1) 6.0 6 4 4 1 0
  Sutton   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
5

  E–Kessinger (3), Millan (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Rasmussen (1,off Seaver), New York Kranepool (2,off Rasmussen); Boisclair (1,off Sutton).  HR–New York Milner (1,1st inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 2 out); Stearns (1,6th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Harrelson (1,by Rasmussen).  HBP–Rasmussen (1,Harrelson).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–1:59.  A–23,907.
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