New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 1 0 0
Boisclair lf 3 0 0 0
  Torre ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Kingman 1b,lf 4 1 2 2
Kranepool rf 3 0 1 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Staiger 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 1
McBride cf 3 0 0 0
  Anderson rf 1 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Scott rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 2 2 2
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
New York 000 001 001241
St. Louis 000 012 00x361
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (0-2) 6.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Myrick   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (3-0) 7.1 3 1 0 3 6
  Hrabosky  SV (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
3
9

  E–Stearns (1), Templeton (2).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Kingman (2,off Forsch).  HR–New York Kingman (4,9th inning off Hrabosky 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Reitz (1,6th inning off Swan 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Kranepool (2,by Forsch); Brock (2,by Swan).  SH–Forsch (2,off Swan).  SB–Simmons (1,2nd base off Swan/Stearns).  IBB–Swan (1,Brock); Forsch (1,Kranepool).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:09.  A–8,855.
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