St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1977 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti rf 3 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 2 2 0
Cruz lf 2 0 1 1
Simmons c 3 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 3
Mumphrey cf 4 0 2 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 2 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Milner 1b 2 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 1 2 1
Mazzilli cf 2 0 0 0
Flynn ss 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 4 2
St. Louis 100 000 003470
New York 010 000 001241
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   7.0 3 1 1 4 5
  Hrabosky  W (4-4) 2.0 1 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (8-13) 9.0 7 4 4 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
4

  E–Stearns (11).  DP–St. Louis 3, New York 2.  HR–St. Louis Reitz (13,9th inning off Koosman 2 on, 2 out), New York Stearns (11,2nd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 2 out); Henderson (8,9th inning off Hrabosky 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tyson (5,off Koosman); Cruz (2,off Koosman).  IBB–Simmons (17,by Koosman).  HBP–Koosman (1,by Hrabosky).  SB–Templeton (22,2nd base off Koosman/Stearns).  CS–Mumphrey (10,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns); Randle (16,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons).  HBP–Hrabosky (2,Koosman).  IBB–Koosman (5,Simmons).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:16.  A–12,519.
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