New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 30, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Boisclair rf 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 4 1 1 0
Youngblood 2b 3 1 2 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1
  Flynn pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Todd p 2 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Stearns ph 1 0 1 1
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Norman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 3 2 1
  Bosetti lf 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 5 2 2 1
Templeton ss 5 0 3 3
Simmons c 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 1
Dwyer rf 1 0 0 0
  Anderson rf 2 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0
Denny p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
New York 000 000 200281
St. Louis 010 020 13x7101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Todd  L (3-6) 4.1 4 3 3 4 1
  Myrick   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lockwood   1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Siebert   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
6
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (8-8) 9.0 8 2 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
2

  E–Harrelson (6), Phillips (6).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–New York Boisclair (19,off Denny); Hodges (4,off Denny).  HR–St. Louis Reitz (17,2nd inning off Todd 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Denny (5,off Siebert).  IBB–Simmons 3 (25,by Todd,by Myrick,by Lockwood).  SB–Templeton 2 (27,2nd base off Todd/Hodges 2); Hernandez (7,2nd base off Todd/Hodges); Brock 2 (35,2nd base off Todd/Hodges,2nd base off Siebert/Hodges); Mumphrey (22,2nd base off Todd/Hodges).  CS–Anderson (3,2nd base by Myrick/Hodges).  WP–Denny (6).  IBB–Todd (5,Simmons); Myrick (5,Simmons); Lockwood (11,Simmons).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:31.
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