New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. 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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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 5 0 1 0
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0
Grieve rf 2 1 1 0
  Boisclair ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0
Stearns c 2 2 1 0
Randle 3b 2 0 2 2
Flynn 2b 4 1 3 2
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 1 1 1
Morales rf 4 0 1 1
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 3 0 1 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York 020 101 011691
St. Louis 200 000 000271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (1-1) 7.0 7 2 2 0 0
  Lockwood  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (0-1) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Urrea   3.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Vuckovich   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
5
5

  E–Foli (5), Templeton (3).  DP–New York 2, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Phillips (1,off Espinosa).  3B–St. Louis Templeton (1,off Espinosa).  SH–Lockwood (1,off Vuckovich).  HBP–Stearns (1,by Falcone).  CS–Foli (2,2nd base by Falcone/Simmons).  HBP–Falcone (1,Stearns).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Joe West, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:09.  A–6,371.
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