St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1978 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 6, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 2 0
Dwyer lf 4 1 0 0
Hendrick cf 5 2 3 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 3 1
Morales rf 5 1 1 2
Reitz 3b 5 0 2 2
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 1
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
  Simmons ph,c 1 0 1 0
Falcone p 2 0 1 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
Maddox rf,3b 5 1 1 1
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 3 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Swan p 2 1 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2
St. Louis 010 001 000 46140
New York 002 000 000 0250
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   8.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Vuckovich  W (1-4) 2.0 0 0 0 2 4
Totals
10.0
5
2
2
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-3) 9.1 12 4 4 1 4
  Murray   0.2 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
10.0
14
6
6
3
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Reitz (7,off Swan); Hendrick 2 (6,off Swan 2); Morales (7,off Murray), New York Mazzilli (12,off Falcone).  3B–New York Maddox (2,off Falcone).  SH–Falcone (1,off Swan).  SF–Phillips (1,off Murray).  IBB–Simmons (6,by Murray).  WP–Falcone 2 (4).  IBB–Murray (7,Simmons).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:13.  A–28,896.
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