St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 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 8, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey lf 5 1 1 0
Templeton ss 5 1 3 2
Hernandez 1b 5 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 2 1 0
Hendrick cf 3 1 1 3
Morales rf 4 2 3 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 3 2
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 1
Martinez p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 1 0 0 0
  Valentine 3b 1 0 0 0
Boisclair rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 2 1 1
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Stearns c 2 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 0 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 1 1
St. Louis 021 100 4008140
New York 000 000 101210
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (1-0) 9.0 1 2 2 6 2
Totals
9.0
1
2
2
6
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (2-6) 6.0 10 4 4 2 4
  Metzger   2.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Siebert   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 2.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (18,off Koosman); Mumphrey (3,off Koosman); Martinez (1,off Metzger); Morales (8,off Metzger).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (4,7th inning off Metzger 2 on, 2 out), New York S Henderson (6,7th inning off Martinez 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Simmons (7,by Metzger).  HBP–Maddox (1,by Martinez).  CS–Templeton (2,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns).  WP–Martinez 2 (2).  HBP–Martinez (1,Maddox).  IBB–Metzger (6,Simmons).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:06.  A–13,412.
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