St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 5, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 1 2 2
Scott lf 5 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1
Freed 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 0 0
Morales rf 4 1 3 0
Swisher c 4 1 3 1
Tyson 2b 2 1 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Denny p 1 0 0 1
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox 3b 3 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 1 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Kobel p 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 1 0
St. Louis 130 000 010592
New York 000 100 000111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (9-8) 7.0 1 1 0 3 4
  Thomas   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
1
1
0
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel  L (2-3) 7.2 9 5 5 2 2
  Lockwood   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
3

  E–Templeton (31), Reitz (12), Foli (13).  DP–St. Louis 2, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Templeton 2 (24,off Kobel 2).  SH–Denny (6,off Kobel).  SF–Hendrick (2,off Kobel); Denny (1,off Kobel).  IBB–Templeton (2,by Kobel); Phillips (2,by Lockwood).  IBB–Kobel (6,Templeton); Lockwood (5,Phillips).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:09.  A–8,623.
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