St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 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 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 1
Templeton ss 4 0 2 2
Mumphrey rf 5 0 1 0
Simmons c 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 3 1
Scott cf 4 2 2 0
Phillips 2b 5 1 4 1
Vuckovich p 4 1 2 1
Totals 41 6 17 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 0 1 0
Valentine 2b 4 0 2 0
Boisclair lf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 3 1 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Flynn ss 2 0 0 1
Bruhert p 2 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Stearns c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
St. Louis 000 013 0116172
New York 000 010 000140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (10-9) 9.0 4 1 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert  L (2-6) 5.2 10 4 4 2 1
  Bernard   2.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Murray   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
17
6
6
4
3

  E–Templeton (32), Simmons (7).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Hodges (5).  2B–St. Louis Hernandez 2 (23,off Bruhert,off Murray); Vuckovich (1,off Bernard).  SH–Vuckovich (7,off Bruhert).  SF–Flynn (3,off Vuckovich).  CS–Randle (9,2nd base by Vuckovich/Simmons).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:25.  A–11,088.
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