New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. 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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New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores rf 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 1 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 0 0 1
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 3 1 2 1
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Kobel p 3 0 1 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 3 1 2 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1
Simmons c 4 2 3 2
Hendrick rf 4 1 3 0
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 1
Totals 29 4 9 4
New York 010 001 000270
St. Louis 200 000 20x492
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel  L (3-3) 6.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Twitchell   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (5-2) 9.0 7 2 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
4

  E–Templeton (16), Hernandez (4).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–New York Taveras (13,off Martinez); Stearns (11,off Martinez), St. Louis Simmons (15,off Twitchell).  HR–New York Stearns (4,2nd inning off Martinez 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Simmons 2 (18,1st inning off Kobel 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Kobel 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hebner (3,off Martinez); Hernandez (3,off Kobel); Martinez (1,off Twitchell).  HBP–Oberkfell (1,by Twitchell).  IBB–Scott (3,by Twitchell).  SB–Stearns (9,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons); Templeton (12,2nd base off Kobel/Stearns).  CS–Hendrick (2,2nd base by Kobel/Stearns).  HBP–Twitchell (3,Oberkfell).  IBB–Twitchell (4,Scott).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:12.  A–18,852.
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