St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1979 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 9, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 3 3 0
Mumphrey lf 4 2 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 2
Hendrick rf 5 1 1 2
Scott cf 3 1 1 2
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 2
Swisher c 4 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Oberkfell 2b 2 0 1 0
Fulgham p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf 3 1 1 0
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 1
  Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Youngblood lf 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 2 0
Stearns c 4 0 0 1
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Kobel p 0 0 0 0
  Norman ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Flores ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis 302 011 2009121
New York 010 000 010282
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  W (4-3) 9.0 8 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel  L (5-6) 3.0 4 5 2 2 2
  Twitchell   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Murray   3.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Bernard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
6
2
7

  E–Fulgham (1), Youngblood (5), Kobel (3).  DP–St. Louis 2, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Reitz (30,off Kobel); Templeton (23,off Twitchell); Oberkfell (11,off Murray); Hernandez (30,off Murray), New York Montanez (18,off Fulgham).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (8,3rd inning off Kobel 1 on, 1 out); Scott (5,6th inning off Murray 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mumphrey (5,off Kobel); Fulgham (7,off Murray).  SF–Scott (4,off Kobel).  CS–Mumphrey (6,2nd base by Twitchell/Stearns).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:12.
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