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 2, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 2 2 1
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0
Scott cf 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomas p 3 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores rf 3 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Youngblood lf 3 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 1 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 2 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 1
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
St. Louis 000 100 010261
New York 000 000 010150
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas  W (1-1) 7.1 4 1 0 1 3
  Littell   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  McEnaney  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (3-8) 7.1 6 2 2 3 8
  Allen   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Glynn   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
10

  E–Templeton (22).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 2.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (31,off Falcone); Brock (9,off Falcone).  HR–St. Louis Templeton (6,8th inning off Falcone 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Simmons (15,by Falcone).  SF–Kranepool (3,off Littell).  SB–Templeton (16,2nd base off Falcone/Trevino).  CS–Scott (12,2nd base by Glynn/Trevino).  IBB–Falcone (6,Simmons).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:17.  A–10,651.
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