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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 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 3, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Lentine lf 4 0 1 1
  Scott ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Iorg 1b 4 0 1 0
  Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 1 2 2
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 1 0
Forsch p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Boisclair rf 2 0 0 1
Mazzilli 1b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Youngblood cf 4 0 1 0
Norman lf 3 0 1 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 1
Chapman 2b 3 1 1 0
  Maddox ph 1 0 0 0
Falcone p 2 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Ferrer pr 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
  Stearns ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis 000 200 100380
New York 000 100 100270
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (10-11) 9.0 7 2 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
1
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (6-14) 7.0 7 3 3 5 5
  Reardon   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
7
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Simmons (14).  2B–St. Louis Reitz (37,off Falcone); Lentine (1,off Falcone); Oberkfell (19,off Falcone).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (14,4th inning off Falcone 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Reitz (4,off Reardon).  IBB–Mumphrey (2,by Falcone); Templeton (4,by Falcone); Oberkfell (9,by Reardon).  SF–Boisclair (1,off Forsch).  HBP–Boisclair (1,by Forsch).  CS–Templeton (10,2nd base by Falcone/Hodges).  WP–Reardon (2).  HBP–Forsch (3,Boisclair).  IBB–Falcone 2 (10,Mumphrey,Templeton); Reardon (3,Oberkfell).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:22.  A–8,492.
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