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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 7, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Fulgham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Kobel |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Charlie Williams |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| John Fulgham | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Kobel | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 7, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Kobel
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Kobel
Mumphrey bunts towards the mound. Kobel juggles the ball. That's an error on Kobel. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Kobel
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Templeton moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Kobel
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Kobel
Scott hits a fly ball towards left. Youngblood settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Youngblood. Templeton tags and scores. Mumphrey tags and moves to third. Hernandez tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Kobel
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores. Hernandez scores. There goes Scott trying to get to home. Youngblood throws the ball in to Hebner who relays the ball to Stearns, who tags Scott, who came all the way from first, for the out. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Kobel
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Fulgham
Cardenal hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Fulgham
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fulgham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Fulgham
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Kobel
Tyson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fulgham vs. Kobel
Fulgham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Kobel
Templeton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn catches it and throws to first to double up Fulgham. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Fulgham
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Fulgham
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Fulgham
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Fulgham
Fulgham fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Fulgham. Youngblood moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. Fulgham
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngblood scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Fulgham
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Kobel
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kobel
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Kobel
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kobel
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Kobel
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Fulgham
Dan Norman pinch hits for Kevin Kobel.
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Fulgham
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Fulgham
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Twitchell
Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Swisher hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Twitchell
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fulgham vs. Twitchell
Fulgham is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Fulgham
Ken Oberkfell now playing second base.
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Fulgham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Fulgham
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Twitchell
Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Templeton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Twitchell
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Twitchell
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Twitchell
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Twitchell
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Fulgham
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Fulgham
Stearns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Fulgham
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Fulgham
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Scott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Murray
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Murray
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Murray
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fulgham vs. Murray
Fulgham is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Fulgham
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Fulgham
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Fulgham
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Murray
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Murray
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Murray
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Templeton scores. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Murray
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Murray
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Murray
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Fulgham
Montanez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Montanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Fulgham
Youngblood hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Fulgham
Hebner hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Fulgham
Stearns strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Murray
Swisher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Murray
Oberkfell hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fulgham vs. Murray
Fulgham bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Swisher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Murray
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Fulgham
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Fulgham
Gil Flores pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Flores hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Fulgham
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Fulgham
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Fulgham
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Fulgham
Montanez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Bernard
Gil Flores now playing center field. Dwight Bernard now pitching. Sergio Ferrer now playing shortstop.
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bernard
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Bernard
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Flores settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Fulgham
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Fulgham
Hebner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Fulgham
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1979, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 5 3 3 0 Cardenal J, rf 3 1 1 0
Mumphrey J, lf 4 2 2 1 Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 2 2 2 Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0
Hendrick G, rf 5 1 1 2 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 2 1
Scott T, cf 3 1 1 2 Ferrer S, ss 0 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 2 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Swisher S, c 4 0 1 0 Youngblood J, lf 4 1 1 0
Tyson M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Oberkfell K, 2b 2 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 0 1
Fulgham J, p 2 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kobel K, p 0 0 0 0
Norman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Flores G, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 12 9 33 2 8 2
St.Louis 302 011 200 -- 9
New York 010 000 010 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham J (W) 9.0 8 2 1 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel K (L) 3.0 4 5 2 2 2
Twitchell W 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Murray D 3.0 6 3 3 0 2
Bernard D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Kobel K, Youngblood J, Fulgham J
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 5
2B -- Reitz K, Templeton G, Oberkfell K, Hernandez K, Montanez W
HR -- Hendrick G, Scott T
CS -- Mumphrey J
SH -- Mumphrey J, Fulgham J
SF -- Scott T
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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