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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 22, 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 September 22, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Pacella |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Doug Harvey |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Boisclair | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| John Pacella | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 22, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Pacella
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Pacella
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Pacella
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Templeton moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Iorg vs. Pacella
Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton scores. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Pacella
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez scores. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Pacella
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Pacella
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Iorg moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herr vs. Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson now pitching.
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. Iorg scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Denny vs. Jackson
Denny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Denny
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Denny
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Denny
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Denny
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Denny
Kranepool strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Jackson
Templeton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Jackson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jackson
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Jackson
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Denny
Mike Phillips now playing second base.
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Denny
Boisclair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Denny
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Denny
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Denny
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Jackson
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Jackson
Scott hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Jackson
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Jackson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Denny
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Denny
Hebner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Denny
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Denny
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Denny
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Jackson
Denny strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Jackson
Templeton strikes out. Stearns drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Templeton out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Jackson
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Jackson
There goes Brock. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Jackson
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Jackson
Iorg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Denny
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Denny
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Denny
Dan Norman pinch hits for Roy Lee Jackson.
Norman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bernard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Bernard
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Bernard
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Bernard
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Denny
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Denny
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Denny
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Bernard
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for John Denny.
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Bernard
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bernard
Brock hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Thomas
Roy Thomas now pitching. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Thomas
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Thomas
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bernard
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Bernard
Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Bernard
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Bernard
Scott hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Bernard
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Bernard
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Thomas
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Thomas
Flynn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Thomas
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Glynn
Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Glynn
Thomas 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, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Thomas
Taveras hits a line drive into center field. Scott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scott. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Thomas
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Thomas
Hebner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Thomas
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Thomas
Kranepool strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Glynn
Hernandez 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, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Glynn
Iorg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Iorg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Glynn
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Glynn
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Thomas
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Thomas
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Thomas
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1979, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 4 1 1 0 Taveras F, ss 4 1 1 0
Brock L, lf 3 2 1 0 Maddox E, cf 4 0 0 0
Thomas R, p 1 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 2 2 3
Hernandez K, 1b 5 2 4 2 Stearns J, c 4 0 0 0
Iorg D, rf 5 1 2 2 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kennedy T, c 4 0 1 1 Youngblood J, rf 4 0 0 0
Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Boisclair B, lf 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell K, 3b 2 0 2 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Herr T, 2b 1 0 0 1 Pacella J, p 0 0 0 0
Phillips M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, p 1 0 1 0
Denny J, p 2 0 0 0 Norman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 34 3 5 3
St.Louis 400 200 000 -- 6
New York 001 000 020 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W) 5.0 3 1 1 1 5
Thomas R (S) 4.0 2 2 2 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pacella J (L) 0.1 5 4 4 1 0
Jackson R 3.2 3 2 2 2 5
Bernard D 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
Glynn E 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Templeton G, Hernandez K, Scott T
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 5
2B -- Iorg D
HR -- Hebner R 2, Hernandez K
SB -- Brock L
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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