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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 16, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on August 16, 1977 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Zachry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,277 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Pat Zachry | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Hector Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Tom Underwood | Pitcher |
| Vern Rapp | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 16, 1977
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Underwood
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Underwood
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Underwood
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. Underwood
Milner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Zachry
Brock hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Zachry
Mumphrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Zachry
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Zachry
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Zachry
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Simmons moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kessinger vs. Zachry
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Underwood
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Underwood
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Underwood
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Zachry
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Underwood vs. Zachry
Underwood hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Zachry
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Underwood
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachry vs. Underwood
Zachry hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Underwood
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Zachry
Mumphrey 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Zachry
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Zachry
Simmons hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Underwood
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Underwood
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Underwood
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. Underwood
Stearns is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngblood vs. Underwood
Youngblood hits a line drive towards the mound. Underwood catches it and throws to third to double up Harrelson. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Youngblood throws the ball in to Randle who tags Hernandez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Zachry
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Zachry
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Underwood
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Underwood
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Underwood
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zachry vs. Underwood
Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Underwood
Randle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Zachry
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Underwood vs. Zachry
Underwood bunts in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Zachry
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Zachry
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Underwood
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Underwood
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milner vs. Underwood
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Underwood
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Underwood
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Underwood
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flynn vs. Underwood
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Milner moves to third. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zachry vs. Metzger
Butch Metzger now pitching.
Zachry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Zachry
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Zachry
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Zachry
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Zachry
Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Metzger
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Metzger
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Metzger
Henderson hits a line drive off the glove of Tyson, and into shallow right field. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Metzger
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Metzger
Stearns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Stearns reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngblood vs. Metzger
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Zachry
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Zachry
Tony Scott pinch hits for Butch Metzger.
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Zachry
Brock 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
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hrabosky
Flynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Flynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachry vs. Hrabosky
Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zachry for the out. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randle vs. Hrabosky
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Hrabosky
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Hrabosky
Harrelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Zachry
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Zachry
Cruz hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Zachry
Simmons 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
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hrabosky
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hrabosky
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Hrabosky
Stearns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Zachry
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Zachry
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Zachry
Dave Rader pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Rader takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Zachry
Roger Freed pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Freed hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1977 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Randle L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson B, ss 4 1 2 0 Mumphrey J, cf 3 0 0 0
Henderson S, lf 5 2 3 0 Cruz H, rf 4 1 1 0
Milner J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Simmons T, c 4 0 2 0
Stearns J, c 4 0 1 1 Hernandez K, 1b 2 0 2 0
Youngblood J, rf 4 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 1
Mazzilli L, cf 3 1 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 4 1 3 1 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Zachry P, p 4 0 0 0 Rader D, ph 0 0 0 0
Underwood T, p 1 0 0 0
Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0
Scott T, ph 1 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Freed R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 3 31 1 7 1
New York 000 012 110 -- 5
St.Louis 100 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry P (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L) 5.2 8 3 3 3 4
Metzger B 1.1 2 1 1 1 2
Hrabosky A 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
E -- Kessinger D
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 8
2B -- Harrelson B, Hernandez K, Henderson S, Stearns J, Flynn D
SB -- Mazzilli L, Randle L, Flynn D
SH -- Underwood T
T -- 2:28
A -- 21277
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