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Cardinals 7 @ Mets 8
Shea Stadium
May 20, 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 May 20, 1979 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Cardinals with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1979 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 8 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherNeil Allen  
Losing PitcherDarold Knowles  
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Game Winning RBIFrank Taveras 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Sykes  
Home Starting PitcherCraig Swan  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,180 
Time of Game2 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Dutch Rennert
2B: Ed Montague
3B: Lee Weyer

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Lou Brock  Left Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
Dane Iorg  Right Fielder 
Tony Scott  Center Fielder 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Ken Oberkfell  Second Baseman 
Bob Sykes  Pitcher 
Ken Boyer  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Joel Youngblood  Right Fielder 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Craig Swan  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Cardinals 7 @ Mets 8
Shea Stadium
May 20, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/20/1979 -- St.Louis at New York (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Templeton G, ss       6  1  1  0   Henderson S, lf       3  1  0  0   
Brock L, lf           4  2  2  2   Taveras F, ss         6  2  3  1   
Mumphrey J, rf        2  0  1  0   Mazzilli L, cf        5  2  2  0   
Hernandez K, 1b       5  1  3  2   Hebner R, 3b          5  1  2  5   
Simmons T, c          4  1  0  0   Stearns J, c          5  1  2  2   
Iorg D, rf-lf         4  1  2  1   Montanez W, 1b        5  0  0  0   
Scott T, cf           4  0  0  0   Youngblood J, rf      4  1  1  0   
Reitz K, 3b           5  0  1  2   Flynn D, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Oberkfell K, 2b       5  1  2  0   Swan C, p             2  0  0  0   
Sykes B, p            3  0  0  0   Trevino A, ph         1  0  1  0   
Carbo B, ph           0  0  0  0   Lockwood S, p         0  0  0  0   
Littell M, p          1  0  0  0   Hodges R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   Murray D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Allen N, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Flores G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  7 12  7                        43  8 12  8

St.Louis         101 020 000 30 --  7
New York         200 100 010 31 --  8
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sykes B               8.0  6  4  4  3  3
Littell M             1.1  2  2  2  0  1
Knowles D (L)         1.0  4  2  2  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Swan C                7.0  6  4  4  1  7
Lockwood S            2.0  3  0  0  2  1
Murray D              0.1  2  3  3  3  0
Allen N (W)           1.2  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Mumphrey J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 8
2B -- Hebner R, Trevino A, Oberkfell K, Youngblood J
HR -- Brock L, Stearns J, Hebner R
SB -- Scott T, Mazzilli L
CS -- Youngblood J, Hernandez K
WP -- Sykes B
T -- 2:57
A -- 8180

    

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