Three former members of the Reds' organization, all now in a Mets' uniform, combined to beat the Cardinals, 5-1. Steve Henderson and Doug Flynn each rapped two singles and a double, while Pat Zachry pitched a seven-hitter for his first complete game in Mets' colors. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    16, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  2    1  1  0  -   5 11  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .304      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Harrelson ss          4   1   2   0     1   0   .174      Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .312
Henderson lf          5   2   3   0     0   1   .318      Cruz rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     1   2   .268      Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Stearns c             4   0   1   1     1   0   .275      Hernandez 1b          2   0   2   0     2   0   .293
Youngblood rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .269
Mazzilli cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .239      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Flynn 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .243      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Zachry p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .128        Rader ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .297
                                                          Underwood p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .291
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .351

Totals               36   5  11   3     5   8             Totals               31   1   7   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 21,277
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Harrelson (6), Henderson (10), Stearns (22), Flynn (5), Hernandez (24)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (16), Randle (22), Flynn (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Underwood (2)
GIDP: Zachry (2), Simmons (16)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(6-12)          9     7   1   1   4   4   0  36   4.68
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(7-8)        5.2   8   3   3   3   4   0  26   4.78
Metzger                 1.1   2   1   1   1   2   0   7   3.24
Hrabosky                2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   4.30
Totals                  9    11   5   5   5   8   0  41

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Harrelson doubled to left;
Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to third];
Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Mumphrey popped to
second; Cruz singled to center; Simmons singled to right [Cruz
to third]; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz singled
to shortstop [Cruz scored, Simmons to third, Hernandez to
second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood
struck out; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson flied out to left; Underwood flied out to
left; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to right; Zachry flied out to center;
Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Henderson singled to center
[Harrelson to second]; Milner grounded out (second to first)
[Harrelson to third, Henderson to second]; Stearns was walked
intentionally; Youngblood lined into a double play (pitcher to
third) [Harrelson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez doubled to right [Hernandez out at
third (right to third)]; Reitz struck out; Kessinger flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; Flynn singled
to right [Mazzilli to third]; Zachry grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli scored (no RBI), Flynn
out at second]; Randle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to center; Underwood out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock
flied out to center; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to shortstop [Harrelson to second
(error by Kessinger)]; Henderson singled to left [Harrelson to
third]; Milner singled to right [Harrelson scored, Henderson to
second]; Stearns flied out to left; Youngblood singled to center
[Henderson to third, Milner to second]; Mazzilli was called out
on strikes; Flynn singled to right [Henderson scored, Milner to
third, Youngblood to second]; METZGER REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Zachry struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
singled to right; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz
struck out; Kessinger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: Randle struck out; Harrelson flied out to left;
Henderson doubled to second; Milner walked; Stearns doubled to
right [Henderson scored, Milner to third]; Youngblood grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to center; SCOTT BATTED FOR
METZGER; Scott struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Mazzilli popped to
second; Flynn doubled to left; Zachry grounded out (first
unassisted) [Flynn to third]; Randle walked; Flynn stole home
and Randle stole second; Harrelson popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey walked; Cruz lined to center; Simmons
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 1.

METS 9TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Milner struck
out; Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to right; Reitz forced
Hernandez (shortstop to second); Kessinger forced Reitz (first
to shortstop); RADER BATTED FOR TYSON; Rader walked [Kessinger
to second]; FREED BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Freed flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 1.