A homer and single by George Hendrick paced the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Mets. Garry Templeton hit Jerry Koosman's first pitch in the first inning for a double and took third when first baseman Willie Montanez misplayed Tony Scott's grounder for an error. Hendrick and Roger Freed followed with RBI singles. Hendrick hit his homer in the third inning. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Cardinals 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .273 Foli ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Scott lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .217 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Hendrick cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .271 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Freed 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Youngblood cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Kranepool ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Boisclair rf,cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .248 Swisher c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Tyson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .094 Martinez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hodges ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Ferrer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 32 1 6 1 4 1 Totals 29 3 8 3 0 4 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 17,198 Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 3 DP: Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Errors: Montanez Doubles: Foli (18), Boisclair (6), Templeton (20) Home Runs: Hendrick (11) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (8), Martinez (4) GIDP: Reitz (11), Morales (10), Tyson (8) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(3-13) 6 7 3 2 0 3 1 24 4.15 Kobel 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.87 Totals 8 8 3 2 0 4 1 30 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(6-5) 7.2 5 1 1 4 1 0 32 3.18 Thomas SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.00 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 1 0 37 Passed Balls: Swisher (2) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Randle to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Randle to third]; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to left; Scott reached on an error by Montanez [Templeton to third, Scott to first]; Hendrick singled to left [Templeton scored, Scott to third]; Freed singled to right [Scott scored (unearned), Hendrick to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to first) [Freed to second, Hendrick out at third]; Morales flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 2ND: Stearns lined to third; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson singled to center; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman popped to third; Randle walked; Foli doubled to left [Randle scored]; S. Henderson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Scott flied out to center; Hendrick homered; Freed flied out to center; Reitz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns popped to second; Youngblood lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales flied out to left; Swisher flied out to right; Tyson singled to left; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 5TH: Boisclair walked; Swisher allowed a passed ball [Boisclair to second]; Flynn lined to shortstop; Koosman flied out to left; Randle popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton struck out; Scott lined to third; Game played under protest; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 6TH: Foli popped to shortstop; S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez flied out to left; Stearns forced S. Henderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Freed flied out to right; Reitz singled to center; Morales grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 7TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Boisclair doubled to right; Flynn flied out to right; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Mazzilli walked; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Swisher singled to left; Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Swisher out at second]; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 8TH: Foli singled to left; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez popped to second in foul territory; Stearns walked [Foli to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; THOMAS REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Kranepool popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOISCLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Templeton popped to second; Scott grounded out (third to first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 1B); Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (third to first); HODGES BATTED FOR KOBEL; Hodges singled to pitcher; FERRER RAN FOR HODGES; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

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