Breaking a 1-1 tie, the Cardinals erupted for three runs in the 12th inning and defeated the Mets, 4-1. Tony Scott hit a pinch-homer in the eighth for the Cards' first run, but the Mets tied the score in their half when John Stearns drew a two-out walk with the bases loaded.

In the 12th, Mike Phillips and Scott, who remained in the game after pinch-hitting, hit singles and both scored on a double by Garry Templeton. Keith Hernandez then singled to drive in Templeton with the final run. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 4 8 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .216 Mazzilli cf 5 0 3 0 1 2 .270 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foli ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 S. Henderson lf 5 0 1 0 1 2 .275 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .264 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns c 3 0 0 1 2 0 .270 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Templeton ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 .278 Boisclair ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Hernandez 1b 6 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Maddox 3b,rf,3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .264 Simmons c 2 0 1 0 4 0 .296 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .239 Hendrick cf 5 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Koosman p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .109 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Randle ph,3b,2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Phillips ph,2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Martinez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .156 Scott ph,lf 3 2 2 1 0 1 .231 Totals 43 4 8 4 6 9 Totals 39 1 6 1 8 9 Time of Game: 3:40 Attendance: 10,434 Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 11 DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Errors: S. Henderson, Koosman Doubles: Templeton (22), Mazzilli (21), Randle (16) Home Runs: Scott (1) Caught Stealing: Stearns (5) Sacrifice Hits: Templeton (1), Foli (9) GIDP: Montanez (7) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez 7 3 0 0 4 4 0 26 2.95 Littell 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 2.68 Schultz 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3.70 Lopez W(2-1) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 3.58 Bruno SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.77 Totals 12 6 1 1 8 9 0 48 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 8 4 1 1 4 6 1 32 4.01 Lockwood 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 3.36 Murray L(5-5) 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 8 4.24 Totals 12 8 4 4 6 9 1 50 Wild Pitches: Martinez (3) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Templeton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Brock to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third]; Simmons walked; Hendrick forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Foli popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to left; Morales singled to right; Tyson flied out to center; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns flied out to right; Youngblood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman singled to left; Mazzilli singled to pitcher [Koosman to second]; Martinez threw a wild pitch [Koosman to third, Mazzilli to second]; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick walked; Reitz flied out to left; Morales forced Hendrick (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson walked; Montanez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [S. Henderson out at second]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson struck out; Martinez struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons singled to left; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Koosman struck out; Mazzilli doubled to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; S. Henderson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to right; Morales popped to first; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns walked; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Stearns to second]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Flynn walked [Stearns to third, Maddox to second]; Stearns was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Scott homered; Brock struck out; Templeton singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (third to first) [Templeton to second]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Simmons was picked off first but was safe on an error by Koosman [Templeton to third, Simmons to second]; Hendrick flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LITTELL REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); RANDLE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Randle doubled to right; Mazzilli walked; Foli popped to second; S. Henderson singled to pitcher [Randle to third, Mazzilli to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Montanez struck out; Stearns walked [Randle scored, Mazzilli to third, S. Henderson to second]; Youngblood forced S. Henderson (shortstop to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Reitz flied out to left; Morales lined to third; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 9TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Maddox flied out to right; Flynn lined to pitcher; Randle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 10TH: Scott struck out; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 10TH: LOPEZ REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to right; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns lined to left; 35 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 11TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Hendrick struck out; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 11TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair flied out to left; Maddox walked; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool flied out to center; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 12TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Morales lined to second; Phillips singled to left; Scott singled to right [Phillips to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Garrett struck out; Templeton doubled to left [Phillips scored, Scott scored]; Hernandez singled to left [Templeton scored, Hernandez to third (error by S. Henderson)]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hendrick flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. METS 12TH: BRUNO REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out; Foli struck out; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

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