The Mets were held to one disputed infield hit by the pitching of John Denny and Roy Thomas while losing, 5-1, to the Cardinals, who gained their seventh victory in the last eight games. In the seventh inning, John Stearns hit a slow bouncer to Mike Tyson and was safe when umpire Paul Pryor ruled first baseman Roger Freed had pulled his foot off the bag before taking the throw.

The Cardinals disputed the decision and also criticized the ruling of the official scorer, who gave Stearns credit for a hit. Garry Templeton hit two doubles for the Cardinals, scoring one run and driving in two. Jerry Morales and Steve Swisher had three hits apiece. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 2 Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .279 Maddox 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Scott lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Randle ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Freed 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .269 Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Reitz 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .234 Stearns c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Morales rf 4 1 3 0 0 1 .237 S. Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Swisher c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .303 Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Tyson 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .245 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Phillips ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Denny p 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Boisclair rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 33 5 9 5 3 3 Totals 28 1 1 0 4 6 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 8,623 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Mets 4 DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Errors: Templeton, Reitz, Foli Doubles: Templeton 2 (24) Sacrifice Hits: Denny (6) Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (2), Denny (1) GIDP: Tyson (10), S. Henderson 2 (16) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(9-8) 7 1 1 0 3 4 0 25 2.99 Thomas 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 4.43 Totals 9 1 1 0 4 6 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel L(2-3) 7.2 9 5 5 2 2 0 34 2.37 Lockwood 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.31 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 3 0 39 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Frank Pulli CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to right; Scott flied out to right [Templeton to third]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Templeton scored]; Freed grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Morales singled to center; Swisher singled to third [Morales to second]; Tyson walked [Morales to third, Swisher to second]; Denny hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morales scored, Swisher to third, Tyson to second]; Templeton doubled to left [Swisher scored, Tyson scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns walked; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Freed grounded out (third to first); Reitz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Youngblood struck out; Flynn reached on an error by Reitz [Flynn to first]; Kobel struck out; Maddox forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales singled to left; Swisher reached on an error by Foli [Morales to second, Swisher to first]; Tyson popped to shortstop; Denny out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morales to third, Swisher to second]; Templeton was walked intentionally; Scott forced Swisher (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Foli popped to shortstop in foul territory; Mazzilli walked; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns reached on an error by Templeton [Mazzilli scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stearns to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Freed struck out; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Kobel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Morales struck out; Swisher singled to left; Tyson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Swisher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Maddox walked; Foli grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Mazzilli flied out to center; Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Denny flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Stearns singled to second; 1B umpire Paul Pryor ruled Roger Freed's foot off 1B bag; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick singled to center; Freed flied out to center; Reitz forced Hendrick (second unassisted); Morales singled to center [Reitz to second]; Swisher singled to right [Reitz scored, Morales to third, Swisher to second (on throw)]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR REPLACED KOBEL (PLAYING RF); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips was walked intentionally; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR DENNY; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1. METS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 1B); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1. METS 9TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR FOLI; Randle was called out on strikes; Mazzilli walked; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

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