Behind the two-hit pitching of Silvio Martinez, the Cardinals blanked the Mets, 3-0. The Redbirds scored all their runs in the seventh inning. Singles by Jerry Mumphrey, Jerry Morales and George Hendrick produced the first run and an error by first baseman Willie Montanez then loaded the bases. A single by Roger Freed plated the second tally and an RBI single by Mike Tyson closed the scoring. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 10 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 3 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Maddox rf,cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Mumphrey lf 4 1 3 0 0 1 .263 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Morales rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Boisclair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Reitz 3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .246 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Freed 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .247 Stearns c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .266 Ramsey pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S. Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Swisher c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Tyson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Martinez p 4 0 0 0 0 4 .170 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 34 3 10 3 1 11 Totals 27 0 2 0 2 6 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 3,697 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 2 DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1 Errors: Montanez, Kobel, Koosman Doubles: Templeton (31), Mumphrey (13) Caught Stealing: Templeton (11), Stearns (13) Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (3) GIDP: Morales (13), Randle (7) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(9-8) 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 29 3.64 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 29 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel L(4-6) 6.1 7 3 2 0 5 0 24 3.02 Koosman 2.2 3 0 0 1 6 0 12 3.71 Totals 9 10 3 2 1 11 0 36 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Terry Tata CARDINALS 1ST: Umpire Paul Pryor missed game due to illness; Templeton made an out to first; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Foli made an out to second; Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; Freed grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns singled to center; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); S. Henderson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Randle flied out to left; Flynn struck out; Kobel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Maddox walked; Foli popped to shortstop; Mazzilli flied out to right; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Reitz struck out; Freed singled to left; Freed was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kobel [Freed to third]; Swisher flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Stearns struck out; S. Henderson flied out to center; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Martinez struck out; Templeton doubled to right; Templeton was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Kobel flied out to left; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey singled to left; Morales singled to right [Mumphrey to third]; Hendrick singled to center [Mumphrey scored, Morales to second]; Reitz reached on an error by Montanez on a sacrifice bunt [Morales to third, Hendrick to second, Reitz to first]; Freed singled to left [Morales scored, Hendrick out at home (left to catcher), Reitz to second]; RAMSEY RAN FOR FREED; KOOSMAN REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Swisher flied out to center; Tyson singled to center [Reitz scored (unearned), Ramsey to third]; Martinez was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. METS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED RAMSEY (PLAYING 1B); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey doubled to right; Mumphrey was picked off second but was safe on an error by Koosman [Mumphrey to third]; Morales flied out to center; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Stearns walked; S. Henderson singled to left [Stearns to second]; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns to third, S. Henderson out at second]; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. CARDINALS 9TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Reitz singled to center; Hernandez struck out; Swisher walked [Reitz to second]; Tyson struck out; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges flied out to center; Maddox lined to third; Foli lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

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