Lowering his earned-run average to a league-leading 2.43, Craig Swan got credit for the victory as the Mets downed the Cardinals, 3-1. The Score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning when the Mets staged their winning rally. A single by Tim Foli, double by Steve Henderson and an intentional walk to Willie Montanez loaded the bases before a grounder by John Stearns and single by Dan Norman delivered the winning runs. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Mets 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Flores cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .106 Foli ss 3 1 3 1 0 0 .257 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 S. Henderson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Simmons lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .287 Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .255 Iorg rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Stearns c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .265 Garrett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Norman rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .213 Ramsey pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Kennedy c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Phillips ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Dressler p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 O'Brien p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 2 3 Totals 29 3 8 3 1 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 3,698 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 4 DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Doubles: Hernandez (32), Garrett (4), Montanez (32), S. Henderson (30) Triples: Flores (1) GIDP: Oberkfell (1), S. Henderson (23), Swan (1) Hit by Pitch: Foli (2,by Littell) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dressler L(0-1) 6 8 3 3 1 1 0 24 2.45 O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.60 Littell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.82 Totals 8 8 3 3 1 5 0 31 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(9-6) 7 3 1 1 2 2 0 25 2.43 Murray SV(6) 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.88 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Littell (4) Wild Pitches: Littell (9) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey flied out to center; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Flores tripled to right; Foli singled to center [Flores scored]; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; Montanez doubled to right; Stearns lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons lined to first; Iorg flied out to right; Garrett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Norman flied out to left; Randle grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Kennedy made an out to shortstop; Phillips struck out; Dressler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Swan grounded out (second to first); Flores grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to right; S. Henderson forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey walked; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Iorg walked [Simmons to second]; Garrett popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Phillips popped to second; Dressler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (catcher unassisted); Flynn singled to center; Swan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Flores was called out on strikes; Foli singled to left; S. Henderson doubled to right [Foli to third]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foli scored, S. Henderson to third, Montanez to second]; Norman singled to center [S. Henderson scored, Montanez out at home (center to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to center; Iorg grounded out (second to first); Garrett doubled to right; Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. METS 7TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (third to first); Flynn was called out on strikes; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN; Boisclair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. CARDINALS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Phillips flied out to center; BROCK BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to pitcher; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. METS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Flores popped to first; Foli was hit by a pitch; Littell threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. CARDINALS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Hernandez struck out; Simmons singled to center; SCOTT RAN FOR SIMMONS; Iorg flied out to left; Garrett singled to right [Scott to third]; RAMSEY RAN FOR GARRETT; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

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