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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 17, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 6,371 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Joe West 3B: John Kibler |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
Tom Grieve | Right Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
Vern Rapp | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 17, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Falcone
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Falcone
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Falcone
There goes Foli. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Falcone
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Espinosa
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Foli. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Espinosa
Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple. Brock scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Espinosa
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. Templeton scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Espinosa
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Espinosa
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Falcone
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Falcone
Montanez takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Falcone
Stearns is hit by the pitch. Grieve moves to third. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randle vs. Falcone
Randle takes first base on ball four. Grieve scores. Montanez moves to third. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flynn vs. Falcone
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Montanez scores. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Espinosa vs. Falcone
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Espinosa
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Espinosa
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Espinosa
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Falcone vs. Espinosa
Falcone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Falcone
Mazzilli hits a line drive towards third. Reitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Falcone
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Falcone
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Espinosa
Brock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Espinosa
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Espinosa
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Falcone
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Falcone
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Falcone
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Falcone
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Falcone
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Espinosa vs. Falcone
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Espinosa
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Espinosa
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Espinosa
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Falcone
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Falcone
Foli hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Falcone
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Espinosa
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Espinosa
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Espinosa
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Dwyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Urrea
John Urrea now pitching. Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Tom Grieve.
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Urrea
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Urrea
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Urrea
Randle takes first base on ball four. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Urrea
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Espinosa vs. Urrea
Espinosa is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Espinosa
Bruce Boisclair now playing right field.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Espinosa
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Espinosa
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Espinosa
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Urrea
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Urrea
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Urrea
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Urrea covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Espinosa
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Espinosa
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mumphrey vs. Espinosa
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to third for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Espinosa
Phillips hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn catches it and throws to second with Foli covering, to double up Reitz. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Urrea
Boisclair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Urrea
Montanez hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Urrea
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Urrea
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mumphrey throws the ball in to Phillips who tags Randle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boisclair scores. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching. Tony Scott pinch hits for John Urrea.
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lockwood
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lockwood
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lockwood covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich now pitching. Tony Scott now playing left field.
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockwood vs. Vuckovich
Lockwood bunts towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Vuckovich
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foli vs. Vuckovich
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Flynn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Vuckovich
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lockwood
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lockwood
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lockwood
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1978 -- New York at St.Louis (N) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 1 0 Foli T, ss 5 0 1 0 Vuckovich P, p 0 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 5 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 1 1 1 Grieve T, rf 2 1 1 0 Morales J, rf 4 0 1 1 Boisclair B, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0 Montanez W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 2 2 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Randle L, 3b 2 0 2 2 Mumphrey J, cf 3 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 1 3 2 Phillips M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Espinosa N, p 3 0 0 0 Falcone P, p 1 0 0 0 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Urrea J, p 0 0 0 0 Scott T, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 6 9 4 32 2 7 2 New York 020 101 011 -- 6 St.Louis 200 000 000 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Espinosa N (W) 7.0 7 2 2 0 0 Lockwood S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Falcone P (L) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3 Urrea J 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 Vuckovich P 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 E -- Foli T, Templeton G DP -- New York 2, St.Louis 2 LOB -- New York 6, St.Louis 3 2B -- Phillips M 3B -- Templeton G CS -- Foli T SH -- Lockwood S HBP -- by Falcone P (Stearns J) T -- 2:09 A -- 6371
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