Cardinals @ Mets
May 20, 1979

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Cardinals 7 12 1
Mets 7 11 0
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Cardinals 7 12 1
Mets 8 12 0

Frank Taveras Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .220
OBP .400 .269
At Bats 5 150
Hits 2 33
• Singles 2 27
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 2

Darold Knowles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
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Shea Stadium - May 20, 1979
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Single
Darold Knowles
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Dane Iorg
Tony Scott
Jerry Mumphrey
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Gil Flores
Joel Youngblood

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 7 12 1 9
New York Mets 8 12 0 8
Winning Pitcher Neil Allen
Losing Pitcher Darold Knowles
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Taveras
Attendance 8,180
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. Flores moves to third. Henderson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Henderson is walked intentionally. Flores moves to second.
Bottom 11 Gil Flores pinch hits for Neil Allen. Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 11 Flynn bunts towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Youngblood moves to third.
Bottom 11 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Youngblood reaches second base with a double.
Top 11 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 10 Montanez hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Darold Knowles now pitching. Hebner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 10 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 10 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Henderson strikes out.
Top 10 Littell strikes out.
Top 10 Neil Allen now pitching. Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. Scott moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Top 10 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Iorg scores. Scott moves to second.
Top 10 Scott takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Iorg moves to second.
Top 10 Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Simmons moves to second.
Top 10 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 10 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Dale Murray now pitching. Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Skip Lockwood. Hodges hits a line drive into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mark Littell now pitching. Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Templeton 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.
Top 9 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Bob Sykes. Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Montanez hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stearns hits a line drive into right field. Mumphrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mumphrey. Mazzilli scores. Stearns moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field. Dane Iorg now playing left field. Taveras hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third.
Top 8 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Taveras applying the tag.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Skip Lockwood now pitching. 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.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sykes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alex Trevino pinch hits for Craig Swan. Trevino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Iorg. Trevino reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sykes strikes out.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sykes fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hebner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Iorg hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Swan hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oberkfell goes all the way around to score. Brock moves to second.
Top 5 Templeton strikes out.
Top 5 Sykes bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stearns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Hebner hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz strikes out.
Top 4 Scott hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taveras strikes out.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton scores.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. Templeton moves to second.
Top 3 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sykes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Swan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sykes fires to first and has Youngblood trapped. There's the throw to Templeton who tags Youngblood for the out.
Bottom 2 Youngblood takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Scott. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Iorg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Iorg. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. Taveras goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Templeton strikes out.