New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
5
–
4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
New York Mets
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry KoosmanW | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 34 |
| Tug McGraw | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 |
| Phil HenniganS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie ClevelandL | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 |
| John Andrews | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Alan Foster | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 |
| Diego Segui | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Rusty Staub singles. John Milner scores.
2–0
▲ 3rd
John Milner hits a home run (2).
3–0
▼ 3rd
Ray Busse reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Jim Fregosi. Jose Cruz scores. Ray Busse to 2nd.
3–1
▼ 4th
Ken Reitz doubles (1). Joe Torre scores. Ted Simmons to 3rd.
3–2
▲ 5th
Felix Millan triples (1). Duffy Dyer scores.
4–2
▲ 5th
John Milner walks.
5–2
▼ 6th
Ted Simmons grounds into a force out, third baseman Jim Fregosi to second baseman Felix Millan. Luis Melendez scores. Joe Torre out at 2nd. Ted Simmons to 1st.
5–3
▼ 9th
Ted Sizemore singles. Ray Busse scores. Lou Brock to 2nd.
5–4
Box Score
New York Mets
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSBud Harrelson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BFelix Millan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BJohn Milner | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RFRusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFCleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3BJim Fregosi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CFRich Chiles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CDuffy Dyer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJerry Koosman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTug McGraw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPhil Hennigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BTed Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFLuis Melendez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PHBernie Carbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Torre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CTed Simmons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRay Busse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PReggie Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJohn Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBill Stein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PAlan Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDwain Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDiego Segui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTim McCarver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |