Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 11, 1978 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
August 9, 1978
Mets 10, Expos 3 1978 Regular Season Game 115
August 11, 1978
Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Next Game:
August 12, 1978
Cardinals 5, Mets 1

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National League Standings, August 11, 1978

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lee
Mazzilli ss
Tim
Foli lf
Steve
Henderson 1b
Willie
Montanez c
John
Stearns rf
Joel
Youngblood 3b
Elliott
Maddox 2b
Doug
Flynn p
Jerry
Koosman

August 11, 1978, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1

Cardinals ab r h bi bb so

Lou Brock lf 3 0 0 0 1 2

- Mark Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Buddy Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Jerry Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Aurelio Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Wayne Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Tom Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Garry Templeton ss 5 1 2 2 0 1

Keith Hernandez 1b 6 0 1 1 0 0

Ted Simmons c 2 0 1 0 4 0

George Hendrick cf 5 0 0 0 1 1

Ken Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0

Jerry Morales rf 5 0 1 0 0 0

Mike Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1

- Mike Phillips ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0

Silvio Martinez p 2 0 0 0 0 2

- Tony Scott ph-lf 3 2 2 1 0 1

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lee Mazzilli cf 5 0 3 0 1 2 .270

Tim Foli ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .259

Steve Henderson lf 5 0 1 0 1 2 .275

Willie Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .264

John Stearns c 3 0 0 1 2 0 .270

Joel Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279

- Skip Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

- Bruce Boisclair ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Elliott Maddox 3b-rf-3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .264

Doug Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .239

- Ed Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222

- Dale Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Jerry Koosman p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .109

- Lenny Randle ph-3b-2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .226

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E

St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 8 0

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2

St. Louis Cardinals ip h r er bb so

Silvio Martinez 7.0 3 0 0 4 4

Mark Littell 0.1 2 1 1 1 0

Buddy Schultz 1.2 0 0 0 1 1

Aurelio Lopez (W) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1

Tom Bruno (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Jerry Koosman 8.0 4 1 1 4 6 4.01

Skip Lockwood 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 3.36

Dale Murray (L,4-4) 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 4.30

Errors: Steve Henderson (6).
WP: Silvio Martinez.
2B: Lee Mazzilli (21), Lenny Randle (16), Garry Templeton.
HR: Tony Scott.
Intentional Walks: Willie Montanez, Elliott Maddox, Ted Simmons 2.
SH: Tim Foli, Garry Templeton.
CS: John Stearns (5).

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