Remembering Mets History: (1978) Bobby Valentine Drives In Mets Winning Runs
Tuesday April 18th 1978: This one is a blast from the past to honor Bobby Valentine as a player. Remembering a game winning hit he had in the late seventies having his moment in the sun...... Early on in this season the Joe Torre's New York Mets (7-5) were in first place as they visited St. Louis to play Vern Rapp's Cardinals (5-6). A small crowd of 5,728 showed up at Bush Stadium to see the Mets Mike Bruhert go against Eric Rasmussen. Starting Lineups New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 1 Lenny Randle 3B 1 Jim Dwyer RF 2 Doug Flynn 2B 2 Garry Templeton SS 3 Bruce Boisclair RF 3 Jerry Morales CF 4 Steve Henderson LF 4 Ted Simmons C 5 Willie Montanez 1B 5 Keith Hernandez 1B 6 Lee Mazzilli CF 6 Ken Reitz 3B 7 John Stearns C 7 Dane Iorg LF 8 Tim Foli SS 8 Mike Tyson 2B 9 Mike Bruhert P 9 Eric Rasmussen P The Cards struck first as the pitcher Eric Rasmussen singled & moved on to second after a base hit by Jim...