Game 21: May 8, 1964 (St. Louis at Mets)

Mets' Popgun Offense Their Undoing Again, 2-1

Flushing, NY-- Ones were wild on the scoreboard last night at Shea Stadium, but they did the Mets absolutely no good.

The Mets' final line read: 1 run, 11 hits. Lots of ones, but they all added up to another loss as the St. Louis Cardinals beat them, 2-1.

It was the eighth straight loss for the 2-19 Mets.

The good news: the Mets raised their team BA from .220 to .224.

The bad news: they still can't push runners across the plate.

"It's like there's a force field between third and home," moaned left fielder Frank Thomas, who has two RBI in 82 at-bats.

The Mets nursed a 1-0 lead until the seventh, when the Cardinals struck for two runs--thanks to a two-run double by starting pitcher Ernie Broglio, who with one swing of the bat matched Thomas' RBI output for the season.

"That's the way it's been going," manager Casey Stengel said of his team's struggles.

Broglio pitched seven-plus innings, surrendering nine hits but just one run--a double off the bat of catcher Jesse Gonder that scored Ron Hunt in the fifth.


Broglio helped his own cause with a two-run double in the seventh


Hunt had two hits to lift his average to a team-leading .292.

Mets starter Jack Fisher was as inefficient as Broglio--giving up 10 hits in 7.1 innings--but Broglio's double was his undoing.

Fisher is 0-5 with a 6.82 ERA, down from 8.06 before yesterday.

The Mets have still yet to win in their new ballpark. falling to 0-7 at home.

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Mets record: 2-19, .095 (Last 10: 1-9; streak: L-8); Actual: 5-16

Home: 0-7; Away: 2-12

Runs scored: 55

Runs against: 126