Paced by two homers by George Hendrick, the cellar-dwelling Cardinals snapped a 10-game losing streak with an 8-5 victory over the Mets. Hendrick belted a solo round-tripper in the fourth to tie the score at 3-3 and capped a three-run rally in the sixth with a two-run shot. The Cards broke a 3-3 deadlock in the sixth on a double by Keith Hernandez and RBI single by Ted Simmons. Hendrick then connected for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 13  1
Cardinals    0  0  2    1  0  3    2  0  x  -   8 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli 1b           5   1   3   2     0   0   .257      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .326
Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .316      Ramsey 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .364
Youngblood rf         5   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Hernandez 1b          4   2   3   2     0   0   .361
Jorgensen cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Simmons lf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .347
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .308        Bonds pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Stearns c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .303      Hendrick rf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .322
Maddox 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .368
Flynn 2b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .217      Swisher c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .111
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Scott cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .218
  Pacella p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hodges ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .182

Totals               38   5  13   5     0   4             Totals               34   8  13   8     1   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,470
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cardinals 4
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Mazzilli (8), Flynn (6), Hernandez 2 (11), Ramsey (2), Simmons (9)
Triples: Mazzilli (3)
Home Runs: Hendrick 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (8), Templeton (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (1)
GIDP: Hendrick (5), Scott (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(3-3)          5     8   6   6   1   2   2  23   4.93
Pacella                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Glynn                   2     4   2   2   0   1   0  10   4.20
Totals                  8    13   8   8   1   4   2  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(3-3)           9    13   5   5   0   4   0  39   2.99
Totals                  9    13   5   5   0   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to right; On a bunt Taveras singled
to first [Mazzilli to third]; Youngblood singled to center
[Mazzilli scored, Taveras to third]; Jorgensen popped to catcher
in foul territory; Henderson struck out; Stearns singled to
shortstop [Taveras scored, Youngblood out at third (shortstop to
second)]; Steve Henderson rounded 2B too far; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Ramsey
was called out on strikes; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to
left; On a bunt Falcone struck out; Mazzilli tripled to right
[Flynn scored]; Taveras flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hendrick grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; Reitz
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Youngblood flied out to right; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher singled to right [Swisher to second
(error by Taveras)]; Scott singled to center [Swisher scored];
Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to
second]; Templeton singled to center [Scott to third]; Templeton
stole second; Ramsey reached on a fielder's choice [Scott out at
home (third to catcher), Templeton to third]; Hernandez singled
to center [Templeton scored, Ramsey to second]; Simmons flied
out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied
out to right; Flynn singled to right; Falcone grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick homered; Reitz flied out to center;
Swisher flied out to center; Scott popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Taveras
singled to left; Taveras stole second; Youngblood flied out to
center; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton flied out to right; Ramsey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

METS 6TH: Henderson struck out; Stearns flied out to left;
Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons singled to
center [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick homered [Simmons scored];
PACELLA REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Reitz singled to left;
Swisher struck out; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Reitz out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 6.

METS 7TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); MORENO BATTED
FOR PACELLA; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Mazzilli
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Forsch flied
out to right; Templeton struck out; Ramsey doubled to left;
Hernandez doubled to right [Ramsey scored]; Simmons doubled to
left [Hernandez scored]; BONDS RAN FOR SIMMONS; Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 8.

METS 8TH: BONDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (second to
first); Jorgensen singled to right; Henderson singled to center
[Jorgensen to second]; Stearns lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to left; Swisher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott singled to pitcher; Forsch flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 8.

METS 9TH: Maddox singled to center; Flynn doubled to left
[Maddox to third]; HODGES BATTED FOR GLYNN; Hodges hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Maddox scored]; Mazzilli singled to left
[Flynn scored, Mazzilli to second (on throw to home)]; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 8.