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.

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