Taking advantage of St. Louis misplays, the Mets shot down the Cardinals, 9-5. In the second inning, Mike Jorgensen led off with a single, took third when second baseman Mike Ramsey threw wild to first on a grounder by John Stearns, and scored on sacrifice fly by Steve Henderson. Stearns then scored on a double by Jerry Morales.

The Mets added another pair in the third, one coming home on a two-out throwing error by shortstop Garry Templeton and another on a triple by Henderson. Winning pitcher Mark Bomback capped the three-run fifth frame with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 27, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 - 9 14 1 Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 9 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 1 1 1 0 .313 Templeton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Maddox 3b 4 1 2 1 2 1 .275 Phillips ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Mazzilli 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Durham rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Norman rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .365 Jorgensen rf,1b 5 2 2 0 0 2 .290 Simmons lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .336 Stearns c 5 2 3 0 0 0 .314 Kennedy c 3 2 2 3 1 0 .316 Henderson lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .306 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Morales cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .200 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .367 Flynn 2b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .218 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bomback p 1 0 1 2 1 0 .182 Iorg ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .352 Hausman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Ramsey 2b,3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Otten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Herr ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Totals 37 9 14 8 6 6 Totals 37 5 9 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 10,658 Left on Base: Mets 11, Cardinals 7 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 3 Errors: Jorgensen, Templeton, Ramsey Doubles: Morales (3), Maddox (2), Bomback (2), Reitz (9), Hernandez (12), Iorg (3), Phillips (1) Triples: Henderson (3) Home Runs: Kennedy (1) Stolen Bases: Maddox (1), Henderson (4) Sacrifice Hits: Bomback (1) Sacrifice Flies: Henderson (2), Morales (3) GIDP: Jorgensen (5), Henderson 2 (4) Hit by Pitch: Bomback (1,by Martinez) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bomback W(3-0) 7.1 6 4 3 2 2 1 31 4.62 Hausman 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 4.85 Totals 9 9 5 3* 2 2 1 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez L(1-3) 4.2 9 8 5 2 1 0 27 4.35 Otten 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.00 Thomas 1.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 8 5.64 Sykes 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10.13 Frazier 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Hood 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.05 Totals 9 14 9 6 6 6 0 47 Hit by Pitch: Martinez (2) Wild Pitches: Hausman (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bob Engel METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Durham flied out to left; Debut game for Leon Durham; Hernandez singled to second; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Jorgensen singled to right; Stearns reached on an error by Ramsey [Jorgensen to third, Stearns to second]; Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jorgensen scored, Stearns to third]; Morales doubled to left [Stearns scored (unearned)]; Flynn flied out to left; Bomback was hit by a pitch; Taveras forced Bomback (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy homered; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Reitz doubled to left; Ramsey grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reitz to third]; Martinez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1. METS 3RD: Maddox doubled to left; Mazzilli walked; Jorgensen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox to third, Mazzilli out at second]; Stearns reached on an error by Templeton [Maddox scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Henderson tripled to right [Stearns scored (unearned)]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton popped to third in foul territory; Durham flied out to center; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1. METS 4TH: Flynn singled to right; Bomback out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Flynn to third]; Maddox singled to third [Flynn scored]; Maddox stole second; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 1. METS 5TH: Jorgensen singled to right; On a bunt Stearns singled to catcher [Jorgensen to second]; Henderson forced Stearns (shortstop to second) [Jorgensen to third]; Henderson stole second; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jorgensen scored]; Flynn was walked intentionally; Bomback doubled to left [Henderson scored, Flynn scored]; OTTEN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Taveras walked; Maddox walked [Bomback to third, Taveras to second]; Mazzilli flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to center; Ramsey singled to left; SCOTT BATTED FOR OTTEN; Scott popped to shortstop; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 1. METS 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Jorgensen struck out; Stearns singled to third; Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Durham flied out to left; Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons flied out to right [Hernandez to third]; Kennedy walked; Hendrick forced Kennedy (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 1. METS 7TH: Morales singled to center; Flynn struck out; Bomback walked [Morales to second]; Taveras singled to center [Morales scored, Bomback to second]; Maddox walked [Bomback to third, Taveras to second]; SYKES REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out; Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramsey grounded out (second to first); HERR BATTED FOR SYKES; Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 1. METS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); FRAZIER REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); RAMSEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stearns singled to shortstop; Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; Morales singled to center; Flynn lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Phillips reached on an error by Jorgensen [Phillips to second]; Durham singled to center [Phillips scored (unearned)]; Hernandez walked [Durham to second]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Durham to third, Hernandez to second]; HAUSMAN REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to center [Durham scored, Hernandez scored]; Hausman threw a wild pitch [Kennedy to second]; Hendrick popped to first; IORG BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Iorg doubled to right [Kennedy scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Ramsey flied out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 5. METS 9TH: HOOD REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Hausman was called out on strikes; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 9TH: Herr flied out to left; Phillips doubled to center; Durham grounded out (second to first) [Phillips to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 5.

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