Rallying for six runs in the eighth inning, the Mets overcame a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5. Cardinals starter John Fulgham held the Mets to two hits in seven innings before reliever Jim Otten took over in the eighth.

Otten issued three walks to fill the bases and was replaced by Mark Littell, who gave up a two-run single to John Stearns and walked Steve Henderson. After George Frazier relieved, Eliiott Maddox doubled to clear the bases and tie the score. Jose Moreno followed with a single for his first major league hit to produce the decisive tally. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  0  -   6  6  3
Cardinals    0  3  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli 1b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .245      Templeton ss          5   2   2   1     0   1   .322
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott cf              4   0   3   1     1   0   .230
Taveras ss            2   1   0   0     3   0   .309      Durham rf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .125
Jorgensen rf,1b       5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Hernandez 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .360
Youngblood cf,rf      4   1   1   0     1   0   .248      Simmons lf,c          4   0   0   0     1   0   .325
Stearns c             4   1   2   2     1   0   .319      Kennedy c             3   2   2   0     1   0   .341
Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .307        Bonds pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Maddox 3b             3   1   1   3     1   1   .277      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .360
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .215        Phillips 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramsey 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Hodges ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .182        Iorg ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .364
  Morales cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Herr pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Fulgham p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .000
  Pacella p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moreno 2b           2   0   1   1     0   1   .250        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hendrick ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .314
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               29   6   6   6    11   3             Totals               36   5  10   4     5   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 12,161
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 10
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Mazzilli, Maddox, Flynn
Doubles: Maddox (3)
Triples: Ramsey (1)
Stolen Bases: Youngblood (6), Scott (6)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (6), Scott (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris (1), Durham (1)
GIDP: Durham (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  5.1   7   5   2   2   3   0  26   2.39
Pacella                 0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3   3.24
Kobel W(1-4)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.08
Allen SV(9)             2     3   0   0   2   0   0  11   4.68
Totals                  9    10   5   2   5   5   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham                 7     2   0   0   6   2   0  26   2.58
Otten                   0.2   0   3   3   3   1   0   5  27.00
Littell                 0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   9.28
Frazier L(0-1)          0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   9.00
Kaat                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Thomas                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.46
Totals                  9     6   6   6  11   3   0  41

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Taveras walked; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (first unassisted); Durham walked; Hernandez
singled to center [Durham to third]; Simmons grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to right; Henderson singled to third
[Stearns to second]; Maddox popped to shortstop; Flynn hit into
a double play (third to second) [Stearns out at home (first to
catcher), Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy walked; Reitz struck out; Ramsey reached
on an error by Flynn [Kennedy to third]; Fulgham struck out;
Templeton singled to center [Kennedy scored (unearned), Ramsey
scored (error by Maddox) (unearned), Templeton to third]; Scott
singled to right [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Scott stole
second; Durham grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 3RD: Burris popped to first; Mazzilli was called out on
strikes; Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Simmons popped to first; Kennedy popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen flied out to left; Youngblood popped to
first in foul territory; Stearns walked; Henderson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Ramsey
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fulgham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 5TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Flynn walked; Burris
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second];
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to right; Scott singled to
center [Templeton to third]; Scott was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Durham reached on an error by Mazzilli
[Templeton scored]; Hernandez popped to first in foul territory;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 4.

METS 6TH: Taveras walked; Jorgensen lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Taveras out at first]; Youngblood flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kennedy singled to left; Reitz popped to first in
foul territory; Ramsey tripled to left [Kennedy scored]; PACELLA
REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Fulgham struck out; Templeton struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 5.

METS 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED REITZ (PLAYING 3B); Stearns flied
out to center; Henderson flied out to center; Maddox walked;
Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Scott walked; KOBEL REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING);
MORENO REPLACED PACELLA (PLAYING 2B); Durham grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at
second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 5.

METS 8TH: OTTEN REPLACED FULGHAM (PITCHING); Moreno struck out;
Mazzilli walked; Taveras walked [Mazzilli to second]; Jorgensen
popped to first; Youngblood walked [Mazzilli to third, Taveras
to second]; LITTELL REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING); Stearns singled
to right [Mazzilli scored, Taveras scored, Youngblood to
second]; Henderson walked [Youngblood to third, Stearns to
second]; FRAZIER REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Maddox doubled to
left [Youngblood scored, Stearns scored, Henderson scored];
HODGES BATTED FOR KOBEL; Hodges was walked intentionally; Moreno
singled to right [Maddox scored, Hodges to third]; KAAT REPLACED
FRAZIER (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out to right; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); MORALES REPLACED HODGES (PLAYING CF); Simmons
popped to second; Kennedy singled to right; BONDS RAN FOR
KENNEDY; Phillips flied out to center; IORG BATTED FOR RAMSEY;
Iorg singled to third [Bonds to second]; HERR RAN FOR IORG;
HENDRICK BATTED FOR KAAT; Hendrick walked [Bonds to third, Herr
to second]; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

METS 9TH: SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); BONDS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS
REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Taveras flied out to right;
Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Youngblood singled to
center; Youngblood stole second; Stearns grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott singled to left; Durham out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Hernandez grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Scott to third]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 6, Cardinals 5.