Elliott Maddox singled in the ninth inning and scored Doug Flynn to give the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. Flynn led off with a single. Pinch-hitter Claudell Washington flied out, but Flynn advanced to second on an infield out by Bill Almon, putting him in position to score on Maddox' hit. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Friday, August    8, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .292      Herr 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .187
  Almon ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Scott cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .217
Maddox 3b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .259      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .316
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   2     0   0   .288      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .307
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Hendrick rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .328
Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Landrum lf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .307        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Trevino c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Flynn 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Ramsey ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .138        Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .281
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Durham ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Washington ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               36   3  12   3     1   2             Totals               31   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 22,932
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Maddox (15)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (29)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (11), Scott (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (3), Landrum (1)
GIDP: Simmons (9)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (3,by Falcone)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 6     7   2   2   2   2   0  26   5.20
Reardon W(7-6)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.86
Allen SV(19)            1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.74
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     9   2   2   1   2   0  30   3.52
Littlefield L(4-3)      2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.13
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   2   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Falcone (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Fred Brocklander


METS 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second; Maddox
grounded out (first unassisted) [Taveras to third]; Mazzilli
reached on a fielder's choice [Taveras out at home (first to
catcher to third), Mazzilli to second]; Jorgensen was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr flied out to right; Scott flied out to
right; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trevino singled to right; Flynn
singled to right [Trevino to second]; Falcone forced Flynn
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hendrick lined to left; Landrum
singled to center [Simmons to second]; Reitz popped to first in
foul territory; Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Taveras singled to right; Maddox singled to right
[Taveras to third]; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Taveras scored, Maddox to second (on throw to home)]; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Herr grounded out (shortstop
to first); Scott singled to right; Scott was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Henderson flied out to right; Trevino singled to
center; Flynn grounded out (third to first) [Trevino to second];
Falcone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to right; Simmons grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Hernandez out at second];
Hendrick singled to right; Landrum forced Hendrick (second
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
doubled to left; Mazzilli singled to right [Maddox scored];
Mazzilli was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to
first to shortstop); Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramsey
flied out to center; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trevino flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Herr grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to shortstop; Hernandez singled to left [Scott to
second]; Simmons singled to center [Scott scored, Hernandez to
third, Simmons to second (on throw)]; Hendrick was walked
intentionally; Landrum hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez
scored]; Reitz was hit by a pitch [Simmons to third, Hendrick to
second]; Ramsey forced Hendrick (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Flynn flied out to right; MORENO BATTED FOR FALCONE;
Moreno grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled to right;
Taveras stole second; Maddox walked; Mazzilli flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: REARDON REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); ALMON
REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); DURHAM BATTED FOR FORSCH; Durham
flied out to left; Herr was called out on strikes; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 2.

METS 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson singled to pitcher; Trevino
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
flied to right in foul territory; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: Flynn singled to right; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR REARDON;
Washington flied out to center; Almon grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Flynn to second]; Maddox singled to left [Flynn scored,
Maddox out at second (left to third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: ALLEN REPLACED WASHINGTON (PITCHING); IORG BATTED
FOR LANDRUM; Iorg struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); KENNEDY BATTED FOR RAMSEY; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.