After the Mets scored five runs in the fifth inning to take a 6-4 lead, the Cardinals rallied to gain a 9-6 victory. The Mets' big inning included doubles by Frank Taveras and Lee Mazzilli, four singles and two stolen bases.

The Cards came back with three runs in the sixth on a hit batsman, single by Mike Phillips, an infield out by Dane Iorg, singles by Tommy Herr and Tony Scott and an infield out by Keith Hernandez. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 6

Game Played on Saturday, August 9, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 2 Cardinals 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 x - 9 13 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Herr 2b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .195 Maddox 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Scott cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .224 Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 1 2 0 .289 Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .317 Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 Simmons c 3 0 0 2 1 0 .304 Norman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Hendrick rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .325 Henderson lf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .306 Durham lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .252 Youngblood rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Landrum lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Trevino c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .279 Oberkfell 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Flynn 2b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .265 Phillips ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .217 Zachry p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .059 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Hausman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .069 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 10 6 4 5 Totals 37 9 13 9 3 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 36,262 Left on Base: Mets 7, Cardinals 9 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Maddox, Trevino Doubles: Taveras (21), Mazzilli (24), Trevino (3), Scott (10), Oberkfell (12) Triples: Hernandez (5) Stolen Bases: Henderson (15), Youngblood (10), Scott 2 (12) Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (6) GIDP: Norman (1) Hit by Pitch: Oberkfell (1,by Hausman) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry 4.1 7 4 4 2 2 0 22 2.50 Hausman L(4-3) 1.2 4 5 4 0 0 0 11 3.42 Glynn 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.17 Miller 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.54 Totals 8 13 9 8 3 4 0 42 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich 4.2 8 6 6 3 3 0 25 3.19 Urrea W(4-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.75 Kaat SV(3) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 Totals 9 10 6 6 4 5 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Hausman (3) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli walked; Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to center; Scott doubled to right [Herr to third]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Herr scored, Scott to third]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Scott scored]; Hendrick walked; Durham struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino singled to center; Flynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell doubled to right; Phillips flied out to right; Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 3RD: Zachry struck out; Taveras flied out to center; Maddox singled to center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Scott struck out; Hernandez tripled to right; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3. METS 4TH: Jorgensen walked; Henderson forced Jorgensen (shortstop to second); Youngblood walked [Henderson to second]; Trevino forced Youngblood (shortstop to second) [Henderson to third]; Flynn singled to center [Henderson scored, Trevino to third]; Zachry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Durham singled to center; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Durham to second]; Phillips singled to right [Durham scored]; Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first) [Phillips to second]; Herr grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4. METS 5TH: Taveras doubled to left; Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Jorgensen popped to first in foul territory; Henderson singled to center [Mazzilli scored]; Henderson stole second; Youngblood singled to center [Henderson scored]; Youngblood stole second; Trevino singled to left [Youngblood scored, Trevino to second (on throw to home)]; URREA REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Flynn singled to first [Trevino scored]; Zachry struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons walked [Hernandez to second]; HAUSMAN REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Hendrick forced Hernandez (third unassisted) [Simmons to second]; Durham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4. METS 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to left; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell was hit by a pitch; Phillips singled to right [Oberkfell to second]; IORG BATTED FOR URREA; Iorg grounded out (second to first) [Oberkfell to third, Phillips to second]; Herr singled to center [Oberkfell scored, Phillips scored, Herr to second (on throw to home)]; Scott singled to shortstop [Herr to third]; Scott stole second; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Herr scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 7. METS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Jorgensen struck out; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick reached on an error by Maddox; Durham singled to right [Hendrick to second]; GLYNN REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Oberkfell singled to left [Hendrick scored (unearned), Durham to second]; Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Durham scored, Oberkfell to second]; Kaat grounded out (second to first); Herr struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9. METS 8TH: LANDRUM REPLACED DURHAM (PLAYING LF); Trevino doubled to right; Flynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Trevino to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR GLYNN; Morales grounded out (third to first); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Scott singled to left; Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by Trevino)]; Hernandez struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick was walked intentionally; Landrum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9. METS 9TH: Maddox flied out to left; Mazzilli walked; NORMAN BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Norman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9.

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