Making his first start, Jeff Little gained his first major league victory when the Cardinals defeated the Mets, 4-2. The lefthander pitched shutout ball until knocked out in the eighth inning when the Mets scored their runs. The Cards counted three times in the third on five singles and added their other tally in the fourth on a double by Dane Iorg and singles by Terry Kennedy and Tommy Herr. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 2 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Oberkfell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .306 Youngblood cf,rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .277 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Almon ss 4 0 2 1 0 2 .205 Templeton ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .325 Mazzilli 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .278 Phillips ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Washington rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .277 Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .322 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Durham lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .272 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .307 Trevino c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Kennedy c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .245 Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Landrum cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Herr 2b 2 0 1 1 2 1 .245 Backman 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Little p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .200 Bomback p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Seaman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rosado ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox ph,cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 Totals 35 4 11 4 4 8 Totals 32 2 5 2 4 9 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 5,603 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Mets 7 DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 2 Errors: Templeton, Miller, Trevino Doubles: Iorg (22), Mazzilli (31) Stolen Bases: Landrum (3) Caught Stealing: Durham (5) GIDP: Little (2), Hernandez (14), Backman (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Little W(1-0) 7 4 2 2 4 8 0 29 2.70 Seaman 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.42 Frazier SV(3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.00 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 9 0 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bomback L(9-8) 3.1 9 4 4 0 2 0 17 4.18 Falcone 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 4.68 Berenguer 3 2 0 0 4 3 0 14 5.79 Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.94 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 8 0 39 Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Joe West CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Youngblood struck out; Almon struck out; Mazzilli walked; Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Durham singled to center; Durham was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Iorg grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Trevino flied out to left; Brooks flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Landrum popped to first in foul territory; Herr struck out; Little singled to right; Oberkfell singled to right [Little to second]; Templeton singled to center [Little scored, Oberkfell to third]; Hernandez singled to left [Oberkfell scored, Templeton to second]; Durham singled to right [Templeton scored, Hernandez out at third (right to third)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Bomback singled to shortstop; Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Almon was called out on strikes; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Iorg doubled to left; Kennedy singled to center [Iorg to third]; Landrum flied out to center; Herr singled to center [Iorg scored, Kennedy to third]; FALCONE REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Little struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Washington struck out; Henderson popped to second; Trevino reached on an error by Templeton [Trevino to first]; Brooks forced Trevino (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez was called out on strikes; Durham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); ROSADO BATTED FOR FALCONE; Rosado struck out; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. CARDINALS 6TH: BERENGUER REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); Iorg walked; Kennedy singled to left [Iorg to second]; Landrum struck out; Herr walked [Iorg to third, Kennedy to second]; Little grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Almon singled to left; Mazzilli flied out to right; Washington struck out; Henderson forced Almon (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. CARDINALS 7TH: BACKMAN REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); Oberkfell flied out to center; Templeton singled to center; Hernandez struck out; Durham popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Trevino flied out to right; Brooks walked; Backman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brooks out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Kennedy popped to second; Landrum walked; Landrum stole second [Landrum to third (error by Trevino)]; Herr was walked intentionally; Little struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0. METS 8TH: MADDOX BATTED FOR BERENGUER; Maddox walked; Youngblood walked [Maddox to second]; Almon singled to center [Maddox scored, Youngblood to second]; SEAMAN REPLACED LITTLE (PITCHING); Mazzilli doubled to left [Youngblood scored, Almon to third]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); FRAZIER REPLACED SEAMAN (PITCHING); Henderson struck out; Trevino grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2. CARDINALS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MILLER REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton reached on an error by Miller [Templeton to first]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2. METS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING 3B); PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Brooks grounded out (second to first); Backman lined to third; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2.

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