The Mets snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Cardinals, 8-0, as Mike Scott pitched his first big league shutout. Joel Youngblood swatted a two-run homer in the first inning and the Mets added six runs in the eighth, including two on a triple by Hubie Brooks. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  3
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  x  -   8  8  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Taveras ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .279
  Reitz 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Trevino c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .253
Herr 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Mazzilli 1b           2   1   0   0     3   0   .277
Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .323        Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Durham lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Youngblood cf         4   1   2   3     0   0   .279
Iorg rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     2   0   .291
Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Norman rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .165
Landrum cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .258        Washington ph,rf    0   1   0   1     2   0   .277
Ramsey ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Brooks 3b             4   1   1   2     1   1   .276
Olmsted p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Almon 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .214
  Simmons ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Scott p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .125
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               34   0   8   0     0   3             Totals               32   8   8   7    10   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 16,309
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Mets 11
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 2
Errors: Landrum, Ramsey, Littlefield, Almon 3
Doubles: Hernandez (38), Almon 2 (3)
Triples: Brooks (1)
Home Runs: Youngblood (7)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (22), Washington (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (9)
GIDP: Iorg (5), Simmons (13), Henderson (16)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Olmsted L(1-1)          6     4   2   2   4   3   1  25   2.17
Urrea                   1     1   2   2   3   0   0   8   3.67
Littlefield             0.2   3   4   1   2   1   0   8   3.13
Martin                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   4.91
Totals                  8     8   8   5  10   5   1  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott W(1-1)            9     8   0   0   0   3   0  34   3.65
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Charlie Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell flied out to center; Herr grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Trevino flied out to
center; Mazzilli walked; Youngblood homered [Mazzilli scored];
Henderson singled to center; Norman walked [Henderson to
second]; Brooks forced Norman (first to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Durham struck out; Iorg grounded out (third to
first); Kennedy singled to right; Landrum singled to center
[Kennedy to second]; Ramsey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Almon struck out; Scott struck out; Taveras flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Olmsted reached on an error by Almon [Olmsted to
second (error by Almon)]; Oberkfell grounded out (first
unassisted); Herr grounded out (first unassisted) [Olmsted to
third]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Trevino singled to right; Mazzilli lined to center;
Youngblood singled to right [Trevino to third]; Henderson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Durham grounded out (second to first); Iorg
struck out; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Norman flied out to right; Brooks walked; Almon flied
out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Landrum popped to second; Ramsey reached on an
error by Almon [Ramsey out at second (right to shortstop)];
Olmsted singled to right; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: On a bunt Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first);
Trevino grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli walked;
Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Herr singled to left; Hernandez singled to center
[Herr to second]; Durham flied out to center [Herr to third];
Iorg grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Norman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kennedy flied out to right; Landrum singled to
third; Ramsey singled to right [Landrum to second]; SIMMONS
BATTED FOR OLMSTED; Simmons grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Ramsey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: URREA REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); Almon doubled to
right; On a bunt Scott made an out to third; Taveras reached on
an error by Ramsey [Almon to third, Taveras to first]; Trevino
reached on a fielder's choice [Almon out at home (third to
catcher to pitcher to third to pitcher to shortstop), Taveras to
third, Trevino to second]; Mazzilli was walked intentionally;
Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Herr
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez doubled to right;
Durham grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: REITZ REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING 3B); Henderson
walked; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR NORMAN; Washington walked
[Henderson to second]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED URREA (PITCHING);
Henderson stole third and Washington stole second; Brooks
tripled to right [Henderson scored, Washington scored]; Almon
doubled to left [Brooks scored]; Scott struck out; Taveras
singled to center [Almon scored (error by Landrum) (unearned)
(no RBI), Taveras to second]; Trevino walked; Mazzilli reached
on an error by Littlefield [Taveras to third, Trevino to second,
Mazzilli to first]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR MAZZILLI; Youngblood hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Taveras scored (unearned), Trevino to
third]; Henderson walked [Jorgensen to second]; MARTIN REPLACED
LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Washington walked [Trevino scored
(unearned), Jorgensen to third, Henderson to second]; Brooks
struck out; 6 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WASHINGTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Iorg grounded out (first
unassisted); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Landrum
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 8.