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.

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