Dan Norman drove in two runs with a pair of singles and Hubie Brooks hit his first major league homer to lead the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. Keith Hernandez had a round-tripper for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Saturday, October 4, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 5 8 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 3 2 0 0 2 2 .255 Herr 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Backman ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Templeton ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .319 Mazzilli 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Reitz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Henderson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .321 Norman rf 3 0 2 2 1 1 .182 Durham lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .271 Brooks 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .312 Kennedy c 3 0 1 1 1 1 .254 Benton c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .048 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Almon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197 DeSa rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Bomback p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Ramsey 3b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258 Reardon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Little p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Otten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Totals 34 5 8 4 3 5 Totals 36 2 9 2 2 8 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 13,954 Left on Base: Mets 5, Cardinals 9 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1 Errors: Reardon, Kennedy Doubles: Herr (12), Scott (19), Hernandez (39), Kennedy (12) Triples: Henderson (8) Home Runs: Brooks (1), Hernandez (16) Stolen Bases: Norman (5), Wilson 2 (7), Mazzilli (41) GIDP: Backman (3), Kennedy (9) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bomback W(10-8) 7.2 8 2 2 2 6 1 32 4.09 Reardon SV(6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.61 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 8 1 38 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Little L(1-1) 5 4 3 2 3 3 0 22 3.86 Otten 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 5.53 Littlefield 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 3.14 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 5 1 37 Wild Pitches: Bomback (4), Little (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Ed Montague METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Backman grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Templeton walked; Bomback threw a wild pitch [Templeton to second]; Hernandez struck out; Durham lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Henderson tripled to right; Norman singled to left [Henderson scored]; Norman stole second; Brooks flied out to center; Benton struck out; Almon popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy struck out; Scott flied out to left; DeSa flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Bomback grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson walked; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by Kennedy)]; Little threw a wild pitch [Wilson scored (unearned)]; Backman grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Ramsey struck out; Little grounded out (third to first); Herr doubled to left; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman walked; Brooks singled to right [Norman to second]; Benton lined to center; Almon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Durham singled to shortstop; Kennedy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Durham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0. METS 5TH: Bomback was called out on strikes; Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Backman grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to third]; Mazzilli singled to left [Wilson scored]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Scott doubled to right; DeSa struck out; Ramsey flied to left in foul territory; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR LITTLE; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 6TH: OTTEN REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Norman struck out; Brooks homered; Benton flied out to left; Almon flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Herr grounded out (third to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Durham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0. METS 7TH: Bomback singled to center; Wilson flied out to left; Backman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bomback out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Kennedy walked; Scott flied out to left; DeSa singled to right [Kennedy to second]; Ramsey struck out; IORG BATTED FOR OTTEN; Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0. METS 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Mazzilli stole third; Norman singled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Brooks popped to second; Benton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Herr lined to center; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez homered; Durham singled to left; Kennedy doubled to left [Durham scored]; REARDON REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2. METS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING 3B); RAMSEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Almon flied out to center; Reardon grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: DeSa popped to second; Ramsey singled to center; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Phillips struck out; Herr reached on an error by Reardon [Ramsey to third, Herr to second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

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