The decisive run came home on a wild pitch as the Cardinals defeated the Mets, 3-2, closing out a disastrous season for both clubs. The game was tied, 2-2, when Ken Reitz began the Redbirds' sixth inning with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Ty Waller, who reached third on a double by Steve Swisher.

After Keith Smith was intentionally walked, Mets hurler Pete Falcone unleashed a wild pitch. John Martin scattered seven hits to achieve his first complete game in the majors. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   5, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .248      Herr 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Backman ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .323      Landrum cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Trevino c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Youngblood rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Durham lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Norman lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .185      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .270
Brooks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .309        Waller pr,3b        1   1   0   0     0   0   .083
Rosado 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swisher c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
Almon 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .129
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .146      Ramsey ss             2   1   1   0     1   0   .262
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Martin p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .273
  Holman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     1   6             Totals               32   3   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  9,460
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Backman, Swisher, Ramsey
Doubles: Ramsey (8), Swisher (1)
Triples: Trevino (2)
Stolen Bases: Backman (2)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (7)
GIDP: Rosado (1), Smith (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(7-10)         6     8   3   3   2   5   0  28   4.52
Holman                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.29
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   5   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin W(2-3)           9     7   2   2   1   6   0  33   4.29
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   0  33

Wild Pitches: Falcone (9)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Backman popped
to first; Trevino tripled to left; Youngblood flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); Landrum
grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Norman reached on an error by Ramsey [Norman to
first]; Brooks popped to catcher in foul territory; Rosado
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Norman
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Durham struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop
to first); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Almon flied out to right; Falcone was called out on
strikes; Wilson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramsey
grounded out (second to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Backman singled to shortstop; Backman stole second
[Backman to third (error by Swisher)]; Trevino singled to left
[Backman scored]; Youngblood popped to second; Norman flied out
to center; Brooks singled to left [Trevino to second]; Rosado
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); Landrum
struck out; Hernandez singled to left; Durham singled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Reitz singled to left [Hernandez scored,
Durham to third, Reitz to second (on throw)]; Swisher struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Almon flied out to left; Falcone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith flied out to right; Ramsey doubled to left;
Martin grounded out (third to first) [Ramsey to third]; Herr
singled to left [Ramsey scored]; Landrum singled to first [Herr
to second]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Backman singled to left; Trevino flied out to left;
Youngblood singled to shortstop [Backman to second]; Norman
singled to left [Backman scored, Youngblood out at third (left
to third to shortstop)]; Brooks was called out on strikes; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Durham popped to third in foul territory; Reitz
singled to center; WALLER RAN FOR REITZ; Swisher doubled to left
[Waller to third]; Smith was walked intentionally; Falcone threw
a wild pitch [Waller scored, Swisher to third, Smith to second];
Ramsey was walked intentionally; Martin struck out; Herr forced
Smith (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: WALLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Rosado flied out
to left; Almon struck out; HENDERSON BATTED FOR FALCONE;
Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: HOLMAN REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Landrum
reached on an error by Backman [Landrum to first]; Landrum was
out trying to advance to second (catcher unassisted); Keith
Hernandez called for interference; Hernandez flied out to
center; Durham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Backman
popped to first in foul territory; Trevino flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Waller grounded out (third to first); Swisher
singled to left; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Swisher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Norman flied out
to left; Brooks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 3.