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.

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