Taking advantage of five St. Louis errors, the Mets downed the Cardinals, 5-3. N.Y. scored four runs in the second inning -- three unearned as the result of an error by Tommy Herr -- on a two-run single by Doug Flynn and two-run triple by Mookie Wilson. Tom Hausman relieved starter Pat Zachry with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth and induced Sixto Lezcano to bounce into a double play before Neil Allen hurled a scoreless final three frames. [The Sporting News]
New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 15, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  5
Mets         0  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          3   2   2   1     1   1   .500      Wilson rf,lf          5   0   2   2     0   0   .222
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .333      Mazzilli cf           1   0   0   0     3   0   .100
Hendrick rf           3   0   0   1     1   0   .200      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .100
Porter c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .200        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lezcano lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Staub 1b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .250
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .182        Youngblood pr,rf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Herr 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Brooks 3b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .313
Martinez p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .500      Trevino c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .231
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Flynn 2b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .462
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zachry p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     4   7             Totals               27   5   5   4     8   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,205
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 1
Errors: Templeton, Oberkfell, Hendrick 2, Herr, Taveras
Doubles: Martinez (1), Templeton (2), Hernandez (2)
Triples: Wilson (1)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry (3), Allen (1)
GIDP: Lezcano (1), Wilson (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(0-1)         6     5   5   1   6   3   0  29   1.50
Otten                   2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8     5   5   1   8   6   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(2-0)           5.1   5   2   2   3   5   0  23   1.64
Hausman                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Allen SV(2)             3     0   1   0   1   2   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     5   3   2   4   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Oberkfell singled to right;
Hernandez struck out; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Taveras lined to
shortstop; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Porter walked; Lezcano flied out to center; Scott
struck out; Herr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Staub singled to right [Kingman to
third (error by Hendrick)]; Brooks reached on a fielder's choice
[Kingman out at home (first to catcher to third), Staub to
second]; Trevino reached on an error by Herr [Staub to third,
Brooks to second]; Flynn singled to left [Staub scored, Brooks
scored (unearned), Trevino to second]; Zachry out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Trevino to third, Flynn to second];
Wilson tripled to left [Trevino scored (unearned), Flynn scored
(unearned)]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER),
3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Martinez doubled to center; Templeton doubled to
left [Martinez scored]; Oberkfell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton scored,
Hernandez out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Hendrick
popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli walked; Kingman struck out; Staub walked
[Mazzilli to second]; Brooks struck out; Trevino popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Porter flied out to center; Lezcano grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Zachry walked;
Wilson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Zachry
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr flied out to center; Martinez was called out
on strikes; Templeton singled to center; Oberkfell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
walked; Mazzilli stole second; Kingman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub was walked intentionally; Brooks flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hendrick walked; Porter walked [Hendrick to second]; HAUSMAN
REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Lezcano grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Trevino flied out to right; Flynn singled to left;
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Cubbage struck out; Wilson singled
to right [Flynn scored (error by Hendrick) (unearned) (no RBI),
Wilson to second (error by Templeton)]; Taveras flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Scott struck
out; Herr flied out to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; On a
bunt Braun made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: OTTEN REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Mazzilli walked;
Kingman struck out; Staub reached on an error by Oberkfell
[Mazzilli to third]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR STAUB; Brooks was called
out on strikes while Mazzilli was out trying to advance to home
(catcher to second to catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING
1B); Templeton walked; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Templeton to second]; Hernandez reached on an error by
Taveras [Templeton to third]; Hendrick forced Hernandez (second
to shortstop) [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Porter popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Trevino walked; Flynn struck out; Allen out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Trevino to second]; Wilson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
was called out on strikes; Herr grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 5.
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