Homers by Darrell Porter, Keith Hernandez and George Hendrick powered the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Mets. Porter belted a solo clout to tie the game in the fourth inning, and Hernandez and Hendrick connected for two-run shots in the fifth and ninth, respectively. Bruce Sutter pitched scoreless ball over the final 2 2/3 innings to record his second save of the season. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 16, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 - 5 10 2 Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .353 Wilson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Oberkfell 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .133 Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .053 Hernandez 1b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .412 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Hendrick rf 4 1 1 2 1 2 .214 Kingman lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Porter c 3 1 1 1 2 1 .231 Staub 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Lezcano lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Scott cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Trevino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Herr 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .154 Flynn 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .471 Rincon p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Scott p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 10 5 5 8 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 10,921 Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 7 DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Errors: Hendrick, Herr, Taveras Doubles: Scott (2), Kingman 2 (2), Flynn (4) Triples: Lezcano (1) Home Runs: Porter (1), Hernandez (1), Hendrick (1) Stolen Bases: Porter (1), Taveras (1) Caught Stealing: Scott (1) Sacrifice Hits: Rincon (1) GIDP: Flynn (1), Wilson (2) Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1,by Rincon) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rincon W(1-0) 6.1 6 1 0 1 2 0 26 0.00 Sutter SV(2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00 Totals 9 7 1 0 1 4 0 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott L(0-1) 5 7 3 3 2 4 2 25 5.40 Falcone 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 0.00 Reardon 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 9 15.43 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 8 3 42 Hit by Pitch: Rincon (1) Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Oberkfell lined to left; Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras reached on an error by Herr; Taveras stole second; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman doubled to left [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Porter lined to right; Lezcano reached on an error by Taveras; Scott doubled to right [Lezcano to third]; Herr singled to third [Lezcano stayed at third]; Rincon struck out; Templeton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Brooks was called out on strikes; Trevino singled to right; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Trevino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Scott singled to left; Wilson grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Scott out at second]; Hendrick dropped a foul fly hit by Taveras for an error; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Porter homered; Lezcano tripled to center; Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Lezcano out at home (second to catcher)]; Herr singled to left [Scott to second]; Rincon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to third, Herr to second]; Templeton flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Kingman was hit by a pitch; Staub flied out to right; Brooks lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell walked; Hernandez homered [Oberkfell scored]; Hendrick struck out; Porter walked; Porter stole second; Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Trevino flied out to center; Flynn singled; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Cubbage walked [Flynn to second]; Wilson lined to third; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. CARDINALS 6TH: FALCONE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Herr struck out; Rincon struck out; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman doubled to right; Staub flied out to center [Kingman to third]; Brooks lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Porter walked [Hendrick to second]; Lezcano flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Trevino popped to third; Flynn doubled to right; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FALCONE; SUTTER REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); Jorgensen flied out to center; Wilson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. CARDINALS 8TH: REARDON REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Scott singled; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Herr walked; Sutter popped to pitcher; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Taveras singled to right; Mazzilli forced Taveras (pitcher to shortstop); Kingman popped to first; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to left; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored]; Porter struck out; Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Brooks lined to second; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

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