Yielding just five hits in a route-going effort, Pat Zachry pitched the Mets to a 9-3 victory over the Cardinals. The Mets tallied four times in the third inning to erase a 3-1 deficit on a run-scoring single by John Stearns, bases-loaded walk to Hubie Brooks, a double-play grounder and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, May       22, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  1  4    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   9 10  0
Cardinals    2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .217      Herr 2b               4   0   0   1     0   0   .252
Backman 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Youngblood rf         5   2   2   2     0   0   .359      Hernandez 1b          1   1   0   0     3   1   .325
Kingman 1b            2   1   0   0     2   2   .204      Hendrick rf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .268
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Oberkfell 3b          4   0   2   2     0   0   .293
Mazzilli lf           3   2   0   0     2   0   .193      Lezcano lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Stearns c             4   1   3   2     1   0   .286      Sanchez c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Brooks 3b             4   0   0   1     1   3   .336      Ramsey ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Flynn ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .297      Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Bailor ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zachry p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .267        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Templeton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
                                                            Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               36   9  10   7     7   6             Totals               31   3   5   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,442
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Otten
Doubles: Youngblood (8)
Triples: Youngblood (2), Oberkfell (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (3), Hernandez 2 (7)
GIDP: Flynn (5), Lezcano (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(4-5)           9     5   3   3   5   6   0  36   4.36
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   6   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(1-3)         2     6   5   5   3   1   0  15   4.21
Otten                   2     2   3   1   2   1   0   9   5.12
Littell                 3     1   1   1   2   3   0  12   3.00
Edelen                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   8.76
Totals                  9    10   9   7   7   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Zachry (1), Martinez 2 (2), Otten (4)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Backman
singled to center; Youngblood grounded out (second to first)
[Backman to second]; Martinez threw a wild pitch [Backman to
third]; Kingman walked; Mazzilli flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole
second; Hendrick walked; Oberkfell tripled to center [Hernandez
scored, Hendrick scored]; Lezcano grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 2ND: Stearns flied to center; Brooks was called out on
strikes; Flynn singled to center; Martinez threw a wild pitch
[Flynn to second]; Zachry singled to left [Flynn scored, Zachry
to second (on throw to home)]; Wilson singled to center [Zachry
to third]; Wilson stole second; Backman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Sanchez walked; Ramsey singled to second [Sanchez
to second]; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Sanchez to third, Ramsey
to second]; Martinez struck out (catcher to first); Herr
grounded out (second to first) [Sanchez scored, Ramsey to
third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 3RD: Youngblood doubled to left; Kingman walked; Mazzilli
walked [Youngblood to third, Kingman to second]; Stearns singled
to left [Youngblood scored, Kingman to third, Mazzilli to
second]; OTTEN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Brooks walked
[Kingman scored, Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; Flynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mazzilli scored, Stearns to third, Brooks out at second]; Otten
threw a wild pitch [Stearns scored]; Zachry popped to second; 4
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez walked; Hendrick struck out; Oberkfell
singled to center [Hernandez to third]; Lezcano grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Oberkfell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

METS 4TH: Wilson walked; Backman reached on an error by Otten
[Wilson to second]; Youngblood tripled to center [Wilson scored,
Backman scored (unearned)]; Kingman struck out; Mazzilli
grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns singled to center
[Youngblood scored (unearned), Stearns out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sanchez singled to left; Ramsey grounded out
(third to first) [Sanchez to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR OTTEN;
Braun struck out; Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 3.

METS 5TH: LITTELL REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Brooks grounded out
(second to first); Flynn flied to center; Zachry struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez walked; Hendrick popped to shortstop; Hernandez stole
second; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 3.

METS 6TH: Wilson lined to pitcher; Backman grounded out (second
to first); Youngblood flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 8, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanchez flied to left; Ramsey popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Mazzilli walked; Stearns walked
[Mazzilli to second]; Brooks struck out; Flynn singled to right
[Mazzilli scored, Stearns to second]; Zachry grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B);
TEMPLETON BATTED FOR LITTELL; Templeton struck out; Herr
grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: EDELEN REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); Wilson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Backman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: BAILOR REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING SS); Hernandez
struck out; Hendrick struck out (catcher to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9,
Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: Jorgensen flied to center; Mazzilli flied to left;
Stearns singled to left; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 9, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lezcano singled to left; Sanchez flied to center;
Ramsey flied to left; IORG BATTED FOR EDELEN; Iorg flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cardinals 3.