A homer and triple by Lee Mazzilli keyed the Mets to a 3-1 triumph over the Cardinals in 10 innings. After Keith Hernandez tied the game at 1-1 with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, Mazzilli, who had homered in the fifth, led off the 10th with a fly ball that center fielder Tony Scott misplayed for a three-bagger.

Mazzilli scored on a double by John Stearns, who moved to third on a single by Hubie Brooks and came home on an error by St. Louis shortstop Mike Ramsey. The Cards had a runner on second with two out in the ninth when Neil Allen relieved and struck out Gene Tenace. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  -   3  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Herr 2b               3   0   1   0     2   0   .267
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Scott cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Youngblood rf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .345      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .321
Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Iorg lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Mazzilli lf           4   2   2   1     0   1   .197      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Stearns c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .286      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   3   .231
Brooks 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Ramsey ss             4   0   2   0     0   1   .474
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Shirley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Scott p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .071        Templeton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Allen p             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Braun ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
                                                            Landrum pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               35   3   8   2     2   5             Totals               33   1   6   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 33,889
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Brooks, Ramsey
Doubles: Brooks (6), Stearns (3), Oberkfell (6)
Triples: Mazzilli (2), Allen (1)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (3), Hernandez (3)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (3), Herr (6), Oberkfell (4)
Caught Stealing: Brooks (4)
GIDP: Mazzilli (3), Kingman (3), Hernandez (5), Herr (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott                   8.2   5   1   1   4   4   1  33   4.53
Allen W(3-1)            1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.96
Totals                 10     6   1   1   5   5   1  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley                 8     4   1   1   2   4   1  28   3.43
Sutter L(1-3)           2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   3.64
Totals                 10     8   3   3   2   5   1  37

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


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Taveras was
called out on strikes; Youngblood grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr walked; Scott grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Herr to second]; Hernandez lined to shortstop;
Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Mazzilli grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kingman out at second];
Stearns flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Brooks doubled to left; Flynn reached on a fielder's
choice [Brooks out at third (shortstop to third)]; Scott flied
to center; Wilson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Ramsey struck out; Shirley struck out; Herr
walked; Herr stole second; Scott popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras flied to center; Youngblood walked; Kingman
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli homered; Stearns popped to shortstop; Brooks
flied to right; Flynn singled to center; Scott struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell walked; Oberkfell stole second; Tenace
struck out; Ramsey singled to second [Oberkfell out at home
(second to catcher), Ramsey to second (on throw to home)];
Shirley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
lined to third; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Herr singled to right; Scott forced Herr (second
to shortstop); Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Mazzilli struck out; Stearns
walked; Stearns stole second; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick singled to third [Hendrick to second
(error by Brooks)]; Iorg grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hendrick to third]; Oberkfell flied to right; Tenace walked;
Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded
out (third to first); Wilson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: TEMPLETON BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Templeton flied to
center; Herr grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); Taveras grounded
out (third to first); 23 minute rain delay; Youngblood
struck out; Kingman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B);
Hernandez homered; Hendrick popped to first in foul territory;
Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); Oberkfell doubled to left;
ALLEN REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 10TH: Mazzilli tripled to right; Stearns doubled to left
[Mazzilli scored]; Brooks singled to right [Stearns scored
(error by Ramsey) (no RBI), Brooks to second]; Flynn grounded
out (second to first) [Brooks to third]; Brooks was picked off
and caught stealing home (catcher to third); Allen tripled to
left; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: Ramsey singled to second; BRAUN BATTED FOR
SUTTER; Braun walked [Ramsey to second]; LANDRUM RAN FOR BRAUN;
Herr grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Ramsey to third, Landrum out at second]; Scott grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.