The Cardinals ended their five-game losing streak by downing the Mets, 4-2. The Redbirds scored three runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Keith Hernandez, error by Mets shortstop Frank Taveras and a sacrifice fly by Ken Oberkfell. Gene Roof delivered a sacrifice fly in the seventh before Bruce Sutter came on to record his 20th save. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Cardinals    3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .237      Herr 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Stearns c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Roof lf               3   1   2   1     0   1   .444
Brooks 3b             2   0   0   1     1   1   .299      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .311
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Staub 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Iorg rf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .325
Jorgensen rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Landrum pr,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Porter c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .207
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Ramsey ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Wilson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282        Braun ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .212
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Cubbage ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .236
  Gardenhire pr,2b    1   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   3             Totals               29   4   9   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 14,787
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 5
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Taveras, Zachry, Oberkfell
Doubles: Mazzilli 2 (12)
Triples: Taveras (3), Cubbage (2)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (16), Roof (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stearns (5), Herr (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Brooks (5), Oberkfell (4), Roof (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(7-11)          5.1   8   3   3   0   4   0  24   3.73
Falcone                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.12
Marshall                2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.70
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   4   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(8-5)           7     7   2   2   1   2   0  29   2.96
Sutter SV(20)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.39
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to right; Stearns out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Brooks popped to
first in foul territory; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to left; Herr was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Zachry [Herr to second]; Roof
singled to right [Herr to third]; Hernandez singled to left
[Herr scored, Roof to second]; Hendrick singled to center [Roof
to third, Hernandez to second]; Iorg reached on an error by
Taveras [Roof scored, Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second];
Oberkfell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored,
Hendrick to third]; Porter struck out [Iorg out at second
(catcher to shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled to left; Taveras was called out on strikes; Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Ramsey grounded out (first unassisted); Forsch
flied out to center; Herr was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 3RD: Zachry was called out on strikes; Mazzilli singled to
center; Stearns singled to right [Mazzilli to third]; Brooks hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Mazzilli scored]; Kingman grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Roof singled to pitcher; Hernandez flied out to
left; Roof stole second; Hendrick grounded out (third to first);
Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 3.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); Taveras tripled to right; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell popped to third; Porter singled to
left; Ramsey forced Porter (first to shortstop); Forsch flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 5TH: Zachry grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
doubled; Mazzilli stole third; Stearns grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mazzilli scored]; Brooks walked; Kingman lined to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr flied out to right; Roof was called out on
strikes; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 3.

METS 6TH: Staub flied out to right; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
singled to right; LANDRUM RAN FOR IORG; Oberkfell singled to
left [Landrum to third]; FALCONE REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING);
Porter hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Landrum out at
home (first to catcher)]; Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog
ejected by HP umpire Dick Stello; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HODGES BATTED FOR
FLYNN; Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); CUBBAGE BATTED
FOR FALCONE; Cubbage tripled; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR CUBBAGE;
Mazzilli popped to second; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); GARDENHIRE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ramsey singled to right; BRAUN
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Braun walked [Ramsey to second]; Herr out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ramsey to third, Braun to
second]; Roof hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ramsey scored, Braun
to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

METS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Brooks was called
out on strikes; Kingman reached on an error by Oberkfell; Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kingman to second]; Jorgensen
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Landrum flied out to right; Oberkfell flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

METS 9TH: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); WILSON BATTED
FOR MARSHALL; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Gardenhire
singled to center; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.