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.

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