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A balk by reliever Jesse Orosco produced the go-ahead run as the Cardinals posted a 4-2 victory over the Mets for a sweep of the three-game series. With the game tied, 2-2, and runners on first and third with nobody out in the sixth, Orosco entered the game for New York and was called for a balk that permitted Tito Landrum to score from third and break the deadlock. St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2Game Played on Sunday, September 13, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 4 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 4 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282 Herr 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .279 Howard rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .333 Roof lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .333 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Mazzilli lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Iorg rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .323 Trevino c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Landrum pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Oberkfell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 Hodges c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Sanchez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Tenace ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ramsey ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Taveras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gardenhire ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Lezcano ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Lynch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cubbage ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailor 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Totals 35 2 9 2 1 3 Totals 28 4 6 2 8 4 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 14,689 Left on Base: Mets 7, Cardinals 9 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Howard, Kingman, Trevino 2, Tenace Doubles: Wilson (6), Roof (1) Triples: Oberkfell (4) Stolen Bases: Bailor (2), Roof 2 (3) Caught Stealing: Oberkfell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Ramsey (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lynch 4 2 2 1 4 1 0 17 2.57 Leach L(1-1) 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 7 1.80 Orosco 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 13 0.00 Totals 8 6 4 2 8 4 0 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(5-4) 6 7 2 2 1 2 0 25 4.58 Bair 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.36 Sutter SV(21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.29 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 3 0 36 Passed Balls: Sanchez (1) Wild Pitches: Andujar (2) Balks: Orosco (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John Kibler METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Howard grounded out (second to first); Brooks singled; Kingman forced Brooks (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Herr walked; Roof doubled [Herr scored]; Hernandez struck out; Roof stole third [Roof scored (error by Trevino) (unearned)]; Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; Iorg grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 2ND: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Trevino singled; Flynn flied out to left; Gardenhire singled to center [Trevino to third]; Lynch grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Ramsey walked; Andujar forced Ramsey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Herr grounded out (second to first); Roof walked; Roof stole second [Roof to third (error by Trevino)]; Hernandez flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Iorg lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 4TH: Kingman flied out to left; Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli was picked off first (pitcher to first); Trevino walked; Sanchez allowed a passed ball [Trevino to second]; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell tripled to right; Oberkfell was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Ramsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 5TH: Gardenhire struck out; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LYNCH; Cubbage singled to left; Wilson doubled to left [Cubbage to third]; Howard singled to right [Cubbage scored, Wilson scored]; Brooks grounded out (third to first) [Howard to second]; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Howard to third]; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: LEACH REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Andujar grounded out (third to first); Herr was called out on strikes; Roof walked; Hernandez singled to right [Roof to third]; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2. METS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Trevino grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Iorg walked; LANDRUM RAN FOR IORG; Oberkfell singled to center [Landrum to third]; OROSCO REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); BAILOR REPLACED LEACH (PLAYING 2B); TENACE BATTED FOR SANCHEZ; Orosco balked [Landrum scored, Oberkfell to second]; Tenace walked; Ramsey out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Oberkfell to third, Tenace to second]; LEZCANO BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Lezcano was walked intentionally; Herr popped to third; Roof flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3. METS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED LEZCANO (PITCHING); TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gardenhire grounded out (second to first); Mets Manager Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming arguing the balk called in the previous half inning; Bailor singled to right; Bailor stole second [Bailor to third (error by Tenace)]; Wilson struck out; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez reached on an error by Kingman (assist by Bailor); Hendrick flied out to left; Landrum struck out; Oberkfell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3. METS 8TH: Brooks flied out to right; Kingman singled to right; Mazzilli forced Kingman (shortstop to second); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR TREVINO; Jorgensen forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: HODGES REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING C ); Tenace popped to catcher; Ramsey singled to right [Ramsey to second (error by Howard)]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BAIR; Gonzalez lined to left; Herr singled to left [Ramsey scored (unearned), Herr out at second (left to third to second to first)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4. METS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); TAVERAS BATTED FOR OROSCO; Taveras flied out to center; Gardenhire flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4. |
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