Completing the three-game series sweep, the Mets edged the Cardinals, 7-6, as Mookie Wilson, whose error allowed the Cardinals to take a 6-5 lead in the top of the ninth inning, clouted a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame to win the game. The Mets had two out and nobody on when Frank Taveras cracked a double, and Wilson followed by belting a 3-1 serve from Bruce Sutter over the right field fence. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6  8  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    3  0  2  -   7 22  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Wilson cf             6   1   4   3     0   0   .290
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     1   1   .282      Howard rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Hernandez 1b          4   2   1   0     1   1   .299        Valentine ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Hendrick cf           5   2   2   3     0   0   .288      Brooks 3b             5   1   4   0     0   0   .311
Porter c              3   0   0   0     2   0   .216      Kingman 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Iorg rf               2   0   1   2     1   0   .328      Mazzilli lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Landrum ph,rf       1   1   1   0     0   0   .248      Stearns c             5   1   3   1     0   0   .280
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Flynn 2b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .216
Roof lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .314      Gardenhire ss         2   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Sorensen p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .067        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Staub ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .290
  DeLeon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Trevino ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Searage p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hodges ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .297
                                                            Taveras pr,ss       2   2   2   0     0   0   .233

Totals               34   6   8   5     8   5             Totals               46   7  22   7     0   2

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 13,337
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 13
DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 0
Errors: Wilson, Brooks
Doubles: Templeton (14), Flynn 2 (10), Hodges (1), Wilson (7), Taveras (10)
Triples: Landrum (3)
Home Runs: Hendrick (17), Wilson (3)
Stolen Bases: Herr (17)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Landrum (5)
GIDP: Kingman (7), Stearns (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen                5.2  12   2   2   0   0   0  28   3.03
Bair                    1     3   3   3   0   1   0   6   5.48
Kaat                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.40
DeLeon                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.84
Sykes                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.01
Littell                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.31
Sutter L(3-4)           0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   2.75
Totals                  8.2  22   7   7   0   2   1  46

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  2     5   5   5   3   0   1  13   4.09
Searage                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.34
Marshall                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.86
Orosco                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.00
Allen W(6-5)            2     1   1   0   0   3   0   7   2.78
Totals                  9     8   6   5   8   5   1  43

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr flied out to center; On a bunt Templeton
singled; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hernandez walked; Hendrick singled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Porter walked [Hendrick to second]; Iorg
singled to left [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Porter to
second]; Oberkfell flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
popped to third in foul territory; Brooks grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Roof flied out to center; Sorensen flied out to
center; Herr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Mazzilli singled to center;
On a bunt Stearns singled [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn lined to
right; Gardenhire singled to shortstop [Mazzilli to third,
Stearns to second]; Zachry grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton walked; Hernandez singled to right
[Templeton to third]; Hendrick homered [Templeton scored,
Hernandez scored]; SEARAGE REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Porter
grounded out (second to first); Iorg walked; Oberkfell popped to
second; Roof walked [Iorg to second]; Sorensen struck out; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Wilson singled to center; Howard flied out to center;
Brooks singled to center [Wilson to second]; Kingman grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brooks out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Herr flied out to right; Templeton doubled to
right; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Templeton to
third]; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Stearns
singled to left; Flynn flied out to right; Gardenhire singled to
left [Stearns to third]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SEARAGE; Cubbage
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: MARSHALL REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Porter
grounded out (first to pitcher); Iorg flied out to right;
Oberkfell walked; Roof reached on an error by Brooks [Oberkfell
to third]; Sorensen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Howard singled
to right; Brooks singled to center [Howard to second]; Kingman
popped to first; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Herr singled to left; Herr stole second;
Templeton flied out to center [Herr to third]; Hernandez reached
on a fielder's choice [Herr out at home (second to catcher)];
Hendrick forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (first to pitcher); Flynn doubled
to left; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR GARDENHIRE; Jorgensen flied out to
left; HODGES BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Hodges doubled to right [Flynn
scored]; TAVERAS RAN FOR HODGES; Wilson doubled to left [Taveras
scored]; BAIR REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Howard struck out
(catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: OROSCO REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); TAVERAS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Porter walked; LANDRUM BATTED FOR
IORG; Landrum out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Porter
to second]; Oberkfell lined to left; Roof was walked
intentionally; Bair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brooks singled to
center; Kingman popped to third in foul territory; Mazzilli
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brooks to second]; Stearns
singled to center [Brooks scored]; Flynn doubled to center
[Stearns scored]; STAUB BATTED FOR OROSCO; KAAT REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Staub singled to center [Flynn scored]; HARRIS RAN
FOR STAUB; DELEON REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Taveras singled to
left [Harris to second]; Wilson singled to first [Harris to
third, Taveras to second]; SYKES REPLACED DELEON (PITCHING);
VALENTINE BATTED FOR HOWARD; Valentine was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); VALENTINE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Herr grounded out (shortstop to
first); Templeton struck out; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Brooks singled to
pitcher; Kingman singled to left [Brooks to second]; Mazzilli
popped to second; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Porter flied out to
center; Landrum tripled to center [Landrum scored (error by
Wilson) (unearned)]; Oberkfell was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 5.

METS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); TREVINO BATTED FOR ALLEN; Trevino flied
out to center; Taveras doubled to left; Wilson homered [Taveras
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 7.