Final
NYM 2 — STL 8
5/23/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN198105230
Complete available game record for NYM at STL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Herr | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mookie Wilson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Backman | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Kingman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Hendrick | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixto Lezcano | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Stearns | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Tenace | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubie Brooks | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Trevino | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Falcone | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Lynch | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Forsch | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dyar Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hausman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Falcone | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Forsch | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hausman | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kaat | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Lynch | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dyar Miller | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hendrick | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Herr | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Ramsey | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Tenace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Forsch | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixto Lezcano | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mookie Wilson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Backman | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubie Brooks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Falcone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hausman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kingman | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Lynch | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyar Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stearns | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | S9.2XH(92);1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H;1-3 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53.3-H | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E4.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D7/78 | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 163.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SBH;SB2 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | PO2(26) | 1–6 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–6 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–6 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7/78 | 1–6 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–6 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E5 | 1–6 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 1–6 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 1–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 1–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 1–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | D9/89.1XH(942) | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | 5E4.1-2;B-1 | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53.2-3;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–6 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | D9.3-H;1XH(942) | 2–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/F.2-3 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4/FL | 2–8 |