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St Louis Cardinals at New York Mets

April 16, 1981 · 3:33 AM EST

St Louis Cardinals logoSTL59-435
Final
1New York Mets logoNYM41-62

W: Andy RinconL: Mike ScottS: Bruce Sutter

Top performers

Game flow

NYM100%50%100%STL
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Biggest lead STL by 4 · NYM by 1 · 1 lead change

Key plays

  • B1 +11% NYMDave Kingman doubles (1) on a to left fielder Sixto Lezcano. Frank Taveras scores.STL 0 · NYM 1
  • T4 +13% STLDarrell Porter hits a home run (1).STL 1 · NYM 1
  • T4 +12% STLSixto Lezcano triples (1) on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli.STL 1 · NYM 1
  • T4 +12% NYMTony Scott reaches on a fielder's choice out, second baseman Doug Flynn to catcher Alex Trevino. Sixto Lezcano out at home.STL 1 · NYM 1
  • T5 +23% STLKeith Hernandez hits a home run (1). Ken Oberkfell scores.STL 3 · NYM 1

Team stats

STLNYM
  • 10Hits7
  • 5Runs1
  • 3Home runs0
  • 5Walks1
  • 8Strikeouts4
  • 2Errors1
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  • 1Stolen bases1
  • .278Batting average.212
  • .366On-base %.257
  • .611Slugging.303
  • 0.00ERA5.00
  • 16Left on base17

1981 NL East Standings

WLPCTGB
1STCardinals5943.578—
2WSNationals6048.5562.0
3PHPhillies5948.5512.5
4PIPirates4656.45113.0
5NYMets4162.40018.5
6CHCubs3865.37321.5

Game info

Venue
Shea Stadium