September 18, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Ed LynchL: Bob ShirleyS: Jesse Orosco
CF2-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterHBHubie Brooks
3B3-4H-AB3B · 3 RBI · 2 RP6.0IP1 ER · 1 K · WP0.1IP3 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher
Jesse OroscoP3.0IP0 ER · 4 K · SBiggest lead NYM by 7
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STCardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
2WS Nationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 |
3PH Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.5 |
4PI Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13.0 |
| 5NYMets | 41 | 62 | .400 | 18.5 |
6CH Cubs | 38 | 65 | .373 | 21.5 |
2B: Templeton Sr., Hernandez, Hendrick
RBI: Iorg
LOB: 14
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LMLee MazzilliLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DFDoug Flynn2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ELEd LynchP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJMike Jorgensen1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJesse OroscoP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Kingman
3B: Brooks
RBI: Brooks 3, Kingman, Mazzilli, Flynn 3
SB: Wilson
CS: Gardenhire
LOB: 12
| ELEd LynchW | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| JOJesse OroscoS | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
The Mets routed the Cardinals 8-1 at Shea Stadium.
Ed Lynch got the win, Bob Shirley took the loss and Jesse Orosco earned the save. Hubie Brooks went 3-for-4 for the Mets, while George Hendrick went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
