September 20, 1981 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Neil AllenL: Bruce Sutter
CF2-5H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 2 RTop hitterMWMookie Wilson
CF4-6H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 1 RP2.0IP0 ER · 3 K · WP0.2IP2 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead STL by 5 · NYM by 1 · 1 lead change
| 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.
3B: Landrum
HR: Hendrick
RBI: Hendrick 3, Iorg 2
SB: Herr
CS: Templeton Sr.
LOB: 16
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HowardRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLee MazzilliLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DFDoug Flynn2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PZPat ZachryP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJMike JorgensenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JO Jesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRusty StaubPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GHGreg HarrisPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NANeil AllenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATAlex TrevinoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRay SearageP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMike CubbagePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MarshallP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRon HodgesPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FTFrank TaverasSS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2B: Wilson, Flynn 2, Hodges, Taveras
HR: Wilson
RBI: Wilson 3, Stearns, Flynn, Staub, Hodges
LOB: 26
| PZPat Zachry | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| JOJesse Orosco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| NANeil AllenW | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| RSRay Searage | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| MMMike Marshall | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 77 |
The Mets edged the Cardinals 7-6 at Shea Stadium.
Neil Allen got the win and Bruce Sutter took the loss. Mookie Wilson went 4-for-6 for the Mets, while George Hendrick went 2-for-5 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
