St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1981 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 2 3 2
Hendrick rf 4 1 1 2
Porter c 3 1 1 1
Lezcano lf 5 0 1 0
Scott cf 4 0 2 0
Herr 2b 3 0 2 0
Rincon p 2 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf 3 0 2 1
Staub 1b 4 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Trevino c 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 2 0
Scott p 1 0 1 0
  Cubbage ph 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 120 0025102
New York 100 000 000171
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rincon  W (1-0) 6.1 6 1 0 1 2
  Sutter  SV (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (0-1) 5.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Falcone   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Reardon   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
8

  E–Hendrick (3), Herr (2), Taveras (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Scott (2,off Scott), New York Kingman 2 (2,off Rincon 2); Flynn (4,off Rincon).  3B–St. Louis Lezcano (1,off Scott).  HR–St. Louis Porter (1,4th inning off Scott 0 on, 0 out); Hernandez (1,5th inning off Scott 1 on, 0 out); Hendrick (1,9th inning off Reardon 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Rincon (1,off Scott).  HBP–Kingman (1,by Rincon).  SB–Porter (1,2nd base off Scott/Trevino); Taveras (1,2nd base off Rincon/Porter).  CS–Scott (1,2nd base by Reardon/Trevino).  HBP–Rincon (1,Kingman).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:30.  A–10,921.
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