St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 19, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1981 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 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)
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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 0 2 0
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Landrum lf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 1 1
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Roof ph 1 0 0 0
Green cf 3 0 0 0
Martin p 2 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 0 0
Howard rf 1 2 0 1
Brooks 3b 4 2 2 2
Kingman 1b 4 1 1 3
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli lf 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
Gardenhire ss 3 0 0 0
Falcone p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 6
St. Louis 000 100 010262
New York 300 003 00x661
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  L (6-4) 5.0 4 5 4 2 2
  Littell   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Shirley   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (3-3) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Tenace (3), Green (1), Gardenhire (1).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Tenace (2).  2B–St. Louis Herr (13,off Falcone), New York Stearns (11,off Littell).  HR–New York Brooks (4,1st inning off Martin 1 on, 0 out); Kingman (20,6th inning off Littell 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Howard (1,off Martin).  SB–Wilson (22,2nd base off Martin/Tenace).  CS–Flynn (2,2nd base by Martin/Tenace).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–1:58.  A–10,200.
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