Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 11, 1981
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on September 11, 1981 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Zachry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,787 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: John Kibler 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Joe West |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Pat Zachry | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Roof | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Mike Ramsey | Shortstop |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 11, 1981
Top 1
-
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Iorg. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Forsch
Stearns bunts towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brooks vs. Forsch
Brooks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Forsch
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Zachry
Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Zachry
Zachry fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Zachry. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Zachry
Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herr scores. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Zachry
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roof moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Iorg vs. Zachry
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Roof scores. Hernandez moves to third. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oberkfell vs. Zachry
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores. Hendrick tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Zachry
Porter strikes out. There goes Iorg. The throw from Stearns to Taveras, and Iorg is out. View Play
Top 2
-
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Forsch
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Forsch
Jorgensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Forsch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Zachry
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramsey for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Zachry
Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Zachry
Herr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
-
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachry vs. Forsch
Zachry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Forsch
Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brooks vs. Forsch
Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Forsch
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Zachry
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Zachry
There goes Roof. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Roof steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Zachry
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Zachry
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Forsch
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Forsch
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Iorg who is chasing the ball. Taveras reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flynn vs. Forsch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Zachry
Oberkfell hits a popup towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Zachry
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramsey vs. Zachry
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Zachry
Forsch hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachry vs. Forsch
Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hendrick. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Forsch
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Mazzilli steals third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. Forsch
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stearns for the out. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Forsch
Brooks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Forsch
Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Roof settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Zachry
Herr hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Zachry
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Zachry
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Forsch
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Forsch
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Forsch scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Zachry
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Zachry
Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Zachry
Tito Landrum pinch runs for Dane Iorg.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrum moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Falcone
Pete Falcone now pitching.
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it, tags Porter out, and throws to home to double up Landrum, who tagged and tried to score. View Play
Top 7
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Forsch
Tito Landrum now playing right field. Ron Hodges pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Forsch
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Cubbage hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hendrick, who is chasing the ball. Cubbage reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Ron Gardenhire pinch runs for Mike Cubbage.
Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. Forsch
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching. Ron Gardenhire now playing second base.
Ramsey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Marshall
Steve Braun pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Braun takes first base on ball four. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Marshall
Herr bunts towards the mound. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramsey moves to third. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roof vs. Marshall
Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ramsey tags and scores. Braun tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Marshall
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Brooks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Sutter
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Sutter
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Sutter
Jorgensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Marshall
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Marshall
Landrum hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Marshall
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutter
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sutter
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Mike Marshall.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardenhire vs. Sutter
Gardenhire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Sutter
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Roof settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 9/11/1981 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mazzilli L, cf 5 2 3 0 Herr T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Stearns J, c 3 0 1 1 Roof G, lf 3 1 2 1
Brooks H, 3b 2 0 0 1 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 1 1
Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 4 0 1 0
Staub R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Iorg D, rf 3 0 1 1
Jorgensen M, rf 4 0 1 0 Landrum T, pr-rf 1 0 0 0
Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 3 0 1 1
Flynn D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 0 1 0
Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0 Ramsey M, ss 3 1 1 0
Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0
Wilson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Braun S, ph 0 0 0 0
Zachry P, p 2 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
Falcone P, p 0 0 0 0
Cubbage M, ph 1 0 1 0
Gardenhire R, pr-2b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 29 4 9 4
New York 001 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis 300 000 10x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry P (L) 5.1 8 3 3 0 4
Falcone P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall M 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (W) 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
Sutter B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Zachry P, Taveras F, Oberkfell K
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 5
2B -- Mazzilli L 2
3B -- Taveras F, Cubbage M
SB -- Roof G, Mazzilli L
SH -- Stearns J, Herr T
SF -- Oberkfell K, Brooks H, Roof G
T -- 2:03
A -- 14787
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
