Mets @ Cardinals
May 23, 1981

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Mets 2 7 2
Cardinals 8 11 1
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Mets 2 7 2
Cardinals 8 11 1

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .333 .342
At Bats 3 73
Hits 1 21
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 6

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 2
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Busch Stadium - May 23, 1981
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Out
Jim Kaat
Gene Tenace
Keith Hernandez
Tom Herr
Ken Oberkfell
Mike Ramsey
Sixto Lezcano
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
John Stearns
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kaat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Kaat reaches second base with a double. Oberkfell scores. There goes Ramsey trying to get to home. Youngblood throws the ball in to Backman who relays the ball to Stearns, who tags Ramsey, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 7 Ramsey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendrick tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dyar Miller now pitching. Hendrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Hendrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Jim Kaat now pitching. Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Top 7 Frank Taveras pinch hits for Ed Lynch. Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Taveras reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to third. Stearns moves to second.
Top 6 Stearns hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Kingman moves to second.
Top 6 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Ramsey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Ramsey reaches second base with a double. There goes Tenace trying to get to home. Youngblood throws the ball in to Backman who relays the ball to Stearns, who tags Tenace, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 5 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lynch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lezcano hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a popup towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Scott. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Backman applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks juggles the ball. That's an error on Brooks.
Top 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stearns fires to second and picks off Herr for the out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Herr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Ramsey moves to third.
Bottom 3 Forsch bunts towards first. Kingman scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Ramsey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ramsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores.
Bottom 3 Ed Lynch now pitching. Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lynch, and towards Flynn, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Ramsey applying the tag.
Top 3 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Backman moves to third.
Top 3 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Youngblood takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Backman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Backman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Tom Hausman now pitching. Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman misplays the ball. That's an error on Backman. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Scott. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Herr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Falcone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Stearns scores.
Top 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stearns moves to third. Brooks moves to second.
Top 2 Brooks takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Stearns. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Stearns steals second.
Top 2 Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Lezcano scores. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick scores. Lezcano moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lezcano takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Herr trying to get to home. Youngblood throws the ball in to Stearns who tags Herr who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Herr. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Herr steals second.
Bottom 1 Herr takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Backman moves to third. Youngblood moves to second.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.