With Pete Vuckovich's second straight route-going performance, the Cardinals snapped a three-game skid with the 7-2 victory over the Phillies. The Cards scored in the fourth inning on a double by Garry Templeton and single by Keith Hernandez and made it 2-0 in the fifth on singles by Ken Reitz, Templeton and Tony Scott. The Redbirds salted the contest away in the sixth with three more runs, the first coming on a sacrifice fly by Reitz and the other two on a triple by Ken Oberkfell. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     15, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  3    0  2  x  -   7 12  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .250
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Scott cf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .105
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Hernandez 1b          3   1   3   1     1   0   .412
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bonds lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .222
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .353      Hendrick rf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .235
Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .133      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .438
Trillo 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .533      Oberkfell 2b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .286
Lerch p               1   0   1   1     1   0  1.000      Vuckovich p           4   0   1   2     0   2   .143
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Vukovich ph      1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     1   3             Totals               32   7  12   7     3   6

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  8,166
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Cardinals 6
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Trillo (1), Lerch (1), Templeton (3), Hendrick (2), Vuckovich (1)
Triples: Oberkfell (1), Hernandez (2)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (1), Hernandez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(0-1)            6     9   5   5   2   6   0  27   7.50
Saucier                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Reed                    1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6  16.20
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   6   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(2-0)        9     5   2   2   1   3   0  33   1.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   3   0  33

Balks: Vuckovich (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose flied out to right; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
struck out; Hernandez walked; Hernandez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski struck out; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons lined to left; Bonds struck out; Hendrick
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals
0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Trillo flied out to
left; Lerch walked; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz struck out; Oberkfell flied out to left;
Vuckovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt singled to center;
Schmidt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton doubled to left; Scott out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Templeton to third];
Hernandez singled to right [Templeton scored]; Simmons singled
to left [Hernandez to second]; Bonds flied out to center;
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to left; Oberkfell flied out to
center; Vuckovich struck out; Templeton singled to right [Reitz
to third]; Scott singled to shortstop [Reitz scored, Templeton
out at third (third to shortstop to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo doubled to right; Vuckovich balked [Trillo
to third]; Lerch doubled to left [Trillo scored]; Rose grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Lerch to third]; McBride flied out to
center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to right; Simmons struck out;
Bonds singled to right [Hernandez to third]; Hendrick was walked
intentionally [Bonds to second]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Hernandez scored, Bonds to third, Hendrick to second];
Oberkfell tripled to right [Bonds scored, Hendrick scored];
Vuckovich struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Boone flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: SAUCIER REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hernandez tripled to center; Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa singled to right; Trillo singled to right
[Bowa to third]; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR SAUCIER; G. Vukovich
forced Trillo (shortstop to second) [Bowa scored]; Rose lined to
left; McBride popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: REED REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick doubled to left;
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hendrick to third];
Oberkfell was walked intentionally; Vuckovich doubled to left
[Hendrick scored, Oberkfell scored]; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
flied out to right; Luzinski reached on an error by Reitz; Boone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 7.