Two homers by George Hendrick lifted the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory behind the pitching of Pete Vuckovich, who beat the Phillies for the seventh straight time. Hendrick snapped a 1-1 tie with his first round-tripper in the fourth inning and then provided an insurance run with his second smash in the sixth. Vuckovich, who brought his career record against the Phils to 7-2, faltered in the ninth and needed help from Bob Sykes and Mark Littell to preserve his victory. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, April     25, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .309      Rose 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Herr 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Gross rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .255
Simmons c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .310      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .327
Bonds lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Hendrick rf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .385      Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .318
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .400      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Aguayo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .091        McBride ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lerch p               2   1   1   0     1   0   .429
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .667

Totals               33   3   7   3     1   4             Totals               36   1   9   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 30,516
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Templeton, Herr, Schmidt, Lerch
Doubles: Bowa (2), Maddox (6)
Home Runs: Hendrick 2 (3)
Stolen Bases: Gross (1)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rose (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (1)
GIDP: Hernandez (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(3-1)        8     9   1   1   2   6   0  36   2.40
Sykes                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.23
Littell SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  12.46
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   6   0  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(0-2)            9     7   3   3   1   4   2  35   5.48
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   4   2  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Herr singled to right
[Templeton to third]; Hernandez grounded out (third to first)
[Herr to second]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Templeton scored, Herr to third]; Bonds was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to second; Gross popped to second;
Maddox popped to shortstop; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick reached on an error by Schmidt [Hendrick
to second]; Reitz struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Boone struck
out; Bowa doubled to right; Aguayo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt Templeton grounded out (catcher to
first); Herr flied out to left; Hernandez reached on an error by
Lerch (assist by Rose) [Hernandez to second]; Simmons struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch singled to right; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lerch to second]; Gross popped to third in
foul territory; Maddox doubled to left [Lerch scored]; Schmidt
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
homered; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Boone grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bowa singled to right; Aguayo singled to left [Bowa
to second]; Lerch popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Vuckovich grounded out (third to first);
Templeton singled to center; Herr singled to right [Templeton to
second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Gross reached
on an error by Herr; Gross stole second; Maddox struck out;
Schmidt walked; Luzinski forced Gross (shortstop to third); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); Hendrick homered; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone singled to center; Bowa forced Boone
(shortstop to second); Aguayo forced Bowa (second to shortstop)
[Aguayo to second (error by Templeton)]; Lerch walked; Rose
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies
1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Simmons lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Boone was called out
on strikes; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Bonds singled to center; Hendrick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bonds was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Reitz walked; Scott forced Reitz (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCBRIDE BATTED FOR AGUAYO; McBride singled to
center; UNSER BATTED FOR LERCH; Unser singled to right [McBride
to second]; SYKES REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Rose out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McBride to third, Unser to
second]; Gross reached on a fielder's choice [McBride out at
home (pitcher to catcher), Unser to third]; Maddox walked [Gross
to second]; LITTELL REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Schmidt forced
Unser (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 1.