A three-run homer by Dusty Baker capped a rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals, handing the Redbirds their seventh straight defeat and sending them tumbling into the cellar in the N.L. East. The Dodgers were behind, 3-1, when Davey Lopes drew a one-out walk and Cardinals starter Bob Forsch was relieved by Jim Kaat.

After Derrel Thomas struck out Reggie Smith singled, sending Lopes to third and resulting in Kaat's being derricked in favor of Mark Littell, who entered the game with a 6.10 ERA and promptly yielded a single to Steve Garvey and Baker's game-winning blast. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       21, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  4  x  -   5  6  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Lopes 2b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .259
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .302
Hernandez 1b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .336      Smith rf              2   1   1   1     1   1   .339
Simmons c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .330      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .267
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .338      Baker lf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .282
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .367      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Bonds lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .240        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Phillips 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Carbo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .154
  Herr pr,2b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Goltz p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Hatcher 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .417

Totals               30   3   9   3     2   4             Totals               28   5   6   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 31,174
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4
Errors: Phillips, Ferguson
Home Runs: Simmons (4), Baker (7)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (2)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (7), Hernandez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2), Goltz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (7)
GIDP: Phillips (2), Scott (3), Baker (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7.1   3   2   1   3   5   0  28   2.69
Kaat                    0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2
Littell L(0-2)          0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   7.59
Totals                  8     6   5   4   3   6   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6.2   5   2   2   2   4   1  24   3.08
Beckwith W(3-0)         1.1   2   1   0   0   0   0   5   1.64
Sutcliffe               0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.76
Castillo SV(2)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton walked; Scott struck out while
Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas was
called out on strikes; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); Reitz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to left; Baker grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Garvey out at second]; Cey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Bonds singled to right; Phillips grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bonds out at second];
Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Ferguson struck out; Goltz
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Russell to second];
Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to
left; Simmons homered [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
walked; Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to second); Baker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to left; Bonds struck out;
Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Ferguson walked; Goltz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch struck out; Templeton grounded out (second
to first); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to center; Thomas reached on an error
by Phillips [Lopes to third]; Thomas stole second; Smith hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Garvey flied
out to right [Thomas to third]; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez walked; Simmons flied out to center;
Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Hendrick singled to left; Reitz singled to left [Hendrick to
second]; BECKWITH REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Bonds forced Reitz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey popped to shortstop; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: CARBO BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Carbo singled to
center; HERR RAN FOR CARBO; Herr was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Ferguson [Herr to second]; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herr to third]; Templeton
singled to center [Herr scored (unearned)]; Scott grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSTONE BATTED
FOR BECKWITH; Johnstone lined to second; Lopes walked; KAAT
REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Thomas struck out; Smith singled to
second [Lopes to third]; LITTELL REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored, Smith to third]; Baker
homered [Smith scored, Garvey scored]; Cey flied out to center;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: SUTCLIFFE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING);
Hernandez singled to shortstop; Simmons singled to center
[Hernandez to second]; Hendrick popped to second; CASTILLO
REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); HATCHER REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PLAYING
3B); Reitz lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 5.