Pete Vuckovich, who went from the starting rotation to the bullpen in an effort to help the floundering Cardinals, pitched four innings in relief and received credit for a save in an 8-6 victory over the Expos. The win was only the third for the Redbirds in their last 19 games.

George Hendrick hit a three-run homer for the Cards and Dane Iorg went 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Gary Carter also had a 4-for-4 night for the Expos, including two homers, and drove in five runs. One of Carter's homers resulted when Iorg and Tony Scott collided going after a fly ball to left-center field. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Montreal Expos 6
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        1  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  0  -   6 10  1
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   8 15  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   1   .313
Scott 2b              5   2   1   0     0   0   .189      Scott cf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .229
Dawson cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .271      Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .349
Carter c              4   3   4   5     0   0   .276      Iorg lf               4   2   4   2     0   0   .400
Cromartie 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .280        Bonds ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Macha 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .414      Kennedy c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .333
Hutton rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .050      Hendrick rf           3   1   1   3     1   1   .325
Speier ss             2   0   1   0     2   0   .300      Reitz 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .373
Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Ramsey 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .360
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .250
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Vuckovich p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .087
  Gullickson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     2   5             Totals               36   8  15   8     4   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 19,106
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 8
DP: Expos 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Carter
Doubles: Cromartie (10), Hernandez (13), Iorg 2 (5), Reitz (10)
Triples: Scott (2)
Home Runs: Carter 2 (9), Hendrick (10)
Stolen Bases: Scott (13), Templeton (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (5)
GIDP: Reitz (5), Templeton (6), Hernandez (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(5-5)           4.2  11   7   7   3   2   1  27   3.50
Norman                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.27
Gullickson              2     4   1   1   0   3   0   9   4.50
Fryman                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.53
Totals                  8    15   8   8   4   6   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(4-3)           5     7   4   4   0   2   1  22   3.27
Vuckovich SV(1)         4     3   2   2   2   3   1  17   2.85
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   5   2  39

Wild Pitches: Rogers (2), Vuckovich (4)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Scott singled
to center; Scott stole second; Dawson struck out; Carter singled
to right [Scott scored, Carter to second (on throw to home)];
Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Scott grounded out (second
to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Iorg singled to center
[Hernandez scored]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Macha flied out to center; Hutton grounded out (first
unassisted); Speier lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick walked; Reitz grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Hendrick out at second]; Ramsey popped
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers lined to shortstop; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton singled to pitcher; Templeton stole second [Templeton
to third (error by Carter)]; Scott tripled to right [Templeton
scored]; Hernandez struck out; Iorg singled to left [Scott
scored]; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson lined to center; Carter singled to shortstop;
Cromartie doubled to left [Carter scored]; Macha grounded out
(second to first) [Cromartie to third]; Hutton popped to first;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
singled to right; Ramsey forced Reitz (shortstop to second);
Forsch singled to center [Ramsey to second]; Templeton flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to right; Rogers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; LeFlore struck out;
Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
flied out to center; Iorg doubled to right; Kennedy was walked
intentionally; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Iorg to third, Kennedy
to second]; Hendrick homered [Iorg scored, Kennedy scored];
Reitz doubled to left; Ramsey was walked intentionally; Forsch
singled to right [Reitz scored, Ramsey to second]; NORMAN
REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Templeton forced Forsch (shortstop
to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson singled to center; Carter hit an inside the
park homer to left [Dawson scored]; Dane Iorg and Tony Scott
collided; VUCKOVICH REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Cromartie
struck out; Macha singled to shortstop; Hutton struck out;
Speier walked [Macha to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR NORMAN;
Office flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: GULLICKSON REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Scott
struck out; Hernandez lined to second; Iorg doubled to left;
Kennedy singled to left [Iorg scored]; Hendrick struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 8.

EXPOS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Scott forced LeFlore
(second to shortstop); Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Scott to
second]; Dawson struck out; Carter homered [Scott scored];
Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 6, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to right; Ramsey singled to center
[Reitz to second]; On a bunt Vuckovich struck out; Templeton
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ramsey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6,
Cardinals 8.

EXPOS 8TH: Macha flied out to center; Hutton grounded out
(second to first); Speier walked; WHITE BATTED FOR GULLICKSON;
White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6,
Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Scott walked;
Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Scott out at second]; BONDS BATTED FOR IORG; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cardinals 8.

EXPOS 9TH: BONDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LeFlore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to center; Dawson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6,
Cardinals 8.