Phil Niekro hurled a three-hitter for his 223rd career victory and Dale Murphy and Gary Matthews belted home runs to lead the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. Murphy's blow was a three-run affair and came in the fifth after a pair of walks. Matthews drilled a two-run shot in the eighth. Cardinals' runs came in the third on a two-out walk to Dane Iorg and homer by Keith Hernandez. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      10, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  x  -   5  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .297
Iorg lf               2   1   1   0     2   1   .354      Murphy cf             4   1   1   3     0   3   .270
Hernandez 1b          2   1   1   2     2   0   .338      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Simmons c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .311      Matthews rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .275
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Horner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .171
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .209        Blanks pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .325      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Herr 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Asselstine lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Sykes p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Benedict c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .248
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Gomez ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .187
                                                          Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .088

Totals               28   2   3   2     6   8             Totals               31   5   6   5     2   4

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  6,763
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Braves 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 1
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Hubbard (4), Chambliss (14), Horner (1)
Home Runs: Hernandez (6), Murphy (7), Matthews (6)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (8)
GIDP: Bonds (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(1-5)            7.2   6   5   5   2   4   2  32   7.29
Thomas                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.77
Totals                  8     6   5   5   2   4   2  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(5-8)           9     3   2   2   6   8   1  34   3.58
Totals                  9     3   2   2   6   8   1  34

Passed Balls: Benedict (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Templeton was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Iorg walked; Benedict
allowed a passed ball [Iorg to second]; Hernandez walked;
Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard popped to second; Murphy struck out;
Chambliss popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Bonds was called out on strikes; Reitz flied out
to right; Herr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sykes struck out; Templeton flied out to left;
Iorg walked; Hernandez homered [Iorg scored]; Simmons walked;
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict flied out to right; Gomez reached on an
error by Hernandez; On a bunt Niekro made an out to first;
Hubbard doubled to left [Gomez to third]; Murphy struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Bonds struck out; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Herr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Matthews flied out to
right; Horner singled to left; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sykes flied out to right; Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Iorg singled to right; Hernandez popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict walked; Gomez forced Benedict (shortstop to
second); Niekro grounded out (second to first) [Gomez to
second]; Hubbard walked; Murphy homered [Gomez scored, Hubbard
scored]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; Hendrick flied out to center;
Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Horner
struck out; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz struck out; Herr flied out to right; Sykes
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Benedict flied out to left; Gomez flied out to
center; Niekro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Iorg
was called out on strikes; Hernandez walked; Simmons grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard flied out to right; Murphy struck out;
Chambliss doubled to right; Matthews homered [Chambliss scored];
Horner doubled to left; BLANKS RAN FOR HORNER; THOMAS REPLACED
SYKES (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ASSELSTINE
REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Hendrick flied out to right;
Bonds was called out on strikes; Reitz popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 5.