The Cardinals enjoyed a 12-2 rout of the Reds behind a 15-hit attack and the four-hit pitching of Pete Vuckovich. The Redbirds took a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Ted Simmons and George Hendrick and RBI double by Ken Reitz. They scored six times in the sixth on a two-run single by Garry Templeton, three-run homer by Keith Hernandez and sacrifice fly by Reitz. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      22, 1980 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  2  6    1  0  0  -  12 15  0
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf,lf           4   1   0   0     2   2   .196      Collins lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Templeton ss          5   1   2   2     0   0   .302      Kennedy 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .290
  Phillips ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Griffey rf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .309
Hernandez 1b          3   3   2   4     1   0   .337      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Simmons c             5   3   2   1     0   1   .290      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Kennedy lf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .326      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .248
  Scott pr,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Nolan c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Hendrick cf,rf        4   0   2   1     0   1   .305      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Durham rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .310      LaCoss p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Oberkfell 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .272        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Vuckovich p           3   2   1   0     0   2   .091        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Soto p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  12  15  12     4   7             Totals               30   2   4   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 29,182
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Reds 2
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Hernandez (18), Reitz (15), Simmons (14), Oberkfell (5), Vuckovich (2), Griffey (12)
Home Runs: Hernandez (7), Griffey (6)
Caught Stealing: Kennedy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (4), Hernandez (1)
GIDP: Templeton (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(7-5)        9     4   2   2   1   4   1  31   2.77
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   4   1  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(4-7)           3     6   3   3   2   1   0  16   5.38
Price                   2     3   5   5   2   2   0  12   5.79
Tomlin                  0     3   3   2   0   0   1   4   5.71
Soto                    3     3   1   1   0   2   0  12   4.61
Bair                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.22
Totals                  9    15  12  11   4   7   1  47

Wild Pitches: Soto (3)
Balks: Vuckovich (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Bonds popped to first in foul territory;
Templeton grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
singled to right; Griffey homered [Kennedy scored]; Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Kennedy lined to
first; Hendrick singled to third; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell singled to center; Vuckovich out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Bonds
walked; Templeton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: LaCoss popped to first; Collins flied out to right;
Kennedy singled to center; Kennedy was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds
2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez doubled to center; Simmons singled to
right [Hernandez scored]; Kennedy walked [Simmons to second];
Hendrick singled to center [Simmons scored, Kennedy to second];
Reitz doubled to right [Kennedy scored, Hendrick to third];
PRICE REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Oberkfell popped to catcher in
foul territory; Vuckovich struck out; Bonds struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
popped to second; Knight grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first);
Hernandez walked; Simmons doubled to left [Hernandez to third];
Kennedy singled to right [Hernandez scored, Simmons scored];
Hendrick popped to shortstop; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell doubled to center; Vuckovich reached on
a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Oberkfell to third];
Bonds walked [Vuckovich to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED PRICE
(PITCHING); Templeton singled to center [Oberkfell scored,
Vuckovich scored, Bonds to second]; Hernandez homered [Bonds
scored, Templeton scored]; Simmons reached on an error by
Concepcion; Kennedy singled to center [Simmons to second]; SCOTT
RAN FOR KENNEDY; SOTO REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Soto threw a
wild pitch [Simmons to third, Scott to second]; Hendrick struck
out; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Simmons scored
(unearned)]; Oberkfell lined to right; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SCOTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Soto
flied out to right; Collins grounded out (first to pitcher);
Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 11, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Vuckovich doubled to left; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Templeton singled to center [Vuckovich to
third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Vuckovich
scored]; Simmons struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
12, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); DURHAM
REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING RF); Griffey walked; Vuckovich balked
[Griffey to second]; Driessen flied out to left; Knight struck
out; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 12, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: NOLAN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Scott singled
to third; Durham flied out to right; Reitz flied out to right;
Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 12, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion
flied out to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SOTO; Spilman flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Vuckovich
struck out; Bonds struck out; Phillips grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first to second); Griffey doubled to
right; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 12, Reds 2.