Breaking out of an 0-for-27 slump, Bobby Bonds cracked a double and homer to pace the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Pirates as Bob Sykes scattered nine hits to record his first complete game in the N.L. Bill Robinson hit a two-run homer for the Pirates in the first inning.

Bonds led off the Cards' half with a double and scored on a single by Garry Templeton, who came home later in the inning on a single by Ted Simmons. Bonds drilled his homer leading off the third for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      24, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Cardinals    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Bonds rf,lf           4   2   2   1     0   2   .200
Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Templeton ss          4   1   3   1     0   0   .307
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .337
B. Robinson 1b        4   1   2   2     0   0   .263      Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Hendrick cf,rf        3   0   1   0     1   1   .309
Lacy lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .378      Kennedy lf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .319
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270        Scott cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Nicosia c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Rhoden p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Sykes p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .421
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   3             Totals               30   3   9   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 21,858
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Simmons
Doubles: Foli 2 (12), Bonds (4), Kennedy (6)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (8), Bonds (3)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (6), Alexander (3), Templeton (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (1)
GIDP: Kennedy (4), Oberkfell (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(0-1)           6     7   3   3   2   2   1  26   4.50
Jackson                 2     2   0   0   2   2   0   9   1.74
Totals                  8     9   3   3   4   4   1  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(2-6)            9     9   2   2   1   3   1  36   5.31
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   3   1  36

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Frank Pulli


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli doubled
to left; Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson homered [Foli
scored]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bonds doubled to left; Templeton singled to right
[Bonds scored]; Templeton stole second; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons singled to
right [Templeton scored]; Hendrick walked [Simmons to second];
Kennedy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hendrick out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy popped to first in foul territory; Garner
struck out; Nicosia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz lined to left; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first); Sykes lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Rhoden flied out to right; Moreno flied out to
left; Foli doubled to left; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Bonds homered; Templeton singled to center;
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Templeton to
second]; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendrick
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to shortstop; Madlock singled
to center [B. Robinson to second]; Lacy hit into a double play
(right to third) [B. Robinson out at third]; Madlock stole
second; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kennedy doubled to left; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Oberkfell reached on a fielder's choice
[Kennedy out at third (third unassisted)]; Sykes grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia flied out to center; Rhoden singled to
left; Moreno walked [Rhoden to second]; Foli grounded out (third
to first) [Rhoden to third, Moreno to second]; Parker flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to right;
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Madlock
flied out to right; Lacy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kennedy walked; Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell forced
Kennedy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Nicosia
grounded out (third to first); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR RHODEN;
Sanguillen singled to left; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Sykes
struck out; Bonds struck out; Templeton singled to left;
Hernandez walked [Templeton to second]; Simmons flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Foli flied out to right; Parker singled to left; B.
Robinson lined to center; Madlock grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick singled to left; Kennedy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Hendrick to second]; Reitz
was walked intentionally; Oberkfell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 9TH: BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HENDRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SCOTT REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING
CF); Lacy flied out to right; Garner singled to center;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR GARNER; Alexander stole second [Alexander to
third (error by Simmons)]; Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to
first); STARGELL BATTED FOR JACKSON; Stargell flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.