Homers by Ted Simmons and Dane Iorg paced the Cardinals to a 5-2 decision over the Dodgers. Simmons broke a 1-1 tie with a solo shot in the fourth inning and Iorg belted a three-run blast with two out in the sixth following a double by Leon Durham and single by Keith Hernandez. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .222      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Durham rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .329        Scott cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .318
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Simmons c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .293
Cey 3b                4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Hendrick cf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Guerrero 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .354      Iorg lf               4   2   2   3     0   0   .306
Ferguson c            2   0   1   1     1   0   .180      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .291
Goltz p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .291
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .149
  Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Forsch ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
                                                            Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               33   5   8   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 20,224
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Cey 2 (13), Garvey (15), Reitz (23), Durham (6)
Home Runs: Monday (3), Simmons (13), Iorg (3)
Caught Stealing: Garvey (5)
GIDP: Ferguson (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(3-7)            6     7   5   5   0   4   2  25   5.47
Sutcliffe               2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   6.17
Totals                  8     8   5   5   1   5   2  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(9-6)        7     7   2   2   2   4   1  27   2.86
Littlefield SV(5)       2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.56
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Monday flied out to right; Russell lined to
pitcher; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Durham flied out to left; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Garvey was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Baker flied out to left; Cey flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Iorg singled to right;
Reitz doubled to left [Iorg scored]; Oberkfell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 1.

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

CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton was called out on strikes; Durham flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday homered; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons homered; Hendrick flied out to left; Iorg lined to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker struck out; Cey doubled to left; Guerrero
flied out to right [Cey to third]; Ferguson walked; Goltz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to right; Oberkfell singled to
left; On a bunt Vuckovich struck out; Templeton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Russell was
called out on strikes; Smith singled to right; Garvey doubled to
left [Smith to third]; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Durham doubled to left; Hernandez singled to
right [Durham to third]; Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick
struck out; Iorg homered [Durham scored, Hernandez scored];
Reitz grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 7TH: SCOTT REPLACED DURHAM (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cey doubled to left; Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson singled to left [Cey
scored]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Johnstone popped to third
in foul territory; Ferguson was picked off first (catcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: SUTCLIFFE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING);
Oberkfell singled to right; FORSCH BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; On a
bunt Forsch forced Oberkfell (pitcher to shortstop); Templeton
popped to shortstop; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Monday
flied out to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons walked;
Hendrick reached on an error by Guerrero [Simmons to second];
Iorg popped to shortstop; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to left; Baker grounded out (third
to first); Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cardinals 5.