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.

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