The league's first triple play of season highlighted the Expos' 4-0 victory over the Cardinals. In the fourth inning, with Keith Hernandez on second and Ted Simmons on first, George Hendrick lined to third baseman Larry Parrish, who relayed to second baseman Rodney Scott to double Hernandez. Scott then threw to first baseman Warren Cromartie to complete the triple killing.

Fred Norman, Elias Sosa and Woodie Fryman combined on the shutout. The Expos scored in the top of the fourth when Ellis Valentine singled, stole second and came in on a double by Gary Carter. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Bonds lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .209
  White lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Scott cf              3   0   0   0     1   3   .229
Scott 2b              2   0   0   0     3   0   .232      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .316
Dawson cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .304      Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Cromartie 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Carter c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .253        Iorg ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Parrish 3b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .282        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .235        Phillips ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramsey ss,3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .288
  Fryman p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Fulgham p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
                                                            Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     6   2             Totals               26   0   4   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 16,570
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cardinals 4
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Carter (16), Cromartie (22), Parrish (21)
Stolen Bases: Scott (44), Valentine (5), LeFlore 2 (74)
Caught Stealing: Scott (8), Valentine (5), Oberkfell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Fulgham (3)
GIDP: Simmons (10)
Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (2,by Norman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(3-2)           6     4   0   0   2   4   0  22   3.86
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.20
Fryman SV(13)           2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.88
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   5   0  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham L(3-5)          8     4   1   1   5   2   0  31   2.58
Kaat                    0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Littlefield             0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   2.51
Urrea                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.60
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Norman (3)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Joe West


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Scott walked; Scott stole second;
Dawson flied out to right; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Scott struck out; Hernandez
walked; Simmons forced Hernandez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter
grounded out (third to first); Parrish walked; Speier walked
[Parrish to second]; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Ramsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Scott flied
out to left; Dawson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell singled to center; Fulgham out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Oberkfell to second]; Bonds
walked; Scott struck out while Oberkfell was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to center; Valentine stole second;
Cromartie flied out to center; Carter doubled to left [Valentine
scored]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to third; Simmons singled to
left [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick lined into a triple play
(third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second, Simmons out
at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
singled to left; LeFlore stole second; LeFlore stole third;
Scott walked; Scott was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Dawson popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz made an out to catcher; Ramsey flied out to
right; Oberkfell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine walked; Valentine was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cromartie grounded out (second to
first); Carter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Fulgham flied out to right; Bonds flied out to
center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled to shortstop; Speier flied out to
right; Norman popped to pitcher; LeFlore forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez was hit by a pitch; Simmons singled to
center [Hernandez to second]; SOSA REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Hendrick made an out to third; IORG BATTED FOR REITZ; FRYMAN
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); SMITH BATTED FOR IORG; Smith made an
out to third; Ramsey lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); RAMSEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Oberkfell
struck out; HERR BATTED FOR FULGHAM; Herr made an out to first;
Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 9TH: KAAT REPLACED HERR (PITCHING); Cromartie doubled to
right; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Carter singled to
center [Cromartie to third]; Parrish doubled to center
[Cromartie scored, Carter scored]; Speier singled to center
[Parrish to third]; URREA REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING);
Fryman singled to right [Parrish scored, Speier to second];
White flied out to left; Scott walked [Speier to third, Fryman
to second]; Dawson flied out to center; Valentine forced Scott
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott walked; Hernandez flied out to center;
Simmons grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals
0.