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.

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