Pounding out 14 hits, the Cubs posted a 6-2 triumph over the Cardinals. Chicago tallied in their first turn at bat on a two-run homer by Lenny Randle, scored in the second inning on a two-run single by Rick Reuschel and counted twice more in the third on consecutive doubles by Bill Buckner and Cliff Johnson and a single by Scot Thompson. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         2  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 14  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Scott cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Randle 3b,lf          5   1   1   2     0   1   .274        Iorg lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Buckner lf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .325      Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .335
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .323
Johnson 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .249      Hendrick rf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .319
  Biittner 1b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Durham lf,rf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .251
Thompson rf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .221      Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Figueroa cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Blackwell c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Ramsey 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Tyson 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Fulgham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuschel p            4   0   1   2     0   1   .175        Hood p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Simmons ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               39   6  14   6     2   4             Totals               32   2   8   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 30,812
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Cardinals 4
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 2
Doubles: De Jesus (22), Tyson (14), Buckner 2 (30), Johnson (6)
Triples: Hernandez (6)
Home Runs: Randle (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Durham (4)
GIDP: Johnson (1), Figueroa (3), Hendrick (9), Kennedy (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(10-9)        9     8   2   2   0   2   0  33   3.35
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   2   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham L(3-6)          2     7   6   6   1   1   1  13   3.23
Hood                    4     4   0   0   0   1   0  16   2.64
Otten                   2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   6.69
Kaat                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                  9    14   6   6   2   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: Otten (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to center; Tony Scott injured
right shoulder on double; IORG REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF);
HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); DURHAM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randle homered [De Jesus scored];
Buckner singled to right; Johnson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; Thompson
popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Figueroa walked; Blackwell popped to shortstop; Tyson
doubled to right [Figueroa to third]; Reuschel singled to left
[Figueroa scored, Tyson scored]; De Jesus flied out to right;
Randle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to center; Durham grounded out
(third to first); Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner doubled to center; Johnson doubled to left
[Buckner scored]; HOOD REPLACED FULGHAM (PITCHING); Thompson
singled to right [Johnson scored]; Figueroa forced Thompson
(first to shortstop); Blackwell flied out to center; Tyson
singled to center [Figueroa to second]; Reuschel flied out to
right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Ramsey
singled to center; Hood was called out on strikes; Iorg forced
Ramsey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Randle flied
out to center; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton lined to left; Hernandez singled to
center; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Johnson struck out; Thompson flied out to left;
Figueroa singled to right; Blackwell singled to shortstop
[Figueroa to second]; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Durham singled to left; Kennedy grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Durham out at
second]; Oberkfell singled to center; Ramsey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Reuschel flied out to center; De Jesus flied out to
left; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR HOOD; Phillips flied out to
left; Iorg flied out to right; Templeton singled to center;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: OTTEN REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Buckner doubled to
right; Otten threw a wild pitch [Buckner to third]; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson walked; Figueroa
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: BIITTNER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); Durham grounded out (second to
first); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: Blackwell was called out on strikes; Tyson grounded
out (third to first); Reuschel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell singled to center; Ramsey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Oberkfell to second]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR
OTTEN; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Oberkfell to
third]; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 9TH: KAAT REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); De Jesus singled to
center; Randle flied out to center; Buckner flied out to center;
Biittner singled to center [De Jesus to third]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 3B); RANDLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Templeton singled to right;
Hernandez tripled to center [Templeton scored]; Hendrick struck
out; Durham hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored];
Kennedy lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals
2.