Doyle Alexander flirted with a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings while pitching the Braves to a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals. Terry Kennedy spoiled Alexander's bid with a single and George Hendrick deprived him of a shutout by hitting a homer with two out in the ninth.

Dale Murphy led the Braves' attack with four hits, driving in two runs and scoring two. Alexander also helped himself at bat, driving in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  3
Braves       0  3  1    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   7 14  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Royster lf,3b         4   0   2   0     1   0   .231
  Phillips ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Ramirez ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Matthews rf           5   1   0   0     0   0   .271
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .322      Horner 3b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .255
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .307        Lum pr,lf           0   1   0   0     0   0   .203
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .326      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .281
Durham rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Murphy cf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .295
Kennedy lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Hubbard 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Benedict c            4   0   1   1     1   1   .256
Vuckovich p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Alexander p           4   0   2   2     0   1   .171
  Otten p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Iorg ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   4   2     1   3             Totals               38   7  14   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 21,099
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Braves 13
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 0
Errors: Templeton, Simmons, Durham, Matthews
Doubles: Iorg (15), Murphy (22)
Home Runs: Hendrick (22)
Stolen Bases: Horner (1), Murphy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(9-9)        3     5   4   3   4   1   0  19   3.56
Otten                   4     8   2   1   1   2   0  20   6.18
Littlefield             1     1   1   0   0   1   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8    14   7   4   5   4   0  44

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(12-6)       9     4   2   2   1   3   1  33   3.56
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Oberkfell popped to shortstop; Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (catcher unassisted); Ramirez
flied out to left; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to second; Hendrick grounded out
(second to first); Durham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner walked; Horner stole second; Chambliss
walked; Murphy doubled to left [Horner scored, Chambliss to
third]; Hubbard struck out; Benedict walked; Alexander singled
to center [Chambliss scored, Murphy scored, Benedict to second];
Royster flied out to center; Ramirez popped to second; 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Vuckovich grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews reached on an error by Templeton [Matthews
to first]; Horner popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss
singled to right [Matthews to second]; Murphy singled to left
[Matthews scored (unearned), Chambliss to second]; Hubbard lined
to right; Benedict forced Murphy (second to shortstop); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Oberkfell popped
to third; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Alexander singled to center; Royster walked
[Alexander to second]; OTTEN REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING);
Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alexander
to third, Royster to second]; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to
first); Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt Simmons grounded out (third to first);
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Durham flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss lined to left; Murphy singled to center;
Murphy stole second; Hubbard singled to right [Murphy scored
(error by Simmons; assist by Durham) (unearned) (no RBI),
Hubbard to third]; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard scored]; On
a bunt Alexander struck out; Royster singled to right [Benedict
to second]; Ramirez singled to right [Benedict out at home
(right to catcher), Royster to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kennedy struck out; Reitz flied out to right;
Otten flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garry Templeton left with
undisplaced break of the right index finger; Horner walked;
Chambliss struck out; Murphy singled to center [Horner to
second]; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips popped to shortstop; Oberkfell grounded
out (first unassisted); Hernandez walked; Simmons reached on an
error by Matthews [Hernandez to third, Simmons to first];
Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander popped to first; Royster singled to center; Ramirez
singled to left [Royster to second]; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves
6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Durham grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
singled to right; Reitz popped to second; IORG BATTED FOR OTTEN;
Iorg doubled [Kennedy to third]; Phillips flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Horner singled
to left; LUM RAN FOR HORNER; Chambliss popped to third in foul
territory; Murphy popped to shortstop; Hubbard reached on an
error by Durham [Lum scored (unearned), Hubbard to second];
Benedict was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Braves 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Oberkfell flied out to right; Hernandez
singled to right; Simmons struck out; Hendrick homered
[Hernandez scored]; Durham grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 7.