Driving in seven runs, Dane Iorg paced the Cardinals to an 11-2 rout of the Braves. Iorg batted in two runs with a first-inning double, knocked in three with a bases-loaded double in the second and stroked a two-run single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 28, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
Cardinals    2  6  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -  11 14  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .231      Oberkfell 2b          5   0   3   1     0   0   .307
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Scott cf              5   1   0   1     0   1   .223
Matthews rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Hernandez 1b          3   3   1   1     2   0   .323
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Hendrick rf           1   3   1   0     1   0   .325
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Durham ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Iorg lf               5   1   3   7     0   1   .314
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Kennedy c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Chambliss 1b          1   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Lum pr,1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Phillips ss           3   1   3   0     1   0   .232
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Forsch p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .284
  Nahorodny c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Cooper cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pocoroba ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .302
  Spikes rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .303

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   3             Totals               37  11  14  10     4   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  7,203
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Chambliss (28), Iorg 2 (17), Hernandez (31), Hendrick (28)
Home Runs: Pocoroba (2), Royster (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (8)
GIDP: Murphy (7), Hubbard (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (3,by Alexander)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(12-7)       1.1   7   7   7   1   0   0  12   3.86
Hrabosky                3.2   4   4   4   3   2   0  18   4.40
Garber                  2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.88
Bradford                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.96
Totals                  8    14  11  11   4   5   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(10-7)          9     6   2   2   1   3   2  33   3.47
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   3   2  33

Passed Balls: Nahorodny (2)
Hit by Pitch: Alexander (3)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Nick Colosi


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
grounded out (third to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell singled to center; Scott forced
Oberkfell (second to shortstop); Scott was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez walked; Hendrick was
hit by a pitch [Hernandez to second]; Iorg doubled to left
[Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored]; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
2.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner popped to second; Chambliss walked; Murphy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz singled to left; Phillips singled to
shortstop [Reitz to second]; On a bunt Forsch singled to pitcher
[Reitz to third, Phillips to second]; Oberkfell singled to
center [Reitz scored, Phillips to third, Forsch to second];
Scott forced Oberkfell (second to shortstop) [Phillips scored,
Forsch to third]; Hernandez doubled to left [Forsch scored,
Scott to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
Hendrick was walked intentionally; Iorg doubled to right [Scott
scored, Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored]; Kennedy struck out;
Reitz popped to third; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrabosky grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
8.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips walked; Forsch struck out; Oberkfell
flied out to center; Scott forced Phillips (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster singled to center; Hubbard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Royster out at
second]; Matthews singled to right; Horner lined to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez walked; Hendrick doubled to left
[Hernandez to third]; Iorg singled to center [Hernandez scored,
Hendrick scored, Iorg to second (on throw to home)]; Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Iorg to third]; Hrabosky
threw a wild pitch [Iorg scored]; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Phillips singled to pitcher; Forsch flied out to right;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 11.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss doubled to right; LUM RAN FOR CHAMBLISS;
Murphy flied out to left; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lum to third]; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 5TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Oberkfell flied
to left in foul territory; Scott flied out to right; Hernandez
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
11.

BRAVES 6TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Pocoroba homered;
Royster popped to shortstop; Hubbard singled to left; Matthews
forced Hubbard (shortstop to second); Horner reached on an error
by Phillips [Matthews to second, Horner to first]; Lum forced
Horner (first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 6TH: SPIKES REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING RF); GARBER
REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); DURHAM BATTED FOR HENDRICK; Durham
struck out; Iorg was called out on strikes; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals
11.

BRAVES 7TH: DURHAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Murphy was
called out on strikes; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 7TH: NAHORODNY REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING C ); COOPER
REPLACED BENEDICT (PLAYING CF); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Phillips singled to left; Forsch flied out to right;
Oberkfell singled to right [Phillips to second]; Nahorodny
allowed a passed ball [Phillips to third, Oberkfell to second];
Scott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 11.

BRAVES 8TH: Spikes struck out; Royster homered; Hubbard flied
out to right; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR GARBER; Burroughs grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals
11.

CARDINALS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Durham singled to center; Iorg
forced Durham (second to shortstop); Kennedy flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 11.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (second to first); Lum grounded
out (first unassisted); Nahorodny flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 11.
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