Lashing out 17 hits, the Cardinals routed the Reds, 12-4. Keith Hernandez clouted a two-run homer in the first inning and delivered a sacrifice fly in the sixth, while Ted Simmons tripled home a tally in the third and blasted a three-run double in the eighth. The Cardinals tied the N.L. record for most sacrifice flies in a game with four. The two-team total of five set an N.L. record and tied the major league mark. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 2, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   4 11  1
Cardinals    2  1  2    0  1  1    1  4  x  -  12 17  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Oberkfell 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .303
  Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott cf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .234
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Hernandez 1b          3   4   3   3     1   0   .323
  Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Simmons c             5   2   2   4     0   1   .303
Oester 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   1     1   1   .324
Concepcion ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .259      Iorg lf               3   2   2   2     0   0   .317
Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Reitz 3b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .270
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   1     0   2   .276      Phillips ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .220
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              2   1   2   0     0   0   .304
  Geronimo cf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .261        Littlefield p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nolan c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Householder rf        4   1   1   0     0   1   .227
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Leibrandt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman 1b          0   0   0   1     0   0   .253

Totals               35   4  11   4     1   5             Totals               36  12  17  12     2   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  8,389
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Nolan
Doubles: Householder (1), Nolan (7), Hernandez (32), Iorg (20), Simmons (30)
Triples: Concepcion (7), Simmons (2)
Home Runs: Hernandez (13)
Stolen Bases: Collins (64), Iorg (1), Hernandez (13), Hendrick (6), Scott (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Spilman (1), Phillips (1), Iorg 2 (3), Hernandez (4)
GIDP: Oester (6), Phillips (7)
Hit by Pitch: Spilman (1,by Littlefield)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(9-6)           2.1   6   5   5   0   1   1  13   3.73
Leibrandt               1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.12
Howell                  1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5  19.29
Bair                    1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.67
Combe                   1.1   4   4   4   1   2   0   8  27.00
Hume                    0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.68
Totals                  8    17  12  12   2   4   1  43

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(11-7)          7.1  11   4   4   0   4   0  33   3.52
Littlefield SV(8)       1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.80
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Littlefield (1)
Wild Pitches: Moskau 2 (8), Forsch (6)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to left; Oester flied out to left;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott singled to left; Hernandez homered [Scott scored]; Simmons
struck out; Hendrick flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to right; Driessen struck out; Nolan
forced Foster (first to shortstop); Knight singled to center
[Nolan to third]; Householder lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg singled to left; Iorg stole second; Moskau
threw a wild pitch [Iorg to third]; Reitz popped to first in
foul territory; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center [Iorg
scored]; Forsch singled to center; Oberkfell lined to shortstop;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

REDS 3RD: Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
singled to center; Collins stole second; Oester struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
doubled to left; Moskau threw a wild pitch [Hernandez to third];
Simmons tripled to right [Hernandez scored]; LEIBRANDT REPLACED
MOSKAU (PITCHING); Hendrick walked; Iorg hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Simmons scored]; Reitz flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 5.

REDS 4TH: Foster lined to first; Driessen was called out on
strikes; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Phillips singled to center; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Phillips to second];
Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 5.

REDS 5TH: Knight flied out to center; Householder grounded out
(pitcher to first); MILNER BATTED FOR LEIBRANDT; Milner flied
out to center; Debut game for Eddie Milner; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: HOWELL REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Hernandez
singled to left; Hernandez stole second; Simmons grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to third]; Hendrick reached on a
fielder's choice; Hendrick stole second; Iorg hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Hernandez scored]; Reitz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 6.

REDS 6TH: Collins singled to right; Oester flied out to center;
Concepcion singled to left [Collins to second]; Foster singled
to right [Collins to third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen
forced Foster (second to shortstop) [Collins scored, Concepcion
to third]; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: SPILMAN REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 1B); BAIR
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted); Forsch singled to center; Oberkfell singled to
shortstop [Forsch to second]; Scott singled to pitcher [Forsch
to third, Oberkfell to second]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Forsch scored, Oberkfell to third (error by Nolan), Scott
to second]; Simmons lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 7.

REDS 7TH: Knight struck out; Householder doubled to right;
Forsch threw a wild pitch [Householder to third]; Spilman hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Householder scored]; Collins grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals
7.

CARDINALS 7TH: COMBE REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); GERONIMO
REPLACED BAIR (PLAYING CF); Hendrick struck out; Debut game
for Geoff Combe; Iorg doubled to right; Reitz singled to
left [Iorg scored]; Phillips grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

REDS 8TH: Oester singled to center; Concepcion tripled to right
[Oester scored]; Foster flied out to right; Geronimo singled to
left [Concepcion scored]; Nolan doubled to right [Geronimo to
third]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Knight hit into
a double play (first to catcher to third to catcher to third)
[Geronimo out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals
8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Littlefield struck out; Oberkfell singled to
pitcher; Scott singled to left [Oberkfell to third]; Scott stole
second; Hernandez was walked intentionally; HUME REPLACED COMBE
(PITCHING); Simmons doubled to right [Oberkfell scored, Scott
scored, Hernandez scored, Simmons to third (on throw to home)];
Hendrick singled to center [Simmons scored]; Iorg grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Hendrick to second]; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 12.

REDS 9TH: Householder struck out; Spilman was hit by a pitch;
CRUZ BATTED FOR HUME; Cruz walked [Spilman to second]; Oester
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals
12.