A four-run fifth inning sparked the Cardinals to a 6-4 decision over the Cubs. Four tallies came on RBI single by Ted Simmons, a bases-loaded walk to Ken Oberkfell, run-scoring single by Tony Scott and an error by Chicago center fielder Carlos Lezcano. The Redbirds scored twice in the sixth on an RBI double by Simmons and obstruction call on third baseman Lenny Randle. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         1  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  8  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  4  2    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   1   1     1   0   .304
Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .273      Scott cf              4   0   2   1     1   1   .248
Buckner 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Tracy lf              4   0   0   1     1   1   .318      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Lezcano cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Landrum lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .321
Thompson rf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .203      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .268
  Vail ph,rf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Herr ss               4   2   3   0     0   0   .221
Blackwell c           3   0   2   1     1   0   .276      Swisher c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Simmons c           4   2   2   2     0   1   .303
  Kingman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Martinez p            1   1   0   0     0   1   .088
  Dillard pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Capilla p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Riley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Durham ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Figueroa ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Seaman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Martin ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Biittner ph         0   0   0   1     1   0   .250
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               35   4   8   3     5   4             Totals               33   6  12   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  7,893
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Randle, Lezcano
Doubles: Blackwell 2 (15), Herr (6), Simmons (32)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (38), Thompson (6), Landrum (1), Scott (20)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (3)
GIDP: Hernandez (13), Landrum (1)
Hit by Pitch: Landrum (1,by Hernandez)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(2-6)          4     5   4   4   3   2   0  19   3.41
Riley                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.68
Caudill                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.18
Smith                   0.1   2   2   1   0   0   0   3   3.60
Hernandez               1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.65
Lamp                    0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.78
Sutter                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.30
Totals                  8    12   6   5   3   5   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(5-9)         6     6   3   3   3   2   0  27   4.38
Kaat                    1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   8
Urrea                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.74
Seaman SV(3)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.66
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   4   0  40

Passed Balls: Blackwell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (2)
Wild Pitches: Martinez (3)
Balks: Martinez (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second;
Randle walked; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus
to third, Randle to second]; Tracy grounded out (first
unassisted) [De Jesus scored, Randle to third]; Lezcano grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to left; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Blackwell lined to center; Tyson
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Landrum
walked; Landrum stole second; Reitz popped to first in foul
territory; Herr popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Capilla grounded out (second to first); De Jesus
grounded out (third to first); Randle singled to center; Buckner
singled to right [Randle to second]; Martinez threw a wild pitch
[Randle to third, Buckner to second]; Martinez balked [Randle
scored, Buckner to third]; Tracy walked; SIMMONS REPLACED
SWISHER (PLAYING C ); Lezcano struck out; Steve Swisher
injured at HP in attempted steal; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons struck out; Martinez struck out;
Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Blackwell
walked; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Blackwell to
second]; Capilla singled to shortstop [Blackwell to third]; De
Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott walked; Hernandez singled to center [Scott
to second]; Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory;
Landrum grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Tracy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to right; Herr singled to left
[Reitz to second]; Simmons singled to center [Reitz scored, Herr
to second]; Martinez reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Herr to third, Simmons to second]; Oberkfell
walked [Herr scored, Simmons to third, Martinez to second];
RILEY REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Scott singled to center
[Simmons scored, Martinez scored (error by Lezcano), Oberkfell
to second]; Hernandez flied out to center [Oberkfell to third];
CAUDILL REPLACED RILEY (PITCHING); Scott stole second; Hendrick
struck out; Landrum grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 6TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Thompson
singled to left; Thompson stole second; Blackwell doubled to
right [Thompson scored]; Tyson grounded out (third to first);
FIGUEROA BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Figueroa flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Herr doubled to right; Blackwell
allowed a passed ball [Herr to third]; Simmons doubled to right
[Herr scored]; IORG BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Iorg grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell
singled to left [Simmons scored (error by Randle) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Len Randle called for obstruction; Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded out
(third to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez singled to left; Hendrick flied out to
center; Landrum was hit by a pitch [Hernandez to second]; Reitz
struck out while Hernandez was caught stealing third (catcher to
third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 8TH: Tracy was called out on strikes; Lezcano grounded out
(pitcher to first); VAIL BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Vail singled to
third; Blackwell doubled to right [Vail to third]; KINGMAN
BATTED FOR TYSON; Kingman walked; DILLARD RAN FOR KINGMAN;
MARTIN BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; URREA REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
BIITTNER BATTED FOR MARTIN; Biittner walked [Vail scored,
Blackwell to third, Dillard to second]; De Jesus forced Biittner
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals
6.

CARDINALS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); VAIL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAMP REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Herr
singled to center; Simmons forced Herr (second to shortstop);
DURHAM BATTED FOR URREA; Durham singled to right [Simmons to
second]; SUTTER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Oberkfell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Simmons to third, Durham to second]; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 9TH: SEAMAN REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner struck out; Tracy flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 6.