The Pirates snapped their five-game losing streak by outlasting the Cardinals, 7-6. The Pirates broke a 2-2 tie in the third inning on a two-run triple by Lee Lacy and RBI single by Phil Garner. The Bucs registered another tally in the fourth on a double-play grounder and Garner singled home the final marker in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      2  0  3    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 15  2
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   6 13  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Oberkfell 2b          4   2   3   0     1   0   .309
Foli ss               5   2   3   0     0   0   .272      Scott cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Parker rf             3   0   2   2     0   1   .306        Iorg rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .317
  Easler ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   3     1   2   .318
Madlock 3b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .271      Simmons c             2   1   1   0     0   0   .304
B. Robinson 1b        3   1   2   0     1   1   .291        Kennedy c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Milner pr,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Hendrick rf,cf        5   0   1   2     0   0   .312
Lacy lf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .349      Durham lf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .268
Garner 2b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .261      Herr ss               4   0   1   0     1   0   .222
Nicosia c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .269
Bibby p               2   0   0   0     1   2   .134        Templeton pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .323
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Bonds ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Hood p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            DeSa ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Landrum ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .310
                                                            Little p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ramsey ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .270

Totals               38   7  15   6     4   8             Totals               40   6  13   6     5   6

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 10,300
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cardinals 12
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: B. Robinson, Garner
Doubles: Parker (27), Foli (22), Hendrick (30), Durham (11)
Triples: Lacy (4)
Home Runs: Hernandez (14)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (85), Garner (29), Easler (4)
GIDP: Madlock (14), Lacy (3), Ramsey (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(16-5)           6     8   5   5   4   5   1  30   3.49
Jackson                 0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.92
Romo SV(10)             2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  10   3.17
Totals                  9    13   6   6   5   6   1  45

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(4-6)             2     8   5   5   2   3   0  15   3.39
Otten                   3     3   1   1   1   5   0  12   5.96
Frazier                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.78
Little                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.08
Littlefield             2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.68
Totals                  9    15   7   7   4   8   0  42

Passed Balls: Simmons (7)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Foli
singled to left [Moreno to third]; Parker doubled to right
[Moreno scored, Foli scored]; Madlock walked; B. Robinson struck
out; Lacy singled to right [Parker out at home (right to
catcher), Madlock to third]; Garner struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell singled to second; Scott flied out to
left; Hernandez struck out; Simmons singled to right [Oberkfell
to third]; Hendrick doubled to right [Oberkfell scored, Simmons
scored, Hendrick to third (on throw to home)]; Durham struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby
walked; Moreno popped to second; Foli doubled to left [Bibby to
third]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Herr walked; Reitz forced Herr (right to
shortstop); Hood singled to center [Reitz to second]; Oberkfell
flied out to center; Scott forced Hood (first to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Madlock singled to left; B. Robinson singled to
center [Madlock to second]; Lacy tripled to center [Madlock
scored, B. Robinson scored]; OTTEN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
Garner singled to center [Lacy scored]; Garner stole second;
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Garner to third]; Nicosia struck
out; Bibby struck out; Moreno was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: IORG REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING RF); HENDRICK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KENNEDY REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C );
Foli singled to left; Parker singled to center [Foli to third];
Madlock grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Foli scored (no RBI), Parker out at second]; B. Robinson
walked; Lacy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Durham flied out to center; Herr grounded out
(first unassisted); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: DESA BATTED FOR OTTEN; DeSa struck out; Oberkfell
singled to left; Iorg forced Oberkfell (shortstop to second)
[Iorg to first (error by B. Robinson; assist by Garner)];
Hernandez walked [Iorg to second]; Kennedy forced Hernandez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: FRAZIER REPLACED DESA (PITCHING); Moreno flied out
to center; Foli popped to second; EASLER BATTED FOR PARKER;
Easler lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: EASLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham doubled to right; Herr
flied out to center; Reitz walked; LANDRUM BATTED FOR FRAZIER;
Landrum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: LITTLE REPLACED LANDRUM (PITCHING); Madlock singled
to left; B. Robinson singled to shortstop [Madlock to second];
MILNER RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; Lacy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Madlock to third, Milner out at
second]; Garner singled to right [Madlock scored]; Nicosia
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Oberkfell
walked; Iorg singled to right [Oberkfell to third]; Hernandez
homered [Oberkfell scored, Iorg scored]; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Kennedy struck out; Hendrick flied out to right;
Durham singled to center; Herr singled to left [Durham to
second]; Reitz singled to right [Durham scored, Herr to third];
TEMPLETON RAN FOR REITZ; RAMSEY BATTED FOR LITTLE; ROMO REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); RAMSEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Romo flied out to center; Moreno
grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell singled to left; Iorg singled to second
[Oberkfell to second]; Hernandez forced Oberkfell (catcher to
third) [Iorg to second]; Kennedy flied out to right [Iorg to
third]; Hendrick forced Hernandez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Easler singled to center; Easler stole second;
Madlock grounded out (third to first); Milner was walked
intentionally; Lacy lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Easler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
7, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Durham walked; Herr forced Durham (pitcher to
shortstop); BONDS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Bonds reached on an
error by Garner [Herr to second, Bonds to first]; Ramsey
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 6.