Permitting five hits, Bert Blyleven hurled the Pirates to a 2-1 triumph over the Cardinals. The Bucs scored both their runs in the third inning on a single by Steve Nicosia, RBI triple by Omar Moreno and Bill Madlock's sacrifice fly. The Cards' tally came in the fourth on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Herr ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
Madlock 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .269      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .316
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Lacy lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .349      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Easler rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .320      Durham lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Iorg rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .312
Nicosia c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .198      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Blyleven p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .071      Martin p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .400
                                                            Scott ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .249
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .129

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               30   1   5   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  7,521
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 3
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Garner (25)
Triples: Moreno (11)
Stolen Bases: Foli (11), Herr (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (3)
GIDP: Garner (12), Durham (2), Oberkfell (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(8-11)        9     5   1   1   1   7   0  31   3.72
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   7   0  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin L(1-2)           8     7   2   2   2   4   0  32   3.38
Kaat                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (2), Martin (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to first in foul territory; Foli
flied out to left; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); Herr
flied out to center; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to right; Lacy walked; Easler
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lacy to second (error by
Hernandez)]; Martin threw a wild pitch [Lacy to third]; Garner
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Hendrick flied out to
left; Durham grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia singled to right; On a bunt Blyleven struck
out; Moreno tripled to right [Nicosia scored]; Foli walked; Foli
stole second; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreno
scored]; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Iorg struck out; Reitz singled to center; Martin
struck out; Oberkfell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Lacy singled to center; Easler singled to right
[Lacy to second]; Garner grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Lacy to third, Easler out at second]; Nicosia
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Herr singled to right; Herr stole second;
Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted) [Herr to third];
Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Herr scored]; Simmons popped to
second; Hendrick flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Blyleven grounded out (third to first); Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted); Foli singled to left; Madlock
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Durham popped to shortstop; Iorg flied out to
left; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Lacy flied out to
right; Easler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Martin singled to right; Oberkfell flied out to
left; Herr grounded out (second to first) [Martin to second];
Hernandez walked; Simmons forced Hernandez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner doubled to left; Nicosia struck out;
Blyleven singled to center [Garner to third]; Moreno popped to
first; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Durham struck out;
Iorg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz struck out; SCOTT BATTED FOR MARTIN; Scott
singled to shortstop; Oberkfell grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: KAAT REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Easler grounded out
(second to first); Garner grounded out (second to first);
Nicosia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Herr flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.