Yielding only three hits over eight innings, Andy Rincon pitched the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Expos. The rookie righthander was forced to leave the game in the ninth with leg cramps and Kim Seaman finished to earn the save. The Cardinals scored three runs in the second inning on doubles by Leon Durham and Tony Scott, a single by Tommy Herr, sacrifice by Rincon and single by Ken Oberkfell. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 4 Cardinals 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 8 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .310 Scott 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Dawson cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .297 Phillips ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Valentine rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .319 Office rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Carter c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Cromartie 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Durham lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .274 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 xScott cf 3 2 1 1 0 1 .000 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Landrum cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Herr 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .225 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Rincon p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Seaman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mills ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 28 1 3 1 2 8 Totals 32 4 8 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 10,068 Left on Base: Expos 2, Cardinals 9 DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: Scott, Valentine, Carter, Speier Doubles: Durham (14), Scott (16), Templeton (18) Home Runs: Dawson (15) Stolen Bases: Scott (22) Sacrifice Hits: Rincon (1) GIDP: Cromartie (22), Carter (8) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(7-5) 2 5 3 3 2 0 0 13 3.28 Norman 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 11 3.96 D'Acquisto 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.47 Bahnsen 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 3.13 Totals 8 8 4 3 3 6 0 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rincon W(2-0) 8 3 1 1 2 6 1 27 1.06 Seaman SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.38 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 8 1 30 Balks: Palmer (1) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale EXPOS 1ST: White grounded out (first unassisted); Scott flied out to left; Dawson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell walked; Templeton forced Oberkfell (shortstop to second); Palmer balked [Templeton to second]; Hernandez walked; Simmons forced Hernandez (second to shortstop) [Templeton to third]; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Carter singled to left; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Durham doubled to right; Scott doubled to right [Durham scored, Scott to third (error by Valentine)]; Herr singled to right [Scott scored]; Rincon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Herr to second]; Oberkfell singled to right [Herr scored]; Templeton flied out to center; Hernandez singled to right [Oberkfell to second]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish struck out; Speier was called out on strikes; HUTTON BATTED FOR PALMER; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: NORMAN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Hendrick was called out on strikes; Durham struck out; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 4TH: White flied out to left; Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Herr struck out; Rincon grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 5TH: Valentine flied out to right; Carter singled to center; Cromartie lined to center; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: OFFICE REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Templeton grounded out (catcher to first); Hernandez reached on an error by Speier [Hernandez to first]; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick lined to left; Durham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 6TH: Speier flied out to center; MILLS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Mills walked; White flied out to left; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED MILLS (PITCHING); Scott was called out on strikes; Herr popped to catcher in foul territory; Rincon flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 7TH: Dawson homered; Office walked; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; Cromartie struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell flied out to center; Templeton doubled to left; Hernandez flied out to right [Templeton to third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Parrish popped to shortstop; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); MONTANEZ BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Hendrick lined to shortstop; Durham grounded out (second to first); Scott reached on catcher's interference by Carter; Scott stole second; Herr was walked intentionally; Rincon singled to second [Scott scored (error by Scott) (unearned) (no RBI), Herr to third]; Oberkfell struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 9TH: LANDRUM REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); SEAMAN REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); White struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

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