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.