Combining on a six-hitter, Al Olmsted and John Littlefield pitched the Cardinals to a 6-3 decision over the Phillies as Garry Templeton, going 3-for-5, raised his league-leading batting average to .326. The Cardinals scored three runs in the second inning on singles by Dane Iorg, Ken Oberkfell, Templeton and Keith Hernandez, plus a wild pitch. Olmsted collected his first major league hit -- an RBI single in the eighth -- to go with his first big league victory. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 6 1 Cardinals 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 x - 6 13 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Oberkfell 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .311 McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Templeton ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 .326 Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .286 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .321 Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .235 Simmons c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .303 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Hendrick cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Durham lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Iorg rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Unser ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 Landrum rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Herr 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .226 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Olmsted p 3 0 1 1 0 2 .125 Walk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Aguayo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aviles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 2 Totals 34 6 13 5 2 3 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 6,915 Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cardinals 8 DP: Phillies 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Maddox, Templeton, Simmons Doubles: Schmidt (22), Luzinski (19) Home Runs: Schmidt (43) Stolen Bases: Schmidt (12), Templeton 2 (31) Sacrifice Hits: Olmsted (1) Sacrifice Flies: Unser (1) GIDP: Iorg (4) Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (4,by Walk) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Walk L(10-6) 1.2 6 3 3 0 1 0 12 4.78 Saucier 3.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 12 3.21 Lyle 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.53 Reed 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 7 4.15 Totals 8 13 6 6 2 3 0 38 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Olmsted W(1-0) 8.1 6 3 2 1 2 1 33 1.96 Littlefield SV(9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.02 Totals 9 6 3 2 1 2 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Walk (2) Wild Pitches: Walk (6) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel PHILLIES 1ST: Rose flied out to left; McBride grounded out (second to first); Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second [Schmidt to third (error by Simmons)]; Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell lined to right; Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Hernandez reached on a fielder's choice [Templeton out at third (pitcher to third)]; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to third, Simmons to second (on throw to 3b)]; Hendrick was hit by a pitch; Durham struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied out to center; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg singled to left; Herr flied out to center; Olmsted out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Iorg to second]; Oberkfell singled to center [Iorg scored, Oberkfell to second (on throw to home)]; Templeton singled to center [Oberkfell scored]; Hernandez singled to left [Templeton to third]; Walk threw a wild pitch [Templeton scored, Hernandez to second]; SAUCIER REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Simmons lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 3. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Saucier struck out; Rose lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick flied out to center; Durham grounded out (second to first); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 3. PHILLIES 4TH: McBride singled to right; Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to center; Trillo lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Herr lined to left; Olmsted was called out on strikes; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Bowa grounded out (third to first); Boone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole second; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons singled to right [Templeton scored]; Hendrick singled to center [Simmons out at home (center to second to catcher), Hendrick to second (error by Maddox)]; Durham grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. PHILLIES 6TH: AGUAYO BATTED FOR SAUCIER; Aguayo flied out to right; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: LYLE REPLACED AGUAYO (PITCHING); Iorg flied out to right; Herr grounded out (second to first); Olmsted struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt doubled to center; Luzinski flied out to center; Trillo singled to center [Schmidt scored]; Maddox lined to center; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez walked; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); AVILES BATTED FOR LYLE; Aviles grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: REED REPLACED AVILES (PITCHING); Hendrick singled to left; Durham singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hendrick to third, Durham out at second]; Herr was walked intentionally; Olmsted singled to center [Hendrick scored, Herr to second]; Oberkfell singled to left [Herr scored, Olmsted to second]; Templeton flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 6. PHILLIES 9TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt homered; Luzinski doubled to left; Trillo reached on an error by Templeton [Trillo to first]; Maddox singled to left [Luzinski to third, Trillo to second]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED OLMSTED (PITCHING); UNSER BATTED FOR BOWA; Unser hit a sacrifice fly to center [Luzinski scored (unearned), Trillo to third, Maddox to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR BOONE; Gross flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 6.

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