The Pirates kept their flickering flag hopes alive by beating the Cardinals, 6-3. The Bucs scored all their runs in the fourth inning. Phil Garner opened with a double, moved to third on a groundout and came home on a single by Bill Robinson.

Bill Madlock followed with another single and took second when the Cards tried unsuccessfully to get Robinson at third. Lee Lacy was given an intentional walk to load the bases and Dale Berra followed with a sacrifice fly. A single by Steve Nicosia reloaded the bases and Rick Rhoden drove in two more runs with a single. A two-run triple by Omar Moreno capped the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  0
Pirates      0  0  0    6  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oberkfell 3b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .312      Moreno cf             4   0   1   2     0   2   .250
Templeton ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
  Phillips ss         3   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Landrum ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      B. Robinson 1b        4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Hernandez 1b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .321      Madlock 3b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .272
Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Lacy lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .341
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .308      Berra ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .229
Durham lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Nicosia c             3   1   2   0     1   0   .207
Iorg rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .304      Rhoden p              2   1   1   2     0   0   .405
Herr 2b               3   0   2   0     1   0   .232        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Martin p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .375        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Reitz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   3  12   3     2   3             Totals               33   6  10   6     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  4,297
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Pirates 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: B. Robinson
Doubles: Garner (27)
Triples: Moreno (13)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (17)
Caught Stealing: Durham (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Durham (5), Berra (2)
GIDP: Templeton (12)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin L(1-3)           3.2   7   6   6   1   2   0  19   4.96
Frazier                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.26
Urrea                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.43
Otten                   1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.61
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   7   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(7-5)           6    10   3   3   2   1   0  29   3.88
Jackson SV(9)           3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.69
Totals                  9    12   3   3   2   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell singled to left; Templeton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oberkfell out at
second]; Hernandez singled to left; Simmons reached on an error
by B. Robinson [Hernandez to second, Simmons to first]; Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Garner grounded out
(third to first); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Durham flied out to left; Iorg flied out to
center; Herr singled to center; Martin singled to third [Herr to
second]; Oberkfell lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); B.
Robinson popped to shortstop; Garry Templeton sprained left
ankle while swinging; Madlock popped to shortstop; Lacy
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips flied out to center; Hernandez grounded
out (third to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra struck out; Nicosia singled to center; Rhoden
forced Nicosia (first to shortstop); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to left; Durham singled to
right; Durham was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Iorg singled to left; Herr walked [Iorg to second]; Martin flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner doubled to right; Parker grounded out
(second to first) [Garner to third]; B. Robinson singled to left
[Garner scored]; Madlock singled to left [B. Robinson to third,
Madlock to second (on throw)]; Lacy was walked intentionally;
Berra hit a sacrifice fly to left [B. Robinson scored]; Nicosia
singled to pitcher [Madlock to third, Lacy to second]; Rhoden
singled to left [Madlock scored, Lacy scored, Nicosia to third];
Moreno tripled to left [Nicosia scored, Rhoden scored]; FRAZIER
REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Garner was called out on strikes; 6
R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted);
Phillips singled to right; Hernandez singled to left [Phillips
to second]; Simmons singled to right [Phillips scored, Hernandez
to third, Simmons to second (on throw)]; Hendrick singled to
shortstop [Hernandez scored, Simmons to third]; Durham hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Simmons scored]; Iorg walked [Hendrick
to second]; Herr forced Iorg (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
was called out on strikes; Madlock singled to second; Lacy
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Oberkfell popped to first in foul territory;
Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: URREA REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Berra grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nicosia flied out to right; MILNER BATTED
FOR RHODEN; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Hernandez
struck out; Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Durham grounded out (second to first); Iorg was
called out on strikes; Herr singled to center; REITZ BATTED FOR
URREA; Reitz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: OTTEN REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); B. Robinson lined
to center; Madlock singled to left; Lacy singled to center
[Madlock to third]; Lacy stole second; Berra popped to
shortstop; Nicosia was walked intentionally; Jackson struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Oberkfell singled to first; LANDRUM BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; Oberkfell was out trying to advance to second (catcher
to second); Landrum grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.