Ted Simmons smashed two homers, including his seventh career grand slam, to lead the Cardinals to a 10-2 rout of the Pirates. Simmons blasted a leadoff homer in the second inning. His grand slam came in the seventh stanza after singles by Tommy Herr and Jim Kaat and an intentional walk to Keith Hernandez. Simmons also singled home a run during a four-run ninth that was capped with a three-run homer by George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    4  0  4  -  10 10  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Moreno cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .324      Garner 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .260
  Phillips ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Hernandez 1b          2   2   0   0     3   1   .320      B. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Simmons c             4   3   3   6     1   0   .306      Lacy lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .343
Hendrick rf           5   1   1   3     0   2   .307      Easler rf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .332
Durham lf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .274      Berra ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  Landrum lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Nicosia c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .214
Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      D. Robinson p         2   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Herr 2b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .239        Scurry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Kaat p                4   1   1   0     0   0   .143        Law ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264

Totals               36  10  10  10     4   6             Totals               36   2  11   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  6,805
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0
Doubles: Scott (17), Templeton (19), Lacy 2 (20), Law (2)
Triples: Madlock (4)
Home Runs: Simmons 2 (21), Hendrick (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Oberkfell (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (7)
GIDP: Berra (5)
Hit by Pitch: Herr (1,by D. Robinson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(8-7)             9    11   2   2   0   4   0  37
Totals                  9    11   2   2   0   4   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(6-9)      7     7   6   6   3   4   2  32   4.30
Scurry                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.15
Mahler                  1     3   4   4   1   1   1   7  63.00
Totals                  9    10  10  10   4   6   3  42

Hit by Pitch: D. Robinson (5)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (6)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock tripled to right; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; Hendrick struck out (catcher to
first); Durham singled to right; Scott doubled to left [Durham
to third]; Herr singled to right [Durham scored, Scott to
third]; On a bunt Kaat made an out to first; Oberkfell flied out
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy grounded out (third to first); Easler struck
out; Berra popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton flied out to left; Hernandez walked;
Simmons flied out to center; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Robinson singled to pitcher; Moreno flied out to center; Garner
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates
0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Durham struck out; Scott flied out to center;
Herr was hit by a pitch; Kaat grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock popped to second; B. Robinson flied out to
right; Lacy doubled to right; Easler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell flied out to right; Templeton flied out
to left; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra popped to shortstop; Nicosia singled to
right; D. Robinson singled to left [Nicosia to second]; Moreno
struck out; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; Hendrick struck out; Durham
grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to second]; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson grounded out (third to first); Lacy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Herr singled to right; Kaat singled to right
[Herr to second]; Oberkfell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Herr to third, Kaat to second]; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez was walked intentionally;
Simmons homered [Herr scored, Kaat scored, Hernandez scored];
Hendrick popped to first; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Easler singled to left; Berra grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Easler out at
second]; Nicosia flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: SCURRY REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Durham
struck out; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Herr flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: LANDRUM REPLACED DURHAM (PLAYING LF); LAW BATTED
FOR SCURRY; Law doubled to right; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted) [Law to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Law scored]; Madlock flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MAHLER REPLACED LAW (PITCHING); Kaat popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oberkfell lined to third; Templeton
doubled to left; Hernandez walked; Simmons singled to left
[Templeton scored, Hernandez to second]; Hendrick homered
[Hernandez scored, Simmons scored]; Landrum was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); B.
Robinson struck out; Lacy doubled to left; Easler singled to
center [Lacy scored]; Berra singled to left [Easler to second];
Nicosia singled to left [Easler to third, Berra to second];
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MAHLER; Bevacqua flied out to center; Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Pirates 2.