Scattering six hits, David Palmer hurled the Expos to a 8-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Expos took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning on a leadoff double by Andre Dawson and triple by Gary Carter.

They added two more runs in the sixth on a single by Rowland Office, triple by Dawson and a balk. The Expos scored five times in the seventh with a two-run single by Rodney Scott highlighting the outburst. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Wednesday, October 1, 1980 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 x - 8 11 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Oberkfell 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 White lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .257 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .324 Scott 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .221 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321 Dawson cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .310 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Carter c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .268 Iorg rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Cromartie 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .294 Durham lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .257 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Speier ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .264 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Palmer p 3 1 0 0 0 2 .200 Rincon p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Little p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herr ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Totals 34 0 6 0 0 10 Totals 33 8 11 7 3 7 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 20,063 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 5 DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 0 Errors: Cromartie Doubles: Oberkfell (27), Iorg (23), Dawson (40), Parrish (27), Speier (14) Triples: Carter (5), Dawson (7) Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rincon L(3-1) 6 7 6 6 3 4 0 27 2.61 Little 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 3.95 Littlefield 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.09 Frazier 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.78 Totals 8 11 8 8 3 7 0 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(8-6) 9 6 0 0 0 10 0 34 2.98 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 10 0 34 Balks: Rincon (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Eric Gregg CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell doubled to left; Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oberkfell to third]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: White singled to right; White was picked off first (pitcher to first); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Office flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg doubled to right; Durham grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott struck out; Reitz grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Dawson flied out to center; Carter grounded out (first to pitcher); Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Rincon was called out on strikes; Oberkfell singled to right; Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish grounded out (first unassisted); Speier grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Palmer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Iorg singled to center; Durham struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: White flied out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Rincon struck out; Oberkfell reached on an error by Cromartie [Oberkfell to first]; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Dawson doubled to left; Carter tripled to right [Dawson scored]; Cromartie struck out; Parrish struck out; Speier was walked intentionally; Palmer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: White walked; Scott forced White (third to shortstop); Scott was picked off first (pitcher to first); Office singled to center; Dawson tripled to right [Office scored]; Rincon balked [Dawson scored]; Carter walked; Cromartie flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Durham flied out to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish doubled to left; Speier doubled to right [Parrish scored]; Palmer reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Speier to third]; LITTLE REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); White singled to third [Speier stayed at third, Palmer to second]; Scott singled to left [Speier scored, Palmer scored, White to second]; Office struck out; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED LITTLE (PITCHING); Dawson singled to left [White scored, Scott to second]; Carter flied out to center; Cromartie singled to center [Scott scored, Dawson to second]; Parrish struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 8. CARDINALS 8TH: HERR BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Herr was called out on strikes; Oberkfell flied out to center; Templeton singled to right; Hernandez singled to left [Templeton to second]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 8. EXPOS 8TH: HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FRAZIER REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Palmer flied out to center; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 8. CARDINALS 9TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Durham grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 8.

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