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.