Garry Templeton's second triple of the game highlighted a three-run fifth inning that gave the Cardinals a 7-3 victory over the Phillies. The Redbirds, trailing 3-1 going into the bottom of the fifth, tallied three times. After a sacrifice fly by Tommy Herr plated one run, winning pitcher Lary Sorensen singled and scored on Templeton's triple. An error by first baseman Pete Rose enabled Templeton to score.

The Cardinals added singletons in the sixth, seventh and eighth on a run-scoring double by Sixto Lezcano, RBI single by Keith Hernandez and homer by Tony Scott. Bruce Sutter, making his first appearance for St. Louis, retired nine of 10 batters he faced to record the save. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 x - 7 13 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .385 Templeton ss 5 3 3 1 0 0 .444 Trillo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 McBride rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .375 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Porter c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Matthews lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .182 Lezcano lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Maddox cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .083 Scott cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Herr 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Sorensen p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Christenson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 31 3 5 3 2 8 Totals 35 7 13 5 0 5 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 21,462 Left on Base: Phillies 3, Cardinals 6 DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Rose Doubles: Trillo (1), Scott (1), Porter (1), Lezcano (1) Triples: Templeton 2 (2) Home Runs: Scott (1) Stolen Bases: Trillo (1) Sacrifice Hits: Oberkfell (1) Sacrifice Flies: Herr (1) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson L(0-1) 5 9 5 4 0 3 0 24 7.20 Lyle 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 9 9.00 Proly 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 9.00 Totals 8 13 7 6 0 5 1 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen W(1-0) 6 5 3 3 1 4 0 23 4.50 Sutter SV(1) 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 5 3 3 2 8 0 33 Wild Pitches: Christenson (1) Balks: Christenson (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton tripled to center; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Templeton scored]; Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez struck out; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt walked; Matthews struck out; Maddox lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Lezcano forced Porter (third to second); Scott doubled to left [Lezcano out at home (left to second to third)]; Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); Christenson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Sorensen struck out; Templeton lined to center; Oberkfell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo doubled to left; McBride singled to left [Trillo scored, McBride to second]; Schmidt singled to right [McBride to third]; Matthews singled to right [McBride scored, Schmidt to third]; Maddox forced Matthews (shortstop to second) [Schmidt scored]; Bowa flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to right; Christenson struck out; Rose lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Lezcano singled to left; Christenson balked [Lezcano to second]; Scott flied out to right [Lezcano to third]; Herr hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lezcano scored]; Sorensen singled to center; Templeton tripled to right [Sorensen scored]; Oberkfell reached on an error by Rose [Templeton scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hernandez singled to center [Oberkfell to second]; Hendrick forced Hernandez (second unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo grounded out (second to first); McBride struck out; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Porter doubled to right; Lezcano doubled to right [Porter scored]; LYLE REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Herr grounded out (second to first); Sorensen lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5. PHILLIES 7TH: Matthews singled to center; SUTTER REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Maddox struck out; Bowa flied out to center; Boone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to third; Oberkfell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Templeton to second]; Hernandez singled to center [Templeton scored]; Hendrick singled to third [Hernandez to second]; Porter struck out; Lezcano forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 6. PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR LYLE; Gross walked; Rose flied out to left; Trillo forced Gross (third to second); Trillo stole second; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: PROLY REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Scott homered; Herr lined to second; Sutter grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 7. PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 7.

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