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.