Driving in three runs, Tony Scott sparked the Cardinals to a 10-4 triumph over the Reds. The Redbirds tallied in the third inning on an RBI double by Keith Hernandez and scored three runs in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Tommy Herr, sacrifice fly by Garry Templeton and RBI single by Scott.

A five-run seventh was capped by a two-run double by Scott. Tom Seaver struck out five batters, including Hernandez in the fourth inning for his 3,000th career strikeout. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    3  0  0    5  1  0  -  10 12  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   1   2     0   2   .385      Collins rf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .457
Scott cf              5   1   3   3     0   0   .400      Griffey cf            5   0   1   0     0   3   .268
Hernandez 1b          5   0   1   1     0   1   .308      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   1     1   1   .273
Hendrick rf           4   2   1   1     1   0   .304      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .294
Iorg lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .154
  Landrum lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Oberkfell 3b          5   2   1   0     0   1   .200      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .226
Tenace c              3   2   1   1     1   0   .333      Oester 2b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .161
Herr 2b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .190      Seaver p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Shirley p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000        Berenyi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Edelen p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mejias ph           1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  10  12  10     3   7             Totals               33   4   8   4     4  12

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 22,529
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 0
Errors: Griffey, Concepcion 2
Doubles: Hernandez (3), Herr (1), Scott (3), Driessen (4), Oester (1), Mejias (1), Collins (2)
Home Runs: Hendrick (2)
Stolen Bases: Oberkfell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Templeton (1), Concepcion (1)
GIDP: Collins (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (1,by Seaver)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(1-0)          5.2   4   2   2   4   8   0  24   2.70
Kaat                    0.2   3   2   2   0   2   0   5  27.00
Edelen                  2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4  12   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(1-1)           5     6   4   1   2   5   0  27   1.29
Berenyi                 1.2   4   5   5   1   0   0  10   4.22
Price                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.40
Bair                    2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   3.00
Totals                  9    12  10   7   3   7   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Scott reached on an error
by Griffey [Scott to second]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Scott to third]; Hendrick lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins was called out on strikes; Griffey was called
out on strikes; Concepcion walked; Foster flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg flied to left; Oberkfell grounded out (first
unassisted); Tenace was hit by a pitch; Herr singled to second
[Tenace to second]; Shirley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench lined to shortstop; Knight flied to center;
Driessen doubled to right; Oester struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to right; Hernandez doubled to left [Scott scored];
Hendrick popped to third in foul territory; Iorg lined to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver walked; Collins grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Seaver out at second]; Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell reached on an error by Concepcion;
Oberkfell stole second; Tenace walked; Herr doubled to right
[Oberkfell scored (unearned), Tenace to third]; Shirley grounded
out (third to first); Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Tenace scored (unearned), Herr to third]; Scott singled to
right [Herr scored (unearned)]; Hernandez struck out; Tom
Seaver's 3000th strikeout; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick reached on an error by Concepcion; Iorg
singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell was called out
on strikes; Tenace flied to right; Herr walked [Hendrick to
third, Iorg to second]; Shirley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
walked; Oester doubled to center [Driessen scored]; VAIL BATTED
FOR SEAVER; Vail grounded out (third to first); Collins singled
to left [Oester scored, Collins to second (on throw to home)];
Griffey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: BERENYI REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (third to
first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Foster struck out; Bench
walked; Knight singled to center [Bench to second]; KAAT
REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick walked; Iorg flied to left; Oberkfell
singled to right [Hendrick to third]; Tenace singled to right
[Hendrick scored, Oberkfell to third]; On a bunt Herr made an
out to catcher; On a bunt Kaat singled to first [Oberkfell
scored, Tenace to second]; Templeton singled to center [Tenace
scored, Kaat to third]; PRICE REPLACED BERENYI (PITCHING); Scott
doubled to center [Kaat scored, Templeton scored]; Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
9, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Oester was called
out on strikes; MEJIAS BATTED FOR PRICE; Mejias doubled to left;
Collins doubled to left [Mejias scored]; Griffey singled to
third [Collins to third]; EDELEN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to right [Collins scored];
Debut game for Joe Edelen; Foster struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Hendrick
homered; Landrum grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace popped to shortstop; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Knight grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Herr flied to center; Edelen was called out on
strikes; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
10, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Oester flied to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR BAIR; Spilman
flied to center; Collins singled to left; Griffey was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 4.