Yielding just five hits, Andy Rincon recorded his first major league shutout as the Cardinals downed the Cubs, 8-0, to extend St. Louis' win streak to five games. After the Redbirds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI groundout by George Hendrick, they exploded for six runs in the third frame on an infield hit by Keith Hernandez, a double by Hendrick, two-run double by Gene Tenace, two-run triple by Tommy Herr and a run-scoring single by Rincon. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     21, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Cardinals    1  0  6    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 14  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Scott cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .353
Buckner 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Hernandez 1b          5   1   3   0     0   0   .400
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Hendrick rf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .313
Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .400      Lezcano lf            2   2   2   0     3   0   .250
Thompson rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Tenace c              5   1   1   2     0   1   .250
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Oberkfell 3b          2   1   2   0     2   0   .290
Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Herr 2b               4   1   2   3     0   1   .241
Kravec p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rincon p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .200
  Martz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strain ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     0   5             Totals               36   8  14   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 11,559
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 10
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Henderson 2
Doubles: Buckner (2), Tyson (1), Hendrick (3), Tenace (1)
Triples: Herr (2), Hendrick (1)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rincon (2)
GIDP: Templeton (2)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (1,by Rincon)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(0-2)           2.1   7   6   6   2   0   0  16   7.84
Martz                   1.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   1.69
Eastwick                3     3   1   1   1   4   0  13   3.00
Capilla                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   9.00
Totals                  8    14   8   8   5   5   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rincon W(2-0)           9     5   0   0   0   5   0  32   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   5   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Rincon (2)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
flied to left; Buckner doubled to center; Henderson was hit by a
pitch; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to third; Scott singled to left;
Hernandez singled to right [Scott to third]; Hendrick grounded
out (third to first) [Scott scored, Hernandez to second];
Lezcano walked; Tenace flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); Debut game for Jody Davis; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell singled to center; Herr grounded out
(second to first) [Oberkfell to second]; Rincon reached on a
fielder's choice [Oberkfell out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Templeton forced Rincon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kravec was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to
center; De Jesus was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Tyson doubled to center; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez singled to second; Hendrick doubled to center
[Hernandez scored]; Lezcano singled to left [Hendrick to third];
Tenace doubled to left [Hendrick scored, Lezcano scored];
Oberkfell walked; MARTZ REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Herr tripled
to right [Tenace scored, Oberkfell scored]; Rincon singled to
left [Herr scored]; Templeton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rincon out at second]; 6 R, 6 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson flied to right; Morales singled to center;
Thompson flied to left; Reitz forced Morales (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott flied to right; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick tripled to right; Lezcano walked;
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 5TH: Davis was called out on strikes; STRAIN BATTED FOR
MARTZ; Strain flied to center; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: EASTWICK REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); Oberkfell
singled to pitcher; Herr struck out; Rincon out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott popped to shortstop; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hendrick flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 7TH: Morales popped to shortstop; Thompson flied to right;
Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Lezcano singled to left [Lezcano to second (error
by Henderson)]; Tenace struck out; Oberkfell walked; Herr
singled to left [Lezcano scored, Oberkfell to third, Herr to
second (error by Henderson)]; Rincon struck out; Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 8.

CUBS 8TH: Davis flied to left; TRACY BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Tracy
was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Scott struck
out; Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick flied to center;
Lezcano walked [Hernandez to second]; Tenace flied to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 8.

CUBS 9TH: Tyson grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner singled
to shortstop; Henderson flied to right; Morales grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 8.