A three-run homer by Gene Tenace keyed the Cardinals to their seventh straight victory, a 5-1 decision over the Pirates. The Redbirds trailed, 1-0, in the seventh inning when George Hendrick stroked a one-out single and Sixto Lezcano walked. Tenace then followed with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  2  0  -   5  7  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .341      Moreno cf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .205
Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Hernandez 1b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .366      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .184
Hendrick rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Lacy lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Lezcano lf            2   1   1   1     2   0   .276      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Tenace c              3   1   1   3     1   0   .273      Berra 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .282        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Herr 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Nicosia c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .143
Shirley p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Law 2b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .045
                                                            Bevacqua ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
                                                            Garner pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   7   5     5   2             Totals               32   1   4   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  7,334
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Oberkfell
Doubles: Hendrick (4)
Triples: Herr (4)
Home Runs: Tenace (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (6), Nicosia (1)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1)
GIDP: Hendrick (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(2-0)          7     4   1   1   2   4   0  28   1.98
Sutter                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   4   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(0-2)       7     4   3   3   4   2   1  27   3.60
Romo                    0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   7.04
Jackson                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     7   5   5   5   2   1  37

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied to center; Scott grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Foli
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Parker flied to left;
Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson singled to left; Berra forced Thompson
(shortstop to second); Nicosia popped to shortstop; Law lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr popped to catcher in foul territory; Shirley
grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to center;
Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno
singled to center; Foli struck out; Parker flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez walked; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Lacy lined to right; Thompson grounded out (third
to first); Berra grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lezcano walked; Tenace flied to center; Oberkfell
struck out; Herr flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia walked; Nicosia stole second; Law popped to
catcher in foul territory; Candelaria lined to left; Moreno
walked; Foli singled to right [Nicosia scored, Moreno to third];
Parker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Shirley grounded out (third to first); Templeton
flied to right; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Lacy struck out; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); Berra flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez flied to left; Hendrick singled to
left; Lezcano walked [Hendrick to second]; Tenace homered
[Hendrick scored, Lezcano scored]; Oberkfell flied to left; Herr
tripled to left; Shirley struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Nicosia flied to left; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LAW;
Bevacqua popped to first; MADLOCK BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Madlock
reached on an error by Oberkfell; GARNER RAN FOR MADLOCK; Moreno
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROMO
REPLACED GARNER (PITCHING); Templeton singled to left; Scott out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Templeton to second];
Hernandez was walked intentionally; Hendrick doubled to center
[Templeton scored, Hernandez to third]; Lezcano singled to
center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to third]; JACKSON REPLACED
ROMO (PITCHING); Tenace popped to second; Oberkfell popped to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Foli popped to
shortstop; Parker grounded out (second to first); Lacy grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Herr flied to center; Sutter grounded out (second
to first); Templeton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); MILNER
BATTED FOR BERRA; Milner flied to center; EASLER BATTED FOR
NICOSIA; Easler grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.