A pinch-single by Tito Landrum in the ninth inning delivered the winning run as the Cardinals shaded the Pirates, 3-2, for their eighth straight victory. Tommy Herr singled with two out, stole second and came in on Landrum's hit. George Hendrick drove in two runs for the Cards with a homer and sacrifice fly, and Mike Easler drove in Pittsburgh's runs with a single and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   3 10  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     1   2   .333      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Scott cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .326      Foli ss               4   2   2   0     0   1   .294
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .364      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Hendrick rf           3   1   2   2     0   0   .326      Easler lf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .303
Lezcano lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .355
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Herr 2b               4   1   3   0     0   1   .300      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .222
Martinez p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Garner pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Nicosia c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .133
  Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Law 2b                3   0   1   0     0   0   .080
  Landrum ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Scurry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   4             Totals               30   2   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  8,139
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Pirates 5
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Oberkfell, Jackson
Doubles: Herr (2), Foli 2 (2)
Triples: Templeton (4)
Home Runs: Hendrick (3)
Stolen Bases: Herr (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (1), Easler (2)
GIDP: Oberkfell (1), Nicosia (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                6     5   2   2   2   3   0  24   2.25
Edelen                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Kaat W(1-0)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.91
Sutter SV(4)            1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   4   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scurry                  7.1   8   2   2   1   4   1  30   1.26
Tekulve                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.08
Jackson L(1-1)          1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   1.35
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Scott popped to second;
Hernandez walked; Hendrick singled to right [Hernandez to
third]; Lezcano forced Hendrick (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli
doubled to center; Parker flied to left; Easler singled to
center [Foli scored]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Porter flied to right; Oberkfell struck out; Herr
singled to right; Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Nicosia
walked; On a bunt Law singled to third [Nicosia to second];
Scurry lined into a double play (third to third to first) [Law
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton struck out; Scott flied to right;
Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno struck out; Foli was called out on strikes;
Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick homered; Lezcano singled to left; Porter
flied to center; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler popped to shortstop; Madlock singled to
third; Thompson walked [Madlock to second]; Nicosia grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr struck out; Martinez flied to center;
Templeton tripled to right; Scott grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Law grounded out (shortstop to first); Scurry
struck out; Moreno flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez popped to third in foul territory;
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Lezcano grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli doubled to right; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Foli to third]; Easler hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Foli scored]; Madlock reached on an error by Oberkfell;
Thompson lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Porter flied to right; Oberkfell lined to center;
Herr doubled to left; TENACE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Tenace popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: EDELEN REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Nicosia grounded
out (second to first); Law flied to right; Scurry was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Templeton
flied to right; Scott singled to left; Hernandez singled to
right [Scott to third]; TEKULVE REPLACED SCURRY (PITCHING);
Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored, Hernandez
to second]; Lezcano flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: KAAT REPLACED EDELEN (PITCHING); Moreno grounded
out (second to first); Foli lined to third; Parker popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Porter
popped to shortstop; Oberkfell flied to center; Herr singled to
right; LANDRUM BATTED FOR KAAT; Herr stole second; Landrum
singled to center [Herr scored, Landrum to second (on throw to
home)]; Templeton was walked intentionally; Templeton was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Jackson [Landrum to third,
Templeton to second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED LANDRUM (PITCHING); Easler grounded
out (shortstop to first); MILNER BATTED FOR BERRA; Milner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson walked; GARNER RAN FOR
THOMPSON; STARGELL BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Stargell flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
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