Ken Oberkfell's two-run single off Reds' starter Mario Soto and Sixto Lezcano's two-run double off Paul Moskau paced a four-run third inning which gave the Cardinals a 6-1 lead, and they held on for a 7-6 victory with a shaky Bruce Sutter posting his fifth save. The Reds had taken a 1-0 lead on Ron Oester's RBI single, but St. Louis went ahead in its half of the inning when George Hendrick scored on a wild pitch and Bob Forsch -- pitching for the first time since April 20 -- slapped an RBI single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 6
Game Played on Friday, May       1, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  1  0    1  0  0    3  0  1  -   6 10  1
Cardinals    0  2  4    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .397      Templeton ss          3   0   0   0     2   0   .328
Griffey cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Scott cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     1   2   .343      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .333
Foster lf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .267      Hendrick rf           1   3   0   0     2   0   .259
  Mejias pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Porter c              3   1   1   1     1   1   .206
Driessen 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Oberkfell 3b          3   2   2   2     1   0   .273
Knight 3b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .275      Lezcano lf            3   0   1   2     1   0   .293
Oester 2b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .212      Herr 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
O'Berry c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Forsch p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Nolan ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Edelen p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Soto p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .333
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     4   6             Totals               30   7   7   6     7   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 21,315
Left on Base: Reds 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Foster, Porter
Doubles: Biittner (2), Lezcano (2), Porter (3)
Home Runs: Foster (4)
Stolen Bases: Knight (2), Griffey 2 (3), Hernandez (1), Templeton 2 (2), Hendrick (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Collins (1)
GIDP: Templeton (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (2,by Soto)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(1-4)             2.1   4   6   6   3   2   0  15   3.24
Moskau                  3.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  13   4.05
Bair                    1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   8.59
Hume                    1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.21
Totals                  8     7   7   7   7   6   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(2-1)           5     3   2   2   1   3   1  19   4.24
Edelen                  1     2   3   3   1   1   0   6   7.71
Sutter SV(5)            3     5   1   1   2   2   0  16   1.62
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Soto (1)
Wild Pitches: Soto (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to left; Griffey grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight walked; Knight stole
second; Oester singled to right [Knight scored]; O'Berry forced
Oester (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick was hit by a pitch; Porter struck out;
Oberkfell singled to right [Hendrick to third]; Soto threw a
wild pitch [Hendrick scored, Oberkfell to second]; Lezcano
walked; Herr struck out; Forsch singled to center [Oberkfell
scored, Lezcano to second]; Templeton grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 3RD: Soto struck out; Collins flied out to left; Griffey
singled to center; Griffey stole second [Griffey to third (error
by Porter)]; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole second; Hendrick
walked; Porter walked [Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second];
Oberkfell singled to center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored,
Porter to second]; MOSKAU REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Lezcano
doubled to center [Porter scored, Oberkfell scored]; Herr flied
out to center [Lezcano to third]; Forsch grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 6.

REDS 4TH: Foster homered; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
first); Knight grounded out (third to first); Oester grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals
6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton walked; Templeton stole second; Scott
was called out on strikes; Hernandez struck out; Hendrick popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 6.

REDS 5TH: O'Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Moskau
struck out; Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Oberkfell lined to
first; Lezcano flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 6.

REDS 6TH: EDELEN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Griffey flied out
to left; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Herr flied out to left; Edelen singled to third;
Foster dropped a foul fly hit by Templeton for an error;
Templeton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Edelen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 6.

REDS 7TH: Driessen singled to right; Knight singled to center
[Driessen to second]; Oester walked [Driessen to third, Knight
to second]; SUTTER REPLACED EDELEN (PITCHING); NOLAN BATTED FOR
O'BERRY; Nolan struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Biittner
doubled to center [Driessen scored, Knight scored, Oester to
third]; Collins hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oester scored];
Griffey singled to second [Biittner to third]; Griffey stole
second; Concepcion walked; Foster forced Griffey (third
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BAIR REPLACED
BIITTNER (PITCHING); Scott flied out to center; Hernandez flied
out to right; Hendrick walked; Hendrick stole second; Porter
doubled to center [Hendrick scored]; Oberkfell was walked
intentionally; Lezcano forced Oberkfell (shortstop unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 7.

REDS 8TH: Driessen flied out to left; Knight singled to right;
Oester walked [Knight to second]; Nolan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Knight to third, Oester to second]; SPILMAN BATTED
FOR BAIR; Spilman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Herr was called
out on strikes; Sutter was called out on strikes; Templeton
walked; Templeton stole second; Scott popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 7.

REDS 9TH: Collins singled to center; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Collins to second]; Concepcion flied out to center;
Foster singled to center [Collins scored]; MEJIAS RAN FOR
FOSTER; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cardinals 7.