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.

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