The Cardinals posted their 10th victory in the last 11 games with a 7-3 decision over the Reds as unbeaten Bob Shirley scattered six hits for his third triumph. The Cards tallied three times in the fourth off starter Bruce Berenyi on Dane Iorg's run-scoring single, Ken Oberkfell's RBI groundout and Tommy Herr's sacrifice. The Redbirds' final four runs came across in the seventh on an RBI two-bagger by Keith Hernandez, bases-loaded walk to Darrell Porter by reliever Doug Bair, and a two-run single by Oberkfell. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       2, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  0  0    4  0  x  -   7  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .390      Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Griffey cf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .267      Scott cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .286
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   2     0   0   .329      Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   1     0   1   .345
Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Hendrick rf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .263
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Iorg lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Driessen 1b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .197        Landrum lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Spilman 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Porter ph           0   0   0   1     1   0   .206
Oester 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Lezcano pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
O'Berry c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Oberkfell 3b          4   0   3   3     0   0   .305
  Bench ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Tenace c              2   0   0   0     2   1   .214
  Nolan c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Herr 2b               3   1   1   1     0   1   .275
Berenyi p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Shirley p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mejias ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   3             Totals               30   7   9   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 16,677
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Griffey (4), Foster (5), Hernandez (8)
Triples: Griffey (1)
Stolen Bases: Oberkfell (2)
Caught Stealing: Scott (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Shirley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (3), Herr (3)
Hit by Pitch: Driessen (1,by Shirley)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenyi L(2-1)          6.2   7   5   5   3   4   0  29   4.24
Price                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   6.00
Bair                    0.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   4   9.39
Combe                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   7   7   5   6   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(3-0)          9     6   3   3   1   3   0  35   2.78
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Shirley (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey was
called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied to left in foul territory; Scott
singled to center; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by 2B
umpire Ed Montague; Hernandez grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Knight flied to right;
Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Oester forced Driessen
(first to shortstop) [Foster to third]; O'Berry flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied to center; Iorg popped to third;
Oberkfell singled to left; Oberkfell stole second; Tenace
walked; Herr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Berenyi grounded out (third to first); Collins flied
to right in foul territory; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Shirley struck out; Templeton flied to center;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick singled to
third [Hernandez to second]; Iorg singled to center [Hernandez
scored, Hendrick to third, Iorg to second (on throw)]; Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first) [Hendrick scored, Iorg to third];
Tenace walked; Herr hit a sacrifice fly to center [Iorg scored];
Shirley forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

REDS 5TH: Driessen was hit by a pitch; Oester flied to left;
O'Berry grounded out (third to first) [Driessen to second];
Berenyi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton flied to left; Scott flied to left;
Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

REDS 6TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey
tripled to center; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Griffey scored]; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell singled to second;
Tenace forced Oberkfell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

REDS 7TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Knight popped to
second; Driessen flied to right; Oester singled to center; BENCH
BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: NOLAN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); SPILMAN
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Herr singled to right; Shirley
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herr to second];
Templeton flied to right [Herr to third]; Scott walked; PRICE
REPLACED BERENYI (PITCHING); Hernandez doubled to right [Herr
scored, Scott to third]; BAIR REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING);
Hendrick was walked intentionally; PORTER BATTED FOR LANDRUM;
Porter walked [Scott scored, Hernandez to third, Hendrick to
second]; LEZCANO RAN FOR PORTER; Oberkfell singled to right
[Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Lezcano to third]; Tenace
struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 7.

REDS 8TH: LEZCANO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MEJIAS BATTED FOR
BAIR; Mejias flied to center; Collins singled to center; Griffey
doubled to center [Collins to third]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Collins scored]; Foster doubled to left
[Griffey scored]; Knight grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: COMBE REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Herr grounded
out (second to first); Shirley popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 7.

REDS 9TH: Spilman flied to left; Oester flied to right; Nolan
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 7.