Tom Hume surrendered the 11th walk to the Cardinals when he passed Darrell Porter with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, forcing in the winning tally in a 5-4 decision over the Reds. Tony Scott stroked a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th and stole second.

After Keith Hernandez was intentionally walked and George Hendrick got an infield single to load the bases, Porter walked on four straight pitches. Joe Edelen, who pitched three scoreless innings of relief, picked up his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 3, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds         1  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .378      Templeton ss          6   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Griffey cf            5   0   0   1     0   1   .253      Scott cf              5   1   2   0     1   0   .294
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     2   2   .323
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .268      Hendrick rf           5   1   2   1     1   1   .274
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Porter c              4   0   0   1     2   2   .184
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oberkfell 3b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Bench 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Lezcano lf            2   1   1   0     3   0   .302
Nolan c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .269      Herr 2b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .291
  Mejias pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Martinez p            2   0   0   0     1   1   .167
  O'Berry c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .130        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Oester 2b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .233        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              1   0   0   1     0   1   .071        Tenace ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .429        Iorg ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Driessen pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .197        Edelen p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               39   4   8   4     3   5             Totals               38   5   9   5    11   6

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 21,855
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cardinals 13
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Oberkfell
Doubles: Oester (2), Bench (3), Templeton (6)
Triples: Collins (2), Oester (1), Herr (5)
Home Runs: Hendrick (4)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (4), Driessen (1), Scott 3 (4)
Caught Stealing: Bench (1), Herr (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Herr (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Seaver (1)
GIDP: Knight (2), Oester (2), Scott (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  6     6   4   4   6   5   1  29   2.49
Price                   1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   5.23
Hume L(1-2)             3.1   3   1   1   3   0   0  15   3.12
Totals                 10.2   9   5   5  11   6   1  50

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                6.1   6   4   4   3   5   0  27   3.44
Kaat                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.40
Otten                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Edelen W(1-0)           3     2   0   0   0   0   0  11   4.70
Totals                 11     8   4   4   3   5   0  43

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


REDS 1ST: Collins tripled to center; Griffey reached on a
fielder's choice [Collins scored]; Griffey stole second;
Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster walked; Knight
struck out; Bench flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to shortstop; Scott walked; Scott
stole second; Hernandez walked; Hendrick flied to right [Scott
to third]; Porter walked [Hernandez to second]; Oberkfell lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Nolan walked; Oester tripled to right [Nolan scored];
Seaver hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oester scored]; Collins
flied to center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Lezcano singled to left; Herr grounded out (first
unassisted) [Lezcano to second]; Martinez popped to shortstop;
Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott singled to left; Scott stole second;
Hernandez struck out; Hendrick struck out; Porter struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Nolan singled
to left; Oester struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell singled to right; Lezcano walked
[Oberkfell to second]; Herr tripled to right [Oberkfell scored,
Lezcano scored]; Martinez struck out; Templeton doubled to
center [Herr scored]; Scott popped to second; Hernandez popped
to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 3.

REDS 5TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck
out; Concepcion flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick homered; Porter was called out on
strikes; Oberkfell lined to first; Lezcano walked; Herr popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 4.

REDS 6TH: Foster walked; Knight grounded into a double play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; Bench
singled to center; Bench was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Martinez walked; Templeton forced Martinez
(pitcher to shortstop); Scott grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 4.

REDS 7TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Oester doubled
to center; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Biittner singled to
center [Oester scored]; DRIESSEN RAN FOR BIITTNER; KAAT REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Driessen stole second; Collins flied to
right; Griffey flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: PRICE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Hernandez
struck out; Hendrick walked; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 8TH: OTTEN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foster popped to first; Knight
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Lezcano walked; Herr out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Lezcano to second]; TENACE BATTED FOR OTTEN;
HUME REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); SPILMAN REPLACED PRICE (PLAYING
3B); IORG BATTED FOR TENACE; Iorg walked; Templeton forced
Lezcano (shortstop to third) [Iorg to second]; Scott flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 9TH: EDELEN REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Bench grounded out
(second to first); Nolan singled to center; MEJIAS RAN FOR
NOLAN; Oester grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Mejias out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: O'BERRY REPLACED MEJIAS (PLAYING C ); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick flied to center;
Porter popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 10TH: Spilman grounded out (first unassisted); Collins
lined to third; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lezcano lined to right; Herr singled to center; Herr was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 11TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hume reached on an error by
Oberkfell; Bench doubled to center [Hume to third]; O'Berry
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 11TH: Edelen popped to second; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott singled to center; Scott stole
second; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Hendrick singled to
shortstop [Scott to third, Hernandez to second]; Porter walked
[Scott scored, Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 5.
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