Bob Horner went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead the Braves to a 9-6 triumph over the Cardinals. Horner drilled a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, collected an RBI single in the sixth and broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth against reliever Bruce Sutter with his second run-scoring double. Glenn Hubbard capped the eighth-inning rally with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Monday, May       4, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  3  2  -   9 12  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  2  -   6  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .246      Templeton ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Washington rf         3   1   1   2     0   0   .274        Ramsey ss           1   2   1   0     1   0  1.000
Chambliss 1b          3   2   2   2     2   0   .291      Scott cf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .296
Horner 3b             4   0   4   3     0   0   .295      Hernandez 1b          5   0   2   2     0   0   .328
  Royster pr,3b       1   1   0   0     0   0   .174      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .207      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .190
Hubbard 2b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .304      Oberkfell 3b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .299
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Lezcano lf            3   3   1   2     1   0   .304
Ramirez ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .208      Herr 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Walk p                3   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Rincon p              1   0   0   1     1   0   .111
  Bradford p          1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Landrum ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   9  12   9     5   5             Totals               33   6   7   6     7   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  9,260
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Horner
Doubles: Horner 2 (4), Miller (2), Oberkfell (4)
Home Runs: Lezcano (1)
Stolen Bases: Miller (10), Washington (4), Scott (5), Ramsey (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (3), Miller (2)
GIDP: Hubbard (1), Royster (1), Lezcano (3)
Hit by Pitch: Washington (1,by Sykes)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walk                    6.2   5   4   3   4   2   1  29   3.71
Bradford W(2-0)         2     1   2   2   3   1   0   9   3.68
Camp SV(4)              0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.57
Totals                  9     7   6   5   7   3   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rincon                  5.1   8   4   4   1   2   0  22   2.22
Otten                   1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Sutter L(0-1)           1     2   3   3   3   1   0   7   3.06
Sykes                   1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6  18.00
Totals                  9    12   9   9   5   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Sykes (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
walked; Scott stole second; Hernandez grounded out (third to
first) [Scott to third]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to center; Murphy struck out; Hubbard
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Horner
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Oberkfell
walked; Lezcano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
grounded out (first unassisted); Walk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr grounded out (first to pitcher); Rincon
walked; Templeton struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to right;
Horner doubled to right [Chambliss scored, Horner out at third
(right to first to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick flied to
left; Porter popped to second; Oberkfell flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy flied to center; Hubbard singled to left;
Hubbard was picked off first (pitcher to first); Benedict popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lezcano reached on an error by Horner [Lezcano to
second]; Herr grounded out (first unassisted) [Lezcano to
third]; Rincon grounded out (first unassisted) [Lezcano scored
(unearned)]; Templeton was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: RAMSEY REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Ramirez
flied to right; Garry Templeton left with slight left ankle
sprain; Walk singled to center; Miller doubled to right
[Walk to third]; Washington singled to right [Walk scored,
Miller scored, Washington to second (on throw to home)];
Chambliss was walked intentionally; Horner singled to left
[Washington scored, Chambliss to second]; OTTEN REPLACED RINCON
(PITCHING); Murphy flied to right [Chambliss to third]; Hubbard
flied to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott lined to center; Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted); Hendrick walked; Porter flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Benedict popped to second; Ramirez struck out; Walk
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell doubled to left; Lezcano homered
[Oberkfell scored]; Herr popped to catcher in foul territory;
BRAUN BATTED FOR OTTEN; Braun flied to left; Ramsey singled to
center; Ramsey stole second; Scott singled to right [Ramsey
scored]; BRADFORD REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Miller walked;
Miller stole second; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Miller to third]; Chambliss was walked
intentionally; Horner doubled to left [Miller scored, Chambliss
to third]; ROYSTER RAN FOR HORNER; Murphy was walked
intentionally; Hubbard singled to center [Chambliss scored,
Royster scored, Murphy out at third (center to third), Hubbard
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Benedict struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez
popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter singled to left; Oberkfell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7,
Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 9TH: SYKES REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Ramirez walked; On
a bunt Bradford singled to first [Ramirez to second]; Miller out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ramirez to third,
Bradford to second]; Washington was hit by a pitch; Chambliss
singled to left [Ramirez scored, Bradford scored, Washington to
second]; Washington stole third; Royster grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lezcano walked; Herr flied to right; LANDRUM
BATTED FOR SYKES; Landrum grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Lezcano to second]; Ramsey walked; Scott walked [Lezcano to
third, Ramsey to second]; CAMP REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING);
Hernandez singled to center [Lezcano scored, Ramsey scored,
Scott to second]; Hendrick flied to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 9, Cardinals 6.