| Supported by back-to-back homers by George Hendrick and Darrell Porter in the fourth inning, Lary Sorensen captured his fourth straight decision as the Cardinals downed the Braves, 4-1. The Redbirds added two more markers in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Sixto Lezcano and Mike Ramsey. [The Sporting News] |
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May 5, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Herr 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .329 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Hendrick rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .261 Murphy cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .209 Porter c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .200 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Oberkfell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Benedict c 3 0 3 0 0 0 .292 Lezcano lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .327 Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Ramsey ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .500 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Sorensen p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boggs p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 0 1 Totals 29 4 7 4 4 3 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 7,531 Left on Base: Braves 5, Cardinals 5 DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 1 Home Runs: Hendrick (5), Porter (2) Stolen Bases: Scott (6), Hernandez (2) GIDP: Ramirez (2), Ramsey (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs L(1-4) 7 7 4 4 3 3 2 29 4.20 Mahler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.97 Totals 8 7 4 4 4 3 2 33 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen W(4-0) 9 7 1 1 0 1 0 33 2.21 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 1 0 33 Balks: Sorensen (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Washington flied to center; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Herr flied to center; Scott singled to second; Hernandez walked [Scott to second]; Scott stole third and Hernandez stole second; Hendrick struck out; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (second to first); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell flied to left; Lezcano flied to right; Ramsey struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict singled to third; Ramirez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Benedict out at second]; Boggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Sorensen grounded out (second to first); Herr grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 4TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (second to first); Chambliss singled to right; Horner forced Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Hendrick homered; Porter homered; Oberkfell walked; Lezcano singled to left [Oberkfell to second]; Ramsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy flied to center; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict singled to pitcher; Ramirez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Sorensen popped to second; Herr lined to shortstop; Scott struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 6TH: Boggs grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [Hernandez to second]; Porter walked; Oberkfell forced Hernandez (third unassisted) [Porter to second]; Lezcano singled to center [Porter scored, Oberkfell to second]; Ramsey singled to center [Oberkfell scored, Lezcano out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Horner struck out; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Sorensen grounded out (third to first); Herr grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard flied to right; Benedict singled to third; POCOROBA BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Sorensen balked [Benedict to second]; Pocoroba popped to shortstop; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BOGGS; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); MAHLER REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick walked; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 9TH: Miller popped to shortstop; Washington singled to center; Chambliss forced Washington (shortstop to second); Horner singled to center [Chambliss to second]; Murphy singled to center [Chambliss scored, Horner to third]; Hubbard flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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