The Cardinals drubbed the Pirates, 13-0, but it was a pyrrhic victory as Andy Rincon, who had pitched three-hit ball for 7 2/3 innings and contributed to the 14-hit attack with two hits and three RBIs, suffered a hairline fracture on his right forearm when struck by a line drive off the bat of Phil Garner and was placed on the 21-day disabled list. The Redbirds took a 5-0 lead in the first inning on run-scoring singles by George Hendrick and Ken Oberkfell and a three-run double by Tommy Herr. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 9, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Cardinals    5  0  1    0  1  0    6  0  x  -  13 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     1   1   .283
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Scott cf              5   2   2   2     0   1   .280
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez 1b          3   2   1   1     2   1   .298
  Law 2b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .156        Iorg 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Hendrick rf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .253
  Lacy lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Landrum pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Easler lf,rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .343      Lezcano lf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .300
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .153      Tenace c              3   2   1   0     2   0   .250
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .417      Oberkfell 3b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .294
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez 3b         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Herr 2b               4   2   1   3     1   0   .267
Berra 3b,ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Rincon p              4   1   2   3     0   1   .231
Scurry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sykes p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bevacqua ph,3b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   0   6   0     0   4             Totals               37  13  14  12     7   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 21,361
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Berra (3), Herr (3), Tenace (3), Oberkfell (5), Rincon (1)
Triples: Scott (2), Hernandez (2)
Home Runs: Lezcano (2)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (3)
GIDP: Nicosia (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (4,by Tekulve)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scurry L(1-1)           5     8   7   7   5   5   1  27   3.91
Tekulve                 2     5   6   6   2   1   0  14   7.56
Jackson                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.64
Totals                  8    14  13  13   7   7   1  45

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rincon W(3-1)           7.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  24   1.77
Sykes                   1.2   3   0   0   0   3   0   8   6.75
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Tekulve (1)
Wild Pitches: Tekulve (1)
Balks: Scurry (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied to left; Foli popped to shortstop;
Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to shortstop; Scott singled to
center; Hernandez walked [Scott to second]; Hendrick singled to
left [Scott scored, Hernandez to second]; Lezcano lined to left;
Tenace walked [Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second];
Oberkfell singled to left [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to third,
Tenace to second]; Herr doubled to left [Hendrick scored, Tenace
scored, Oberkfell scored, Herr to third (on throw to home)];
Rincon was called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler grounded out (second to first); Thompson
popped to shortstop; Garner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 2ND: Templeton struck out; Scott lined to left;
Hernandez walked; Scurry balked [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick
walked; Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia popped to right; Berra doubled to right;
Scurry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Berra to third]; Moreno
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tenace doubled to left; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first) [Tenace to third]; Herr reached on a fielder's
choice [Tenace out at home (third to catcher to third), Herr to
second]; Rincon singled to shortstop [Herr scored]; Templeton
flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
lined to center; Easler flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott lined to left; Hernandez struck out;
Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
6.

PIRATES 5TH: Thompson struck out; Garner singled to third;
Nicosia grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lezcano homered; Tenace popped to second;
Oberkfell doubled to left; Herr walked; Rincon hit into a double
play (catcher to catcher to shortstop) [Oberkfell out at third];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra grounded out (second to first); BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR SCURRY; Bevacqua flied to right; Moreno singled to
center; Foli lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BERRA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TEKULVE REPLACED FOLI
(PITCHING); Templeton singled to third; Templeton stole second;
Scott struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first)
[Templeton to third]; Hendrick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied to center; Easler flied to left;
Thompson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: LACY REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING LF); EASLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lezcano popped to shortstop; Tenace
walked; Oberkfell singled to left [Tenace to second]; Herr
forced Oberkfell (second to shortstop) [Tenace to third]; Rincon
doubled to right [Tenace scored, Herr scored]; Templeton walked;
Scott tripled to right [Rincon scored, Templeton scored];
Hernandez tripled to right [Scott scored]; Tekulve threw a wild
pitch [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick was hit by a pitch; LANDRUM
RAN FOR HENDRICK; Lezcano grounded out (first unassisted); 6 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 13.

PIRATES 8TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); IORG REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING
3B); Garner grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Andy
Rincon hit on right forearm by line drive; SYKES REPLACED
RINCON (PITCHING); Nicosia singled to center; Berra struck out;
Bevacqua singled to left [Nicosia to second]; Moreno popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 13.

CARDINALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARNER (PITCHING); LAW REPLACED
TEKULVE (PLAYING 2B); Tenace popped to shortstop; Gonzalez
singled to center; Herr popped to second; Sykes struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 13.

PIRATES 9TH: Law struck out; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Easler singled to left; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 13.
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