The Cardinals came from behind with six runs in the last two innings to overhaul the Astros, 7-6. George Hendrick delivered two-run doubles in both the eighth and ninth. Keith Hernandez scored the winning run on a fielder's choice grounder by reserve rookie catcher Orlando Sanchez. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Thursday, May       14, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  4  -   7  8  0
Astros       4  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   6  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Puhl cf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .244
Scott cf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .266      Garcia ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   2     1   0   .310        Thon ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Hendrick rf           5   0   3   4     0   0   .250        Heep ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Lezcano lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Woods rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .083
  Porter ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .180      Cruz lf               2   2   1   0     2   1   .254
  Landrum pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Howe 3b               4   2   3   1     0   0   .350
Tenace c              2   0   0   0     2   1   .242      Roberts 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .217
  Sanchez c           1   0   0   1     0   0   .400        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oberkfell 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Pujols c              3   0   1   3     0   0   .179
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Ashby ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .210
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Landestoy 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .114
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sprowl p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Pittman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Herr 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .253        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walling 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Martin p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Ramsey 3b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .429

Totals               37   7   8   7     6   5             Totals               32   6   9   5     5   8

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 20,042
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Astros 5
DP: Cardinals 3, Astros 0
Errors: Roberts, Landestoy
Doubles: Hernandez (10), Hendrick 2 (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (3)
GIDP: Howe (3), Landestoy (3), Garcia (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes                   0.1   4   4   4   1   0   0   6  10.80
Martin                  5     2   2   2   2   4   0  18   3.60
Edelen                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.64
Kaat                    1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.19
Otten W(1-0)            1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.51
Sutter SV(6)            1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.42
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   8   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sprowl                  7     4   1   0   2   3   0  28   3.68
D. Smith                1     2   3   3   2   0   0   7   4.73
Sambito L(1-3)          0.1   1   3   1   1   1   0   4   2.79
LaCorte                 0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.03
Totals                  9     8   7   4   6   5   0  43

Wild Pitches: Sykes (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton reached on an error by Roberts; Scott
singled to left [Templeton to third]; Hernandez forced Scott
(first to shortstop) [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Hendrick
grounded out (second to first) [Hernandez to second]; Lezcano
was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia singled
to left; Woods singled to center [Garcia to third]; Sykes threw
a wild pitch [Garcia scored]; Cruz walked [Woods to second];
Howe singled to right [Woods scored, Cruz to third]; Roberts
singled to left [Cruz scored, Howe to third, Roberts to second
(on throw)]; MARTIN REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Pujols grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Howe scored, Roberts to third];
Landestoy struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros
4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Oberkfell flied to left; Herr
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Sprowl was called out on strikes; Puhl struck out;
Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Martin grounded out (third to first); Templeton
singled to center; Scott grounded out (third to first)
[Templeton to second]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Woods flied to center; Cruz walked; Howe grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to center; Lezcano popped to
second; Tenace walked [Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell struck
out; Herr forced Tenace (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Roberts flied to right; Pujols flied to right;
Landestoy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Martin grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Sprowl was called out on strikes; Puhl popped to
shortstop; Garcia lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to left; Hendrick flied to
right; Lezcano popped to second; Tenace walked [Hernandez to
second]; Oberkfell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Woods flied to right; Cruz singled to center; Howe
singled to center [Cruz to second]; Roberts walked [Cruz to
third, Howe to second]; EDELEN REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING);
Pujols singled to center [Cruz scored, Howe scored, Roberts to
second]; RAMSEY REPLACED EDELEN (PLAYING 3B); KAAT REPLACED
OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded into a double play
(third to third to first) [Roberts out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Herr flied to center; Ramsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Templeton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR SPROWL; Pittman lined to second;
Puhl singled to second; Garcia grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: D. SMITH REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); THON
REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Scott walked; Hernandez doubled to
right [Scott to third]; Hendrick doubled to center [Scott
scored, Hernandez scored]; Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Hendrick to third]; Tenace popped to third; IORG BATTED
FOR KAAT; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: OTTEN REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); SANCHEZ REPLACED
TENACE (PLAYING C ); Woods was called out on strikes; Cruz was
called out on strikes; Howe singled to center; Roberts struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Herr walked; SAMBITO REPLACED D. SMITH
(PITCHING); Ramsey singled to center [Herr to second]; Templeton
struck out; Scott reached on an error by Landestoy [Herr to
third, Ramsey to second]; Hernandez walked [Herr scored, Ramsey
to third, Scott to second]; LACORTE REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING);
WALLING REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick doubled to
center [Ramsey scored, Scott scored (unearned), Hernandez to
third]; PORTER BATTED FOR LEZCANO; Porter was walked
intentionally; LANDRUM RAN FOR PORTER; Sanchez forced Landrum
(shortstop unassisted) [Hernandez scored (unearned), Hendrick to
third]; BRAUN BATTED FOR OTTEN; Braun struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 6.

ASTROS 9TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SUTTER REPLACED
BRAUN (PITCHING); ASHBY BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Ashby walked;
Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ashby to
second]; Walling struck out; Puhl was walked intentionally; HEEP
BATTED FOR THON; Heep grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 6.