The Cardinals ran their winning streak to four games with an 11-1 rout of the Padres as John Martin raised his record to 3-1 with his second complete game. Sixto Lezcano stroked RBI singles in the third and fifth inning and Martin, Tommy Herr and Garry Templeton also contributed run-scoring singles. Keith Hernandez climaxed the scoring with his fifth career grand slam home run in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 11, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      6, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Cardinals    0  1  2    0  1  3    0  4  x  -  11 14  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Herr 2b               5   1   2   1     0   2   .287
Bonilla 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     1   0   .266
Richards lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Hernandez 1b          4   2   1   4     1   0   .285
Salazar cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Hendrick rf           3   3   1   0     2   0   .282
Kennedy c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Lezcano lf            5   0   2   2     0   1   .264
Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .345      Oberkfell 3b          2   1   2   1     2   0   .293
Bass 1b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Landrum cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .233
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brummer c             2   0   0   1     0   1   .313
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Martin p              4   2   2   1     0   1   .231
  Swisher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Edwards rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Lollar p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Armstrong p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perkins 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .317

Totals               33   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               33  11  14  11     6   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 20,662
Left on Base: Padres 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Bass
Doubles: Oberkfell (7), Templeton (9)
Triples: Bonilla (1)
Home Runs: Hernandez (4)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (8), Lezcano (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brummer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brummer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Richards (1,by Martin)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lollar L(1-4)           4.1   5   3   3   3   5   0  21   7.29
Armstrong               1     5   4   3   1   0   0   7  27.00
Littlefield             2     4   4   4   2   0   1  11   6.03
Urrea                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.33
Totals                  8    14  11  10   6   6   1  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin W(3-1)           9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35   1.93
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Martin (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson


PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonilla
grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr struck out; Templeton flied to center;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Salazar flied to center; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans singled to left; Bass singled to
right [Evans to second]; Edwards forced Evans (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick walked; Lezcano flied to center;
Oberkfell walked [Hendrick to second]; Landrum singled to
shortstop [Hendrick to third, Oberkfell to second]; Brummer hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Hendrick scored, Oberkfell to third];
Martin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Lollar flied to left; Smith singled to left; Bonilla
singled to center [Smith to third]; Richards singled to right
[Smith scored, Bonilla to second]; Salazar popped to shortstop;
Kennedy walked [Bonilla to third, Richards to second]; Evans
flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr struck out; Templeton flied to center;
Hernandez walked; Hendrick singled to left [Hernandez to
second]; Lezcano singled to center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick
to third]; Oberkfell doubled to center [Hendrick scored, Lezcano
to third]; Landrum struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 4TH: Bass was called out on strikes; Edwards flied to
right; Lollar flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brummer struck out; Martin struck out; Herr
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 5TH: Smith popped to second; Bonilla grounded out (third
to first); Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton doubled to right; Hernandez popped to
shortstop; ARMSTRONG REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING); Templeton was
picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third);
Hendrick walked; Hendrick was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Bass [Hendrick to third]; Lezcano singled to left
[Hendrick scored (unearned)]; Lezcano was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 4.

PADRES 6TH: Salazar struck out; Kennedy flied to center; Evans
singled to left; Bass lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell singled to right; Landrum singled to
center [Oberkfell to second]; Brummer out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Oberkfell to third, Landrum to second];
Martin singled to second [Oberkfell scored, Landrum to third];
Herr singled to right [Landrum scored, Martin to second];
LITTLEFIELD REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); PERKINS REPLACED ARMSTRONG
(PLAYING 1B); Templeton singled to right [Martin scored, Herr to
third]; Hernandez flied to right; Herr was out trying to advance
to home (catcher to pitcher); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 7.

PADRES 7TH: Edwards flied to right; Perkins grounded out (second
to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick flied to right; Lezcano grounded out
(second to first); Oberkfell walked; Landrum popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 8TH: Bonilla tripled to right; Richards was hit by a
pitch; Salazar hit into a double play (center to center to
catcher) [Richards to second, Bonilla out at home]; Kennedy
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
singled to second; Herr singled to right [Martin to second];
Templeton walked [Martin to third, Herr to second]; Hernandez
homered [Martin scored, Herr scored, Templeton scored]; URREA
REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lezcano struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 11.

PADRES 9TH: Evans flied to left; SWISHER BATTED FOR URREA;
Swisher struck out; Edwards flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 11.