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.

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