Pete Rose broke Stan Musial's National League career record for hits with an eighth-inning single through the left side of the infield, but the Cardinals hit four homers and prevailed over the Phillies, 7-3. Rose's blow was No. 3,631, topping Musial's record of 3,630.

The Redbirds snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning on singles by Keith Hernandez and Dane Iorg and a two-run double by Ken Oberkfell. Garry Templeton stroked a run-scoring single in the seventh and Sixto Lezcano and Gene Tenace tagged back-to-back homers in the ninth. Hernandez had homered in the first and George Hendrick in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Monday, August 10, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    1  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  2  -   7 15  2
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   2   1     0   1   .270      Rose 1b               5   2   1   0     0   0   .327
Herr 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Hernandez 1b          5   2   2   1     0   0   .276      McBride rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .351
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .277        Smith rf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Iorg lf               3   1   3   0     0   0   .329      Schmidt 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
  Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Matthews lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .311
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Oberkfell 3b          3   0   2   2     1   0   .290        Moreland c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Lezcano rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .268      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Tenace c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .218        Aguayo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Brummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Boone c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landrum lf          2   1   2   0     0   0   .262        D. Davis ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .390
                                                          Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Unser ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               37   7  15   7     1   6             Totals               36   3   7   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 60,561
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Templeton 2
Doubles: Oberkfell (9), Landrum (1), Schmidt (13), Bowa (6), D. Davis (2)
Home Runs: Hernandez (5), Hendrick (11), Lezcano (3), Tenace (2)
Stolen Bases: Oberkfell (7)
Caught Stealing: Templeton 2 (10), Herr (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Templeton (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(7-2)           5     1   1   0   1   0   0  19   2.92
Littell                 2.1   5   2   2   0   2   0  12   4.15
Sutter SV(12)           1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.95
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   2   0  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(2-6)      5     8   3   3   0   4   1  20   3.86
Lyle                    2     4   2   2   1   1   1  10   4.66
Proly                   2     3   2   2   0   1   2   9   3.14
Totals                  9    15   7   7   1   6   4  39

Wild Pitches: Forsch (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Templeton was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Herr singled to center;
Herr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hernandez homered; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Templeton [Rose to
first]; Trillo flied out to left; McBride flied out to left;
Schmidt doubled to center [Rose to third]; Forsch threw a wild
pitch [Rose scored (unearned), Schmidt to third]; Matthews
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg singled to left [Iorg out at second (left to
second)]; Oberkfell singled to left; Oberkfell stole second;
Lezcano popped to shortstop; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
lined to right; Boone walked; Christenson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Templeton struck out; Herr
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick flied out
to center; Iorg singled to center [Hernandez to second];
Oberkfell doubled to left [Hernandez scored, Iorg scored];
Lezcano popped to first; Tenace struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to first; Matthews flied out to
center; Maddox reached on an error by Templeton [Maddox to
first]; Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Herr grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone popped to second; GROSS BATTED FOR
CHRISTENSON; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: LYLE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Hernandez lined
to center; Hendrick homered; Iorg singled to right; Oberkfell
walked [Iorg to second]; Lezcano forced Oberkfell (shortstop to
second) [Iorg to third]; Tenace forced Lezcano (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); LANDRUM REPLACED
FORSCH (PLAYING LF); Trillo singled; McBride lined to center;
Schmidt popped to second; Matthews grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); Landrum
doubled to right; Templeton singled to right [Landrum scored];
Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Herr struck out; Hernandez popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox struck out; Bowa doubled to right; Boone
flied out to center; UNSER BATTED FOR LYLE; Unser flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MORELAND
REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING C ); AGUAYO REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS);
PROLY REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded out (second
to first); Littell struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose singled to left; Trillo struck out; Smith
singled to left [Rose to second]; Schmidt singled to center
[Rose scored, Smith to third]; SUTTER REPLACED LITTELL
(PITCHING); Matthews forced Schmidt (shortstop to second) [Smith
scored]; Moreland flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lezcano homered; Tenace homered; Landrum singled
to center; Templeton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Landrum to second]; Herr grounded out (second to first)
[Landrum to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: BRUMMER REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Aguayo flied
out to left; D. DAVIS BATTED FOR PROLY; D. Davis doubled to
left; Unser flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Phillies 3.

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