A fielder's choice grounder by rookie catcher Glenn Brummer plated the decisive run as the Cardinals outlasted the Padres, 2-1 in 13 innings. The score was 1-1 when Tommy Herr began the winning surge with a one-out walk and took third on a single by Ken Oberkfell.

After George Hendrick was walked intentionally to load the bases, Brummer hit a grounder between shortstop and third base. The Padres attempted an inning-ending double play but Brummer beat the relay to first as Herr scored. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Monday, August 17, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              6   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Templeton ss          6   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Richards lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Herr 2b               3   1   1   0     2   0   .270
Kennedy c             5   0   1   0     0   2   .305      Oberkfell 3b          5   0   3   1     1   0   .287
  Edwards pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Hendrick cf           5   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Bass 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Iorg 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .351
Jones cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Ramsey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .371
Lefebvre rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .226        Brummer c           2   0   0   1     0   0   .227
  Moreno ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     1   2   .260
Salazar 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Tenace c,1b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .216
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Sorensen p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gwosdz ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Bonilla 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .289        Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .056        Landrum ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Flannery 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .353        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               43   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               40   2   6   2     8   4

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 21,194
Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 10
DP: Padres 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Herr
Doubles: Smith (6), Richards (9)
Caught Stealing: Richards (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Flannery (1), Bass (3), Braun (1), Herr (4)
GIDP: Wise (2), Turner (1), Oberkfell (5), Hendrick (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    6.2   4   1   1   2   2   0  26   3.32
Curtis                  2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.72
Littlefield             2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.91
Lucas L(3-6)            1.2   1   1   1   4   1   0  10   2.40
Totals                 12.2   6   2   2   8   4   0  50

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen                7     4   1   0   0   2   0  25   3.11
Sutter                  3     2   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.54
Shirley                 2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.37
Kaat W(4-2)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.88
Totals                 13     8   1   0   1   4   0  46

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dave Pallone


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to right; Richards struck out; Kennedy
forced Smith (shortstop to second); Bass grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Lefebvre flied
to left; Salazar flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied to right; Iorg grounded out
(pitcher to first); Braun flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 3RD: Bonilla grounded out (second to first); Wise
grounded out (second to first); Smith doubled to center;
Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lezcano struck out; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Sorensen flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 4TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Bass
grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oberkfell singled to center;
Hendrick forced Oberkfell (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 5TH: Lefebvre singled to right; Salazar reached on an
error by Herr [Lefebvre to second]; Bonilla singled to right
[Lefebvre scored (unearned), Salazar to third]; Wise grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Salazar
stayed at third, Bonilla out at second]; Smith flied to center;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun flied
to left; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
struck out; Bass grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tenace walked; Sorensen popped to first in foul
territory; Templeton flied to left; Herr singled to left [Tenace
to second]; Oberkfell singled to center [Tenace scored, Herr to
third]; Hendrick forced Oberkfell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 7TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Lefebvre flied
to center; Salazar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg singled to right; Braun out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Iorg to second]; Lezcano walked;
Tenace flied to right; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR SORENSEN; CURTIS
REPLACED SALAZAR (PITCHING); FLANNERY REPLACED WISE (PLAYING
3B); Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Bonilla
grounded out (third to first); Flannery grounded out (second to
first); Smith flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Herr
walked; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 9TH: Richards doubled to right; Kennedy struck out;
Richards was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Bass
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick flied to center; RAMSEY BATTED FOR IORG;
Ramsey flied to right; Braun flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 10TH: BRUMMER REPLACED RAMSEY (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Jones struck out; Lefebvre
singled to right; TURNER BATTED FOR CURTIS; Turner grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Lefebvre out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Lezcano
flied to center; Tenace grounded out (second to first); GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR SUTTER; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 11TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Bonilla
singled to right; Flannery out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Bonilla to second]; Smith grounded out (second to
first) [Bonilla to third]; Richards flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 11TH: Templeton singled to left; Herr out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Templeton to second];
Oberkfell was walked intentionally; Hendrick grounded into a
double play (second to second to first) [Oberkfell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 12TH: Kennedy singled to right; EDWARDS RAN FOR KENNEDY;
Bass out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Edwards to
second]; Jones popped to first in foul territory; MORENO BATTED
FOR LEFEBVRE; Moreno was walked intentionally; GWOSDZ BATTED FOR
LITTLEFIELD; Gwosdz popped to catcher in foul territory;
Debut game for Doug Gwosdz; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 12TH: GWOSDZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LUCAS
REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Brummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun walked; Lezcano
struck out; Tenace walked [Braun to second]; LANDRUM BATTED FOR
SHIRLEY; Landrum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 13TH: KAAT REPLACED LANDRUM (PITCHING); Bonilla popped to
third in foul territory; Flannery flied to left in foul
territory; Smith grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 13TH: Templeton flied to center; Herr walked;
Oberkfell singled to center [Herr to third]; Hendrick was walked
intentionally [Oberkfell to second]; Brummer forced Hendrick
(shortstop to second) [Herr scored, Oberkfell to third]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 2.
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