Fernando Valenzuela became the first N.L pitcher to win 10 games this season as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 3-2. The rookie lefty struck out a career high 12 batters in 8 2/3 innings. The Dodgers scored on a two-run double by Ron Cey in the first inning before Derrel Thomas broke a 2-2 deadlock with a solo homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    22, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             5   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Herr 2b               4   0   2   2     0   1   .270
Landreaux cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Landrum lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .274
Cey 3b                3   0   1   2     1   1   .273      Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .247
Guerrero rf           4   0   3   0     0   1   .330      Tenace c              2   1   0   0     1   2   .223
Scioscia c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .293        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .350
Sax 2b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .285
Valenzuela p          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Ramsey ss             2   1   0   0     1   0   .357
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                          Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Gonzalez ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   3             Totals               29   2   4   2     4  13

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 38,751
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Cardinals 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Cey (15)
Home Runs: Thomas (3)
Stolen Bases: Guerrero (4), Herr (14)
Caught Stealing: Oberkfell (3)
GIDP: Ramsey (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Valenzuela W(10-4)      8.2   4   2   2   4  12   0  32   2.81
Stewart SV(2)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.39
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4  13   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(7-3)           7     9   3   3   1   2   1  29   3.01
Littell                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.75
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   3   1  37

Wild Pitches: Valenzuela 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Thomas lined to pitcher; Landreaux singled to
pitcher; Baker flied to center; Garvey singled to left
[Landreaux to second]; Cey doubled to right [Landreaux scored,
Garvey scored]; Guerrero struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to shortstop; Landrum was called out
on strikes; Herr stole second; Hernandez was called out on
strikes; Hendrick walked; Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Scioscia singled to right [Scioscia out at second
(right to second to shortstop)]; Sax lined to left; Valenzuela
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tenace walked; Oberkfell popped to first;
Valenzuela threw a wild pitch [Tenace to second]; Ramsey walked;
Forsch struck out; Valenzuela threw a wild pitch [Tenace to
third, Ramsey to second]; Herr singled to center [Tenace scored,
Ramsey scored, Herr to second (on throw to home)]; Landrum
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas lined to right; Landreaux grounded out
(first to pitcher); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez lined to second; Hendrick struck out;
Lezcano flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
struck out; Guerrero singled to third; Guerrero stole second;
Scioscia was walked intentionally; Sax singled to left [Guerrero
out at home (left to catcher to second to pitcher to third),
Scioscia to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Oberkfell
singled to right; Oberkfell was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Ramsey flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Valenzuela grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomas
homered; Landreaux flied to center; Baker flied to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr
flied to right; Landrum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey popped to second; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to center; Scioscia flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez flied to left; Hendrick was called out
on strikes; Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Sax grounded out (third to first); Valenzuela
singled to left; Thomas forced Valenzuela (shortstop to second);
Landreaux lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tenace struck out; Oberkfell singled to right;
Ramsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING SS); LITTELL
REPLACED RAMSEY (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey walked;
Guerrero singled to right [Cey to second]; Scioscia forced
Guerrero (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Herr struck
out; Landrum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Sax grounded out (shortstop to first); Valenzuela
struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Lezcano walked; STEWART
REPLACED VALENZUELA (PITCHING); IORG BATTED FOR TENACE; Iorg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.