A homer by George Hendrick, who drove in all three of the Cardinals' runs, enabled the Redbirds to subdue the Padres, 3-2 in 13 innings. The Padres had tied the score, 2-2, in the ninth on singles by Gene Richards, Terry Kennedy and Broderick Perkins. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herr 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Smith ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Oberkfell 3b 6 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Bonilla 2b 5 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Hernandez 1b 6 0 2 0 0 2 .287 Richards lf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Hendrick cf 5 1 2 3 1 1 .282 Jones cf 5 0 0 0 1 1 .246 Iorg lf 6 0 0 0 0 0 .347 Kennedy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Porter c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .213 Moreno pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Brummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Gwosdz c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun rf 2 0 2 0 1 0 .273 Perkins 1b 5 0 2 1 1 0 .298 Landrum rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Salazar 3b 6 1 2 0 0 1 .309 Ramsey ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Lefebvre rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Wise p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .050 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Bass ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .220 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ramirez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lucas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Flannery ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Mura pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 47 3 10 3 2 5 Totals 46 2 9 2 5 6 Time of Game: 3:32 Attendance: 7,056 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Padres 11 DP: Cardinals 1, Padres 1 Errors: Smith Doubles: Hendrick (10), Salazar (14) Home Runs: Hendrick (15) Stolen Bases: Braun (1) Caught Stealing: Landrum (2) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (4), Smith (5) GIDP: Herr (5), Lefebvre (9) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 7.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 27 2.84 Sutter 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 11 2.61 Shirley 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4.48 Littell 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2.91 Kaat W(6-2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.04 Totals 13 9 2 2 5 6 0 52 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise 6 7 2 2 2 2 0 28 3.54 Boone 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.33 Lucas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.23 Littlefield 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.28 Curtis L(2-6) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 5.64 Totals 13 10 3 3 2 5 1 50 Wild Pitches: Wise (1) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale CARDINALS 1ST: Herr flied out to left; Oberkfell flied out to left; Hernandez singled to left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Bonilla singled to second; Richards flied out to right; Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg lined to shortstop; Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun singled to left; Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Perkins singled to center; On a bunt Salazar singled to third [Perkins to second]; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Salazar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Herr singled to left; Oberkfell singled to left [Herr to second]; Hernandez flied out to left [Herr to third]; Hendrick doubled to left [Herr scored, Oberkfell scored]; Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Wise was called out on strikes; Smith grounded out (second to first); Bonilla grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Braun walked; Braun stole second; Ramsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Forsch lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Jones flied out to center; Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Herr grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell flied to left in foul territory; Hernandez singled to center; Wise threw a wild pitch [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick walked; Iorg reached on an error by Smith [Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second, Iorg to first]; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Perkins flied out to center; Salazar grounded out (third to first); Lefebvre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Braun singled to right; Ramsey forced Braun (first to shortstop); Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ramsey to second]; Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: LANDRUM REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); TURNER BATTED FOR WISE; Turner struck out; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. CARDINALS 7TH: BOONE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Oberkfell lined to second; Hernandez struck out; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Richards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Jones grounded out (second to first); Kennedy popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Porter struck out; Landrum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: Perkins grounded out (second to first); Salazar doubled to left; Lefebvre grounded out (second to first) [Salazar to third]; BASS BATTED FOR BOONE; Bass singled to left [Salazar scored]; RAMIREZ RAN FOR BASS; SUTTER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Smith was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 1. CARDINALS 9TH: LUCAS REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Ramsey popped to first in foul territory; Sutter grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Bonilla flied out to right; Richards singled to left; Jones struck out; Kennedy singled to center [Richards to third]; MORENO RAN FOR KENNEDY; Perkins singled to left [Richards scored, Moreno to second]; Salazar forced Perkins (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. CARDINALS 10TH: GWOSDZ REPLACED MORENO (PLAYING C ); Oberkfell flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. PADRES 10TH: Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); FLANNERY BATTED FOR LUCAS; Flannery walked; Smith forced Flannery (shortstop to second); Bonilla grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. CARDINALS 11TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FLANNERY (PITCHING); Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Darrell Porter and Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by 1B umpire Bob Engel; Landrum singled to third; Landrum was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. PADRES 11TH: BRUMMER REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); SHIRLEY REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Richards walked; Jones walked [Richards to second]; Gwosdz grounded out (third to first) [Richards to third, Jones to second]; LITTELL REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Perkins was walked intentionally; Salazar struck out; KAAT REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Lefebvre forced Perkins (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. CARDINALS 12TH: Ramsey singled to left; Kaat forced Ramsey (catcher to shortstop); Herr grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kaat out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. PADRES 12TH: EDWARDS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Edwards singled to shortstop; MURA RAN FOR EDWARDS; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mura to second]; Bonilla was walked intentionally; Richards forced Bonilla (shortstop to second); Jones lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. CARDINALS 13TH: CURTIS REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez was called out on strikes; Hendrick homered; Iorg flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. PADRES 13TH: Gwosdz flied out to left; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Salazar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2.

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