Bruce Sutter notched his 18th save as the Cardinals ended San Francisco's five-game winning skein, 5-2. The Redbirds scored in the first inning when Tommy Herr singled, stole second, continued to third on an error by shortstop Johnnie LeMaster and came in on a groundout by Ken Oberkfell. Herr doubled and scored on a single by Keith Hernandez in the third and Sixto Lezcano singled in Darrell Porter, who had doubled, in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 13  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .278      Morgan 2b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .244
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Bergman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .302      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Iorg lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .341      Herndon lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .289
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martin cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Porter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .224      May c                 4   1   3   0     0   0   .307
Lezcano rf            3   0   3   1     1   0   .253        Sularz pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ramsey ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      LeMaster ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Sorensen p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .054        Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Braun ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .107
  Landrum lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .271        Venable ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .244

Totals               35   5  13   5     1   2             Totals               34   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  8,996
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 3
Errors: Oberkfell, Clark, LeMaster
Doubles: Herr (11), Porter (6), May 2 (12), LeMaster (7), Martin (4)
Caught Stealing: Herr (6), Herndon (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Herr (5)
GIDP: Hendrick (5), Ramsey 2 (6), Bergman (2), Leonard (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(7-5)         7     7   2   2   1   3   0  27   3.11
Sutter SV(18)           2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.59
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(5-6)          5     7   3   2   0   1   0  20   3.57
Lavelle                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.91
Minton                  2     6   2   2   0   1   0  11   3.38
Totals                  9    13   5   4   1   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to center; Herr was caught stealing
second but was safe at third (error by LeMaster; assist by May);
Oberkfell grounded out (second to first) [Herr scored
(unearned)]; Hernandez flied out to center; Hendrick grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan walked; Bergman grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; Clark
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg singled to center; Porter made an out to
shortstop; Lezcano singled to left [Iorg to second]; Ramsey
forced Lezcano (shortstop to second) [Iorg to third]; Sorensen
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to left; Herndon singled to third;
Herndon was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Martin
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr doubled to right; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first) [Herr to third]; Hernandez singled to left
[Herr scored]; Hendrick grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: May doubled to left; LeMaster grounded out
(shortstop to first) [May to third]; Whitson struck out; Morgan
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
doubled to right [Porter to third (error by Clark)]; Lezcano
singled to center [Porter scored]; Ramsey grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bergman made an out to third; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sorensen grounded out (third to first); Herr
grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon struck out; Martin grounded out (shortstop
to first); May doubled to left; LeMaster doubled to left [May
scored]; VENABLE BATTED FOR WHITSON; Venable singled to
shortstop [LeMaster to third]; Morgan singled to shortstop
[LeMaster scored, Venable to second]; Bergman grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: LAVELLE REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop
to first); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out
to center; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Lezcano
walked; Ramsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Martin doubled to left; May grounded out (second to
first) [Martin to third]; LeMaster grounded out (third to
first); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Wohlford flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: MINTON REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED
FOR SORENSEN; Braun singled to center; Herr out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Braun to second]; Oberkfell singled to
second [Braun to third]; Hernandez forced Oberkfell (shortstop
to second) [Braun scored]; Hendrick singled to left [Hernandez
to second]; Iorg singled to right [Hernandez scored, Hendrick
out at third (right to first to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); LANDRUM REPLACED
BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Morgan walked; Bergman flied out to right;
Clark reached on an error by Oberkfell [Morgan to second]; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted) [Morgan to third, Clark to
second]; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Porter popped to second in foul territory;
Lezcano singled to center; Ramsey struck out; Landrum singled to
right [Lezcano to second]; Herr forced Landrum (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Martin singled to left; May singled to right [Martin
to second]; SULARZ RAN FOR MAY; LEONARD BATTED FOR LEMASTER;
Leonard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Martin to third, Sularz out at second]; CABELL BATTED
FOR MINTON; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Giants 2.