John Martin doubled in two runs and tossed a five-hitter in pacing the Cardinals to a 7-2 decision over the Dodgers. In the second inning, Darrell Porter walked and Mike Ramsey singled before Martin drilled his two-run two-bagger. Porter stroked a two-run single in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 4, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  2  1    0  2  0    1  1  0  -   7 14  1
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Sax 2b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Oberkfell 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .297      Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .212
Hernandez 1b          4   2   4   0     1   0   .317      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Hendrick cf,rf        3   1   0   1     2   0   .283      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Iorg lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .341      Guerrero rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Green ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roenicke lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Porter c              3   1   2   3     2   0   .228      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Lezcano rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Thomas cf             3   2   2   1     0   0   .261
  Landrum rf,lf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Ramsey ss             4   2   2   0     0   1   .291        Niedenfuer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martin p              2   0   1   2     1   1   .238        Bradley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopes ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  14   7     6   2             Totals               31   2   5   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 48,114
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Dodgers 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Ramsey
Doubles: Martin (2), Hernandez (20)
Home Runs: Thomas (4)
Caught Stealing: Oberkfell (4), Sax (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Martin (6), Goltz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Oberkfell (3)
GIDP: Iorg (5), Herr (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin W(5-2)           9     5   2   1   1   1   1  33   2.57
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   1   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(2-3)            3     6   3   3   2   0   0  16   3.05
Niedenfuer              2     3   2   2   2   1   0   9   2.79
Forster                 2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   5.48
Stewart                 1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   1.67
Howe                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.82
Totals                  9    14   7   7   6   2   0  43

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr lined to shortstop; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez singled to left; Hendrick grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Sax singled to left; Russell flied out to center;
Sax was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Garvey flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (third to first); Porter
walked; Lezcano flied out to center; Ramsey singled to left
[Porter to second]; Martin doubled to right [Porter scored,
Ramsey scored]; Herr grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Guerrero flied
out to left; Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
singled to left; Goltz out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Thomas to second]; Sax reached on an error by Ramsey [Thomas to
third]; Russell singled to left [Thomas scored (unearned), Sax
to second]; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Porter walked; Lezcano singled to center [Porter
to second]; NIEDENFUER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Ramsey struck
out; Martin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Porter
to third, Lezcano to second]; Herr popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
flied out to right; Roenicke singled to left; Yeager forced
Roenicke (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell singled to shortstop; Oberkfell was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hernandez walked;
Hendrick walked [Hernandez to second]; Iorg singled to left
[Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second]; Porter singled to
right [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Iorg to third, Porter
out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Lezcano grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: LANDRUM REPLACED LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); Thomas flied
out to left; BRADLEY BATTED FOR NIEDENFUER; Bradley flied out to
right; Sax walked; Russell forced Sax (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: FORSTER REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Ramsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin walked; Herr grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Martin out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey popped to first; Cey popped to shortstop;
Guerrero popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez doubled to right; Hendrick was walked intentionally;
GREEN BATTED FOR IORG; Green forced Hendrick (second to
shortstop) [Hernandez to third]; Debut game for David
Green; Porter singled to right [Hernandez scored, Green to
third]; Landrum popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: LANDRUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GREEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Roenicke was called out on strikes; Yeager popped to
catcher in foul territory; Thomas homered; LOPES BATTED FOR
FORSTER; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Ramsey singled
to left; On a bunt Martin struck out; Herr singled to right
[Ramsey to third]; Oberkfell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ramsey
scored]; Hernandez singled to right [Herr to third]; Hendrick
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Sax grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: HOWE REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Green popped to
first in foul territory; Porter flied to right in foul
territory; Landrum lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to
right; Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.