The Cardinals and Expos split a twin bill, the Redbirds winning the opener, 7-1, and Montreal taking the nightcap, 4-3 in 11 innings. The Redbirds took a 3-0 lead in the third inning of the lidlifter on a solo homer by Darrell Porter and a two-run double by George Hendrick, and broke the contest open with a four-run eighth highlighted by a bases-loaded triple by Ken Oberkfell.

The Expos deadlocked the second game with a two-run rally in the eighth on a solo homer by Terry Francona and RBI single by Gary Carter. Warren Cromartie led off the bottom of the 11th with a single, went to second on a sacrifice by Carter, reached third on a single by Rowland Office and scored on a single by Larry Parrish. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   7 12  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .276      Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Templeton ss          5   2   3   0     0   1   .277        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Ramsey pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Hernandez 1b          4   2   1   0     1   0   .303      Francona lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .323
Hendrick cf,rf        4   0   1   2     1   2   .280      Dawson cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .321
Iorg rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Carter c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .238
  Landrum rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cromartie 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Braun ph            0   1   0   1     1   0   .194      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Wallach rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   1   3     0   0   .292      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Roof lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .346      Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Porter c              3   1   1   1     1   1   .213        Mills ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .114        Gorman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Green cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               37   7  12   7     4   7             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 1
Doubles: Hendrick (14), Roof (2), Parrish (15)
Triples: Oberkfell (5)
Home Runs: Porter (3)
Caught Stealing: Roof (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (6)
GIDP: Carter (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(9-5)           7     6   1   1   0   1   0  26   2.85
Bair                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   5.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(7-7)           6     5   3   3   2   3   1  24   3.45
Gorman                  1     4   3   3   0   2   0   6   4.82
Bahnsen                 0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   5.61
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.41
Sosa                    1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.75
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   7   1  41

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to center; Templeton grounded out
(first unassisted) [Herr to second]; Hernandez flied out to
left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Francona flied
out to center; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); Roof struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter lined to right; Cromartie flied out to center;
Parrish doubled to center; Wallach popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Porter homered; Forsch grounded out (first
unassisted); Herr flied out to right; Templeton singled to
right; Hernandez walked [Templeton to second]; Hendrick doubled
to center [Templeton scored, Hernandez scored, Hendrick to third
(on throw to home)]; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Phillips lined to first; Burris flied out to right;
Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Roof
singled to left; Porter walked [Roof to second]; Roof was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); Forsch forced Porter (third
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Francona flied out to center; Dawson singled to
center; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr flied out to left; Templeton struck out;
Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied to left in foul territory; Parrish
grounded out (second to first); Wallach singled to left;
Phillips flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); MILLS BATTED FOR
BURRIS; Mills singled to right; Scott flied out to center;
Francona singled to right [Mills to second]; Dawson singled to
right [Mills to third, Francona to second]; Carter hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Mills scored, Francona to third];
Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: GORMAN REPLACED MILLS (PITCHING); Roof doubled to
left; Porter was called out on strikes; Forsch struck out while
Roof was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to right; Wallach struck out;
Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Expos 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr singled to right; Templeton singled to
shortstop [Herr to second]; On a bunt Hernandez singled to
shortstop [Herr to third, Templeton to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED
GORMAN (PITCHING); Hendrick struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR
LANDRUM; Braun walked [Herr scored, Templeton to third,
Hernandez to second]; Oberkfell tripled to center [Templeton
scored, Hernandez scored, Braun scored]; JACKSON REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Roof reached on a fielder's choice
[Oberkfell out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Porter flied out
to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); GREEN REPLACED FORSCH
(PLAYING CF); HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OFFICE
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Office lined to second; WHITE BATTED FOR
SCOTT; White struck out; Francona struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); MANUEL REPLACED
WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Green flied out to center; Herr singled to
left; Templeton singled to left [Herr to second]; RAMSEY RAN FOR
TEMPLETON; Hernandez forced Ramsey (second to shortstop) [Herr
to third]; Hendrick walked [Hernandez to second]; Bair struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: RAMSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dawson struck
out; Carter flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 1.