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.

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