A homer by Lee Lacy ignited a four-run fourth inning that enabled the Pirates to edge the Cardinals, 5-4. The Bucs were behind, 2-1, when Lacy opened the fourth frame with a round-tripper. Pittsburgh picked up three more runs on RBI singles by Eddie Solomon and Tim Foli and an error by Redbird catcher Darrell Porter. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  0
Cardinals    0  2  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .288      Herr 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Foli ss               5   0   2   1     0   0   .239      Oberkfell 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .336      Hernandez 1b,lf       4   1   1   0     0   0   .301
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .285
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Iorg rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Scurry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tenace ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Roof lf               3   2   1   0     1   1   .340
Lacy lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .269        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ray 2b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Porter c              3   1   1   2     1   1   .223
Nicosia c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Ramsey ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Solomon p             3   1   2   1     0   0   .171        Lezcano ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Thompson 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Green pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Kaat p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
                                                            DeLeon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Templeton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Landrum rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .254

Totals               38   5  13   4     0   1             Totals               33   4   9   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 15,377
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 3, Cardinals 1
Errors: Porter
Doubles: Nicosia 2 (9), Moreno (16), Hernandez (23)
Triples: Parker (3)
Home Runs: Lacy (2), Porter (5)
Stolen Bases: Oberkfell (12)
Caught Stealing: Green (1)
GIDP: Parker (4), Hernandez 2 (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(8-5)          7.1   8   4   4   2   1   1  30   3.07
Tekulve                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.58
Scurry SV(7)            1.2   0   0   0   1   3   0   5   3.63
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(6-6)             3.2   9   5   4   0   0   1  20   2.96
DeLeon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.93
Sykes                   3     2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4.75
Bair                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.55
Sutter                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.68
Totals                  9    13   5   4   0   1   1  38

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Randy Marsh


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to right; B.
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to third; Oberkfell flied to left;
Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker tripled to right; Lacy grounded out (second
to first) [Parker scored]; Ray grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nicosia doubled to left; Solomon grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Iorg
grounded out (second to first); Roof walked; Porter homered
[Roof scored]; Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied to left; Foli singled to left; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foli to second]; B. Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kaat flied to left; Herr grounded out (second to
first); Oberkfell singled to center; Oberkfell stole second;
Hernandez flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Lacy
homered; Ray grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia doubled
to center; Solomon singled to center [Nicosia scored]; Moreno
singled to second [Solomon to second]; Foli singled to left
[Solomon scored, Moreno scored (error by Porter) (unearned) (no
RBI), Foli to third]; DELEON REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Madlock
popped to third; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Iorg lined to third; Roof
singled to left; Porter walked [Roof to second]; Ramsey singled
to first [Roof scored, Porter to second]; TEMPLETON BATTED FOR
DELEON; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: SYKES REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); B. Robinson
singled to right; Parker grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Lacy grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr flied to center; Oberkfell singled to right;
Hernandez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Ray flied to right; Nicosia popped to shortstop;
Solomon singled to center; Moreno flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick singled to center; Iorg flied to center;
Roof lined to shortstop; Porter flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
lined to right; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Ramsey grounded out (first to pitcher); BRAUN
BATTED FOR SYKES; Braun grounded out (third to first); Herr
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Parker struck out;
On a bunt Lacy singled to third; Lacy was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Ray popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell lined to left; Hernandez doubled to
left; TEKULVE REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); THOMPSON REPLACED
SOLOMON (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez
scored]; SCURRY REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); TENACE BATTED FOR
IORG; Tenace flied to center; Roof was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HERNANDEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SUTTER REPLACED ROOF (PITCHING);
LANDRUM REPLACED BAIR (PLAYING RF); Nicosia lined to left;
Thompson grounded out (second to first); Moreno doubled to left;
Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Porter was called out on strikes; LEZCANO BATTED
FOR RAMSEY; Lezcano walked; GREEN RAN FOR LEZCANO; Landrum
struck out while Green was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.