A three-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Cardinals to a 5-3 decision over the Pirates. The Redbirds trailed, 3-2, when pinch-hitter Steve Braun began the bottom of the seventh with a walk. Braun reached second on a sacrifice by Bob Forsch, went to third on a groundout and came home on a single by Garry Templeton.

Keith Hernandez then hit a long fly to center that went off Omar Moreno's glove for a triple as the go-ahead run scored, and George Hendrick followed with a single. Bruce Sutter hurled the final two frames to notch his 24th save. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5 13  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .288      Herr 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .286
  Montanez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Hernandez 1b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .306
  Berra pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Hendrick rf,cf        4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .338      Iorg lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .321
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .221        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Oberkfell 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Easler lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .284      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Ray 2b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .282      Green cf              2   0   1   1     0   1   .059
Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Braun ph,lf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .220
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Tiant p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Landrum rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   9   3     1   5             Totals               33   5  13   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 19,761
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Nicosia (10), Easler (17), Ray (9)
Triples: Hernandez (4)
Home Runs: Iorg (2)
Stolen Bases: Madlock 2 (18), Moreno (38)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Tiant (2), Forsch (6)
GIDP: Foli (2), Hendrick (9), Porter (2)
Hit by Pitch: Moreno (3,by Forsch)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5.1   8   2   2   0   3   1  22   3.63
Lee L(0-2)              1.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   8   3.38
Tekulve                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.52
Totals                  8    13   5   5   1   3   1  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(10-5)          7     8   3   3   0   4   0  27   2.89
Sutter SV(24)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.61
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Foli grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Moreno out at second];
Madlock singled to third; Madlock stole second; Thompson struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to third; Hernandez singled to center [Templeton to
second]; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Easler
popped to shortstop; Ray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg homered; Oberkfell singled to right; Porter
singled to right [Oberkfell to third]; Green singled to left
[Oberkfell scored, Porter to second]; Forsch grounded out
(pitcher to second) [Porter to third, Green to second]; Herr
flied to left; Templeton lined to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia doubled to center; Tiant out on a sacrifice
bunt (second unassisted) [Nicosia to third]; Moreno struck out;
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez singled to left; Hernandez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Iorg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock lined to left; Thompson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Parker singled to center; Easler doubled to left
[Parker scored, Easler to third (on throw to home)]; Ray doubled
to right [Easler scored]; Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell flied to center; Porter flied to right;
Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Tiant grounded out (third to first); Moreno was hit
by a pitch; Moreno stole second; Foli lined to shortstop;
Madlock singled to center [Moreno scored, Madlock out at second
(center to third to first)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Herr flied to center;
Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Thompson flied to left; Parker flied to center;
Easler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez flied to left; Hendrick singled to
center; LEE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Iorg singled to center
[Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell forced Iorg (first to shortstop)
[Hendrick to third]; Porter grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Ray singled to right; Ray was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR GREEN; Braun walked; Forsch out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Braun to second]; Herr
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Braun to third]; Templeton
singled to center [Braun scored]; Hernandez tripled to center
[Templeton scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Hendrick
singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Iorg forced Hendrick
(second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SUTTER REPLACED
IORG (PITCHING); LANDRUM REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING RF); HENDRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Moreno struck out; MONTANEZ
BATTED FOR FOLI; Montanez singled to left; BERRA RAN FOR
MONTANEZ; Madlock forced Berra (shortstop to second); Madlock
stole second; Thompson walked; Parker forced Madlock (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: BERRA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Oberkfell
singled to right; Porter grounded into a double play (first to
first to shortstop) [Oberkfell out at second]; Braun flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Easler lined to first; Ray flied to center;
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Bevacqua grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.