A two-run double by Darrell Porter highlighted a five-run fourth inning that carried the Cardinals to a 6-2 triumph over the Expos. Consecutive singles by Tommy Herr, Garry Templeton and Keith Hernandez loaded the bases to begin the St. Louis fourth.

A groundout by George Hendrick produced one run and Dane Iorg followed with a sacrifice fly. A single by Ken Oberkfell kept the rally alive and Porter then drilled his two-bagger. After an intentional walk to David Green, John Martin capped the outburst with a run-scoring single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    5  0  0    1  0  x  -   6 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .305      Herr 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .264
Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Templeton ss          4   2   2   0     0   0   .290
Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .308
Carter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Hendrick rf           3   1   0   1     1   0   .283
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .238      Iorg lf               1   0   0   1     0   0   .320
Wallach rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Landrum lf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .261
White lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Oberkfell 3b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Porter c              3   1   1   2     0   1   .228
Sanderson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Green cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .048
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martin p              3   0   1   1     0   2   .207
  Hostetler ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kaat p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Gorman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  W. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               32   2   8   2     1   5             Totals               31   6  10   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 21,216
Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Carter
Doubles: Dawson (21), Carter (17), Wallach (9), Porter (10), Hernandez (25), Oberkfell (12)
Home Runs: Parrish (8)
Stolen Bases: Landrum (4)
Caught Stealing: Scott (6), Speier (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (2), Landrum (2)
Hit by Pitch: Porter (1,by Gorman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(9-7)        3.2   4   4   4   0   2   0  15   2.81
Jackson                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.35
Gorman                  3     3   1   1   1   4   0  13   4.15
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.19
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   6   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin W(7-5)           6.1   7   2   2   1   4   1  24   3.46
Kaat SV(4)              2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.81
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Gorman (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to center; Scott forced Cromartie
(first to shortstop); Scott was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Dawson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (second to first); Templeton
lined to left; Hernandez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied to center; Parrish struck out; Wallach
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied to center; Iorg grounded out
(second to first); Oberkfell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: White flied to center; Speier singled to left; Speier
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Porter was called out on strikes; Green popped to
second; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie was called out on strikes; Scott singled to
center; Dawson doubled to right [Scott out at home (right to
first to catcher)]; Expos Manager Jim Fanning ejected by HP
umpire Terry Tata; Rowland Office ejected by 3B umpire Satch
Davidson from the bench; Carter doubled to center [Dawson
scored]; Parrish flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Herr singled to first; Templeton singled to right
[Herr to second]; Hernandez singled to right [Herr to third,
Templeton to second]; Hendrick forced Hernandez (shortstop to
second) [Herr scored, Templeton to third]; Iorg hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Templeton scored]; Oberkfell singled to right
[Hendrick to second]; JACKSON REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING);
Porter doubled to right [Hendrick scored, Oberkfell scored];
Green was walked intentionally; Martin singled to left [Porter
scored, Green to second]; Herr lined to first; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Wallach grounded out (third to first); White walked;
Speier lined to center; HOSTETLER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Hostetler
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: GORMAN REPLACED HOSTETLER (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez struck out;
Hendrick flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 6TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Cromartie popped
to third in foul territory; Scott flied to right; Dawson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Landrum singled to center; Landrum stole second
[Landrum to third (error by Carter)]; Oberkfell struck out;
Porter was hit by a pitch; Green reached on a fielder's choice
[Landrum out at home (pitcher to catcher), Porter to second];
Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter flied to center; Parrish homered; Wallach
doubled to left; KAAT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); White grounded
out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Herr was called out on strikes; Templeton singled
to right; Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton to third];
Hendrick was walked intentionally; Landrum sacrifice flied into
a double play to left [Templeton scored, Hernandez out at third
(left to catcher to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 8TH: W. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GORMAN; W. Johnson flied to
right; Cromartie singled to center; Scott grounded out (second
to first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED W. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Oberkfell
doubled to center; Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Green
walked; Kaat forced Oberkfell (pitcher to third) [Green to
second]; Herr flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck
out; Wallach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 6.