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.

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