The Cardinals stayed on the Expos' heels in the N.L. East by pulling out a rain-delayed 3-2 decision over the Phillies in 10 innings. The game was held up in the bottom of the ninth inning for two hours, 59 minutes. After play resumed, Garry Templeton singled and scored on Keith Hernandez' double. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  9  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  -   2  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Templeton ss          5   1   2   1     0   0   .290        Maddox cf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   1     1   0   .306      Rose 1b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .329
Hendrick cf,rf        5   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Matthews lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .299
Iorg lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      McBride rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Landrum lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .229        Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Lezcano rf            4   2   3   0     0   1   .266      Moreland 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .065      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Braun rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209        McCormack c         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Green cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Matuszek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                          Proly p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph,rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               36   3   9   3     1   2             Totals               35   2   4   1     1   0

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 20,482
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Herr
Doubles: Hernandez (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Sorensen 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Sorensen (1,by Brusstar), Rose (3,by Sorensen)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen                7.2   3   2   1   1   0   0  29   3.27
Sutter                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.52
Bair W(4-2)             2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.10
Totals                 10     4   2   1   1   0   0  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly                   6     5   2   2   1   1   0  23   3.92
Brusstar                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.38
Christenson L(4-7)      2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   3.58
Totals                 10     9   3   3   1   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Sorensen (1), Brusstar (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr flied out to left; Templeton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hernandez walked; Hendrick forced Hernandez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: On a bunt Smith singled to pitcher; Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Matthews walked;
McBride popped to third; Moreland popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo popped to second; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lezcano singled to left; Sorensen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lezcano to second]; Herr
lined to center [Lezcano to third]; Templeton singled to left
[Lezcano scored]; Templeton was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Proly grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez lined to shortstop; Hendrick grounded
out (shortstop to first); Iorg singled to right; Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); McBride
flied out to left; Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Lezcano singled
to left; Sorensen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Lezcano to second]; Herr singled to left [Lezcano scored];
Templeton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo lined to pitcher; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: GROSS BATTED FOR PROLY; Gross grounded out (third
to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to
right; Matthews reached on an error by Herr [Rose scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Matthews to third]; McBride grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); GROSS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF);
Oberkfell flied out to center; Porter flied out to right;
Lezcano singled to right; Sorensen was hit by a pitch [Lezcano
to second]; Herr grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
lined to pitcher; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: On a bunt Templeton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hernandez flied out to left; Hendrick popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone lined to left; Gross grounded out (shortstop
to first); Maddox singled to shortstop; Rose was hit by a pitch
[Maddox to second]; SUTTER REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING);
Matthews singled to left [Maddox scored, Rose to second]; UNSER
BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Unser lined to shortstop; 2:59 rain
delay (9:22pm - 11:21pm); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: CHRISTENSON REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); MCCORMACK
REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING C ); Iorg flied out to center; Oberkfell
flied out to left; Porter singled to right; Lezcano struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED LEZCANO (PITCHING); BRAUN REPLACED
SUTTER (PLAYING RF); Moreland grounded out (third to first);
Trillo grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies
2.

CARDINALS 10TH: On a bunt Braun popped to catcher in foul
territory; Herr flied out to right; Templeton singled to center;
Hernandez doubled to left [Templeton scored]; Hendrick flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 10TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); GREEN
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING CF); HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); MATUSZEK BATTED FOR MCCORMACK; Matuszek popped to second;
Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.