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.

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