Scoring seven runs in the first three innings, the Cardinals enjoyed an 8-3 rout of the Pirates. The Redbirds tallied three times in their first turn at bat on run-scoring singles by Keith Hernandez, Dane Iorg and Ken Oberkfell. Garry Templeton's RBI infield out accounted for a second-inning run. Darrell Porter stroked a sacrifice fly in the third and winning pitcher John Martin aided his own cause with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, October   3, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    3  1  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   8 11  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               3   2   0   0     2   0   .267      Moreno cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Templeton ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .288        Bevacqua ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .259
  Ramsey ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hernandez 1b          5   0   1   1     0   1   .307        Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Hendrick rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .284        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Porter c              3   1   0   1     1   0   .225      Foli ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Iorg lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .329        Law ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  Landrum lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Easler lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Oberkfell 3b          4   2   3   1     0   0   .293      B. Robinson rf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Green cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .133      Thompson 1b           3   1   2   2     1   1   .242
Martin p              4   0   1   2     0   1   .212      Berra 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Nicosia c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Ray 2b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                          Camacho p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Long p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            M. Alexander ph,cf  2   1   2   0     0   0   .364

Totals               36   8  11   7     4   4             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  3,589
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Pirates 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Nicosia
Doubles: Hendrick (19)
Triples: Hendrick (3)
Home Runs: Thompson (15)
Stolen Bases: Herr 2 (22), Oberkfell (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Porter (3)
GIDP: Hendrick (10), Ray (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin W(8-5)           9     7   3   3   2   4   1  35   3.42
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   1  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Camacho L(0-1)          2.1   6   6   6   3   2   0  15   4.98
Long                    3.2   5   2   1   1   0   0  17   5.95
Cruz                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.65
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.32
Totals                  9    11   8   7   4   4   0  41

Balks: Camacho (3)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr walked; Herr stole second; Templeton singled
to second [Herr to third]; Hernandez singled to third [Herr
scored, Templeton to second]; Hendrick grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton to third,
Hernandez out at second]; Porter walked; Iorg singled to left
[Templeton scored, Porter to second]; Oberkfell singled to
center [Porter scored, Iorg to third]; Oberkfell stole second;
Green struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Foli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Easler grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr
walked; Herr stole second; Camacho balked [Herr to third];
Templeton grounded out (first unassisted) [Herr scored];
Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Berra flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick tripled to right; Porter hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hendrick scored]; Iorg singled to center; LONG
REPLACED CAMACHO (PITCHING); Oberkfell singled to right [Iorg to
second]; Green walked [Iorg to third, Oberkfell to second];
Martin singled to center [Iorg scored, Oberkfell scored, Green
to second]; Herr popped to shortstop; Templeton popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia grounded out (third to first); Ray flied
out to center; Long struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Hendrick grounded
out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli flied
out to right; Easler singled to left; B. Robinson lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg flied out to center; Oberkfell singled to
center; Green singled to center [Oberkfell to second]; Martin
flied out to right [Oberkfell to third]; Oberkfell was picked
off third but was safe on an error by Nicosia [Oberkfell scored
(unearned), Green to second]; Herr popped to third; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Thompson walked; Berra singled to left [Thompson to
second]; Nicosia flied out to left; Ray grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Berra out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: LAW REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); Templeton popped
to center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
doubled to right; Porter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: RAMSEY REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); M.
ALEXANDER BATTED FOR LONG; M. Alexander singled to right;
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MORENO; Bevacqua walked [M. Alexander to
second]; Law flied out to right [M. Alexander to third]; Easler
singled to center [M. Alexander scored, Bevacqua to second]; B.
Robinson flied out to center; Thompson singled to right
[Bevacqua scored, Easler to third]; Berra lined to second; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); M. ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Iorg was called out on strikes;
Oberkfell popped to left; Green grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Nicosia lined
to left; Ray flied out to left; M. Alexander singled to right;
MADLOCK BATTED FOR CRUZ; Madlock forced M. Alexander (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Martin was
called out on strikes; Herr grounded out (second to first);
Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Law grounded out (second to first); Easler grounded
out (second to first); B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
popped to first in foul territory; Porter grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Thompson homered; Berra lined to center; Nicosia
flied out to right; Ray grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.