Three St. Louis pitchers set down Pittsburgh on four hits as the Cardinals closed their season with a 4-0 blanking of the Pirates. The Redbirds scored in the first inning on a double-play grounder. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   4, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   4  8  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herr 2b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .268      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ray 2b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Easler lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Roof lf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .300      B. Robinson rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Pena c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Iorg 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Berra 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Braun rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Law ss                3   0   0   0     0   1   .134
  Landrum rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Sanchez c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Foli ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Brummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Green cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .147        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Ramsey ss             4   2   2   0     0   0   .258        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Shirley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .306        Boyland pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez 2b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .318

Totals               34   4   8   3     3   3             Totals               31   0   4   0     0   4

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 10,022
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Pirates 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Gonzalez
Doubles: Roof (6), Green (1), Gonzalez (1), Thompson (13)
Stolen Bases: Ramsey (4), Herr (23)
GIDP: Iorg (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(6-4)          6     3   0   0   0   3   0  20   4.08
Martinez                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.99
Sykes                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.58
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   4   0  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-5)            3     1   1   1   3   0   0  12   3.31
Lee                     3     3   1   1   0   0   0  12   2.75
Tekulve                 3     4   2   2   0   3   0  13   2.49
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   3   0  37

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Herr walked; Roof walked [Herr to second];
Oberkfell singled to left [Herr to third, Roof to second]; Iorg
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herr
scored, Roof to third, Oberkfell out at second]; Braun walked;
Sanchez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to second; Ray popped to right;
Easler popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Green grounded out (third to first); Ramsey lined
to shortstop; Shirley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson struck out; B. Robinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pena grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr lined to shortstop; Roof grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oberkfell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra flied out to center; Law struck out; FOLI
BATTED FOR JONES; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: LEE REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING); Iorg singled to
left; Braun flied out to right; Sanchez grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Iorg to second]; Green grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Ray
grounded out (first unassisted); Easler flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Ramsey singled to center; Ramsey stole second; On
a bunt Shirley made an out to pitcher; Herr grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Ramsey to third]; Roof doubled to left [Ramsey
scored]; Oberkfell popped to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Thompson doubled to right [Thompson out at third
(right to second to third)]; B. Robinson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Pena singled to right; Berra singled to right
[Pena to third]; Law forced Berra (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Iorg flied out to left; Braun grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sanchez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: LACY BATTED FOR LEE; Lacy struck out; Moreno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ray flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Green doubled
to center; Ramsey grounded out (second to first) [Green to
third]; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Hernandez struck out; Herr
singled to left [Green scored]; Herr stole second; Roof struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HERR (PITCHING); GONZALEZ
REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING 2B); Easler flied out to center;
Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg
grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: LANDRUM REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); Pena grounded
out (third to first); Berra grounded out (shortstop to first);
Law popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates
0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Green
struck out; Ramsey singled to center; Gonzalez doubled to left
[Ramsey scored]; PORTER BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 9TH: SYKES REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); BRUMMER REPLACED
SANCHEZ (PLAYING C ); STARGELL BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell
reached on an error by Gonzalez; BOYLAND RAN FOR STARGELL;
Moreno flied out to left; Ray singled to left [Boyland to
second]; Easler struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.