Three doubles by Keith Hernandez and a three-run triple by Tommy Herr sparked a 10-hit attack that carried the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs, Chicago's seventh straight loss. The Redbirds broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning on a two-bagger by Hernandez and single by George Hendrick and put the game away in a four-run eighth highlighted by Herr's bases-clearing three-bagger. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Monday, April     20, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   6 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .367
Thompson cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .143      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .379
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Hernandez 1b          4   2   3   1     0   0   .367
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .323      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Durham rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Porter c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .222
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Oberkfell 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .241
Foote c               1   0   0   0     2   1   .000      Lezcano lf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .182
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Herr 2b               4   0   1   3     0   0   .200
McGlothen p           2   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Iorg ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Landrum pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     2   8             Totals               32   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,454
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Cardinals 6
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Henderson (1), McGlothen (1), Hernandez 3 (6), Oberkfell (1)
Triples: Herr (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (2)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (1)
GIDP: Templeton (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(0-2)        7     7   2   2   2   3   0  28   3.38
Tidrow                  1     3   4   4   2   2   0   8   4.70
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   5   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(1-1)           5     3   1   1   1   4   0  19   4.50
Kaat                    2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   6.75
Sutter SV(3)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   8   0  32

Passed Balls: Foote (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Scott singled to
right [Templeton to third]; Scott was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton
scored]; Foote allowed a passed ball [Hernandez to third];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson doubled to center; Durham grounded out
(third to first); Reitz struck out; Foote walked; Tyson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lezcano walked; Herr flied to center; Forsch grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen doubled to left; De Jesus out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [McGlothen to third]; Thompson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [McGlothen scored]; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez doubled to left;
Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Porter walked
[Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham
flied to center; Reitz singled to right; Foote struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Lezcano grounded out (second to first); Herr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 5TH: Tyson struck out; McGlothen struck out (catcher to
first); De Jesus lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton was called out on strikes; Scott
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 6TH: KAAT REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Buckner flied to right; Henderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Porter
flied to left; Oberkfell singled to right; Lezcano was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 7TH: Durham grounded out (second to first); Reitz struck
out; Foote walked; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); IORG
BATTED FOR KAAT; Iorg singled to center; LANDRUM RAN FOR IORG;
Templeton grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to
first) [Landrum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 2.

CUBS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED LANDRUM (PITCHING); TRACY BATTED FOR
MCGLOTHEN; Tracy flied to left; De Jesus struck out; Thompson
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Hendrick
struck out; Porter was walked intentionally; Oberkfell doubled
to left [Hernandez scored, Porter to third]; Lezcano walked;
Herr tripled to left [Porter scored, Oberkfell scored, Lezcano
scored]; Sutter was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
struck out; Durham popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Cardinals 6.