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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 26, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 26, 1981 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,761 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Doug Harvey |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Mike Easler | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Ray | Second Baseman |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Dane Iorg | Left Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| David Green | Center Fielder |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 26, 1981
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Forsch
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Forsch
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Forsch
There goes Madlock. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Forsch
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Tiant
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Tiant
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Tiant
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Forsch
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Forsch
Easler hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Forsch
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Tiant
Iorg hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Tiant
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Tiant
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Tiant
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Forsch vs. Tiant
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herr vs. Tiant
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Templeton vs. Tiant
Templeton hits a line drive into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Forsch
Nicosia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Nicosia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tiant vs. Forsch
Tiant bunts towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nicosia moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Forsch
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foli vs. Forsch
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tiant
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Tiant
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Nicosia and he is out, Ray applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Tiant
Iorg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a line drive into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Forsch
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Forsch
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easler vs. Forsch
Easler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Easler reaches second base with a double. Parker goes all the way around to score. Easler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ray vs. Forsch
Ray hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Ray reaches second base with a double. Easler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. Forsch
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Tiant
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Tiant
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Tiant
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Forsch
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Forsch
Moreno is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Forsch
There goes Moreno. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Forsch
Foli hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green throws the ball in to Hernandez who tags Madlock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moreno scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Tiant
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Tiant
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Tiant
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Forsch
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Forsch
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Forsch
Easler is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tiant
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Lee
Mark Lee now pitching.
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Lee
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Lee
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Forsch
Ray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. Forsch
Forsch fires to first and picks off Ray. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Forsch
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Forsch
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Lee
Steve Braun pinch hits for David Green.
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Lee
Forsch bunts towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ray covering, for the out. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Lee
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Templeton vs. Lee
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lee
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Templeton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Tekulve
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Sutter
Steve Braun now playing left field. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Tito Landrum now playing right field. George Hendrick now playing center field.
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sutter
Willie Montanez pinch hits for Tim Foli.
Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Sutter
Dale Berra pinch runs for Willie Montanez.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sutter
There goes Madlock. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Sutter
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Sutter
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Tekulve
Dale Berra now playing shortstop.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Tekulve
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Oberkfell for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Tekulve
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Sutter
Easler hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Sutter
Ray hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Sutter
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Steve Nicosia.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bevacqua for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1981 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 3 1 1 0 Herr T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Foli T, ss 3 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 1 2 1
Montanez W, ph 1 0 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 3 1
Berra D, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf-cf 4 0 2 1
Madlock B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Iorg D, lf 4 1 2 1
Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
Parker D, rf 4 1 1 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Easler M, lf 4 1 1 1 Porter D, c 4 0 1 0
Ray J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Green D, cf 2 0 1 1
Nicosia S, c 3 0 1 0 Braun S, ph-lf 1 1 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0
Tiant L, p 1 0 0 0 Landrum T, rf 0 0 0 0
Lee M, p 1 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 9 3 33 5 13 5
Pittsburgh 000 210 000 -- 3
St.Louis 020 000 30x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L 5.1 8 2 2 0 3
Lee M (L) 1.1 3 3 3 1 0
Tekulve K 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (W) 7.0 8 3 3 0 4
Sutter B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, St.Louis 6
2B -- Nicosia S, Easler M, Ray J
3B -- Hernandez K
HR -- Iorg D
SB -- Madlock B 2, Moreno O
CS -- Hernandez K
SH -- Tiant L, Forsch B
HBP -- by Forsch B (Moreno O)
T -- 2:26
A -- 19761
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