Reds 4, Cardinals 5 Box Score, May 3, 1981

May 3, 1981 · 4:33 AM EDT

Cincinnati RedsCIN · 66-42CIN66-424

Final

St Louis CardinalsSTL · 59-43STL59-43

W: Joe EdelenL: Tom Hume

Top performers

RORon Oester2B2-4H-AB3B · 2B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterGHGeorge HendrickRF2-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherJEJoe EdelenP3.0IP0 ER · 0 K · W
THTom HumeP3.1IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

STL100%50%100%CIN

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Biggest lead CIN by 3 · STL by 1 · 1 lead change

Key plays

T2 +15% CINRon Oester triples (1) on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Joe Nolan scores.CIN 2 · STL 0
B4 +25% STLTom Herr triples (5) on a to right fielder Dave Collins. Ken Oberkfell scores. Sixto Lezcano scores.CIN 3 · STL 2
B5 +15% STLGeorge Hendrick hits a home run (4).CIN 3 · STL 4
T7 +17% CINLarry Biittner singles on a to center fielder Tony Scott. Ron Oester scores.CIN 4 · STL 4
B11 +33% STLDarrell Porter walks. Tony Scott scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. George Hendrick to 2nd.CIN 4 · STL 5

Team stats

CIN

STL

8Hits9
4Runs5
0Home runs1
3Walks11
5Strikeouts6
0Errors1

2Stolen bases3
.205Batting average.237
.262On-base %.408
.359Slugging.395
4.22ERA3.27
13Left on base23

1981 National League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1CIReds	66	42	.611	—
2STCardinals	59	43	.578	4.0
3LADodgers	63	47	.573	4.0
4WSNationals	60	48	.556	6.0
5HOAstros	61	49	.555	6.0
6PHPhillies	59	48	.551	6.5
7SFGiants	56	55	.505	11.5
8ATBraves	50	56	.472	15.0
9PIPirates	46	56	.451	17.0
10NYMets	41	62	.400	22.5
11SDPadres	41	69	.373	26.0
12CHCubs	38	65	.373	25.5

Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium I

Reds

Batting


DCDave CollinsRF	5	1	1	0	0	0
KGKen Griffey Sr.CF	5	0	0	1	0	1
DCDave ConcepcionSS	5	0	0	0	0	1
GFGeorge FosterLF	3	0	0	0	2	0
RKRay Knight3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
JBJohnny Bench1B	5	0	2	0	0	0
JNJoe NolanC	3	1	2	0	1	0
RORon Oester2B	4	2	2	1	0	1
TSTom SeaverP	1	0	0	1	0	1
THTom HumeP	1	0	0	0	0	0
SMSam MejiasPR	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOMike O'BerryC	1	0	0	0	0	0
LBLarry BiittnerPH	1	0	1	1	0	0
DDDan DriessenPR	0	0	0	0	0	0
JPJoe PriceP	0	0	0	0	0	0
HSHarry Spilman3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	4	8	4	3	5

2B: Bench, Oester

3B: Collins, Oester

RBI: Griffey Sr., Oester, Seaver, Biittner

SB: Griffey Sr., Driessen

CS: Bench

LOB: 13

Pitching


TSTom Seaver	6.0	6	4	6	5	1	57
THTom HumeL	3.1	3	1	3	0	0	24
JPJoe Price	1.1	0	0	2	1	0	14
Totals	10.2	9	5	11	6	1	95

Cardinals

Batting


GTGarry Templeton Sr.SS	6	0	1	1	0	0	0
TSTony ScottCF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0
KHKeith Hernandez1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
GHGeorge HendrickRF	5	1	2	1	1	1	1
DPDarrell PorterC	4	0	0	1	0	2	2
KOKen Oberkfell3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
SLSixto LezcanoLF	2	1	1	0	0	3	0
THTom Herr2B	4	1	2	2	0	0	0
SMSilvio MartinezP	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
JKJim KaatP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOJim OttenP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GTGene TenacePH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DIDane IorgPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
JEJoe EdelenP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	5	9	5	1	11	6

2B: Templeton Sr.

3B: Herr

HR: Hendrick

RBI: Templeton Sr., Hendrick, Porter, Herr 2

SB: Scott 3

CS: Herr

LOB: 23

Pitching


SMSilvio Martinez	6.1	6	4	3	5	46
JKJim Kaat	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
JOJim Otten	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
JEJoe EdelenW	3.0	2	0	0	0	11
Totals	11.0	8	4	3	5	62

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 National League Standings

Game info

Reds

Batting

Pitching

Cardinals

Batting

Pitching

1 · CIN 1–0 STL · CIN leads 1–0

Cardinals outlast Reds 5-4 as Hendrick goes 2-for-5

Players mentioned

Cincinnati Reds at St Louis Cardinals

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 National League Standings

Game info

Reds

Batting

Pitching

Cardinals

Batting

Pitching

1 · CIN 1–0 STL · CIN leads 1–0

Cardinals outlast Reds 5-4 as Hendrick goes 2-for-5

Players mentioned