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Pittsburgh Pirates at St Louis Cardinals

September 26, 1981 · 4:33 AM EDT

Pittsburgh Pirates logoPIT46-563
Final
5St Louis Cardinals logoSTL59-43

W: Bob ForschL: Mark LeeS: Bruce Sutter

Top performers

Game flow

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Biggest lead PIT by 1 · STL by 2 · 2 lead changes

Key plays

  • T4 +13% PITMike Easler doubles (17) on a to left fielder Dane Iorg. Dave Parker scores. Mike Easler to 3rd.PIT 1 · STL 2
  • T4 +13% PITJohnny Ray doubles (9) on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Mike Easler scores.PIT 2 · STL 2
  • T5 +12% PITBill Madlock singles on a to center fielder David Green. Omar Moreno scores. Bill Madlock out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder David Green to third baseman Ken Oberkfell to first baseman Keith Hernandez.PIT 3 · STL 2
  • B7 +22% STLGarry Templeton singles on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Steve Braun scores.PIT 3 · STL 3
  • B7 +25% STLKeith Hernandez triples (4) on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Garry Templeton scores.PIT 3 · STL 4

Team stats

PITSTL
  • 9Hits13
  • 3Runs5
  • 0Home runs1
  • 1Walks1
  • 5Strikeouts3
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  • 3Stolen bases0
  • .281Batting average.394
  • .324On-base %.412
  • .375Slugging.545
  • 5.63ERA3.00
  • 9Left on base15

1981 NL East Standings

WLPCTGB
1STCardinals5943.578—
2WSNationals6048.5562.0
3PHPhillies5948.5512.5
4PIPirates4656.45113.0
5NYMets4162.40018.5
6CHCubs3865.37321.5

Game info

Venue
Busch Stadium I