The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by the Houston Astros, 4 to 3, on May 20, 1981.

1981 St. Louis Cardinals

Final

HOU

Astros

19-19

4

STL

Cardinals

20-10

3

HOU

STL

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

10

0

0

11

1

0

R

4

3

H

11

10

E

0

1

Bottom 1st

HOU

STL

Cardinals

Single by Keith Hernandez; Garry Templeton scored.

0

1

Cardinals

Double by Dane Iorg; Keith Hernandez scored.

0

2

Cardinals

Single by Gene Tenace; George Hendrick scored.

0

3

Top 2nd

HOU

STL

Astros

Single by Rafael Landestoy; Jose Cruz scored.

1

3

Top 3rd

HOU

STL

Astros

Triple by Jose Cruz; Denny Walling scored.

2

3

Astros

Single by Art Howe; Jose Cruz scored.

3

3

Top 11th

HOU

STL

Astros

Triple by Rafael Landestoy; Alan Ashby scored.

4

3

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Terry Puhl CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Craig Reynolds SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Denny Walling RF,1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Jose Cruz LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Art Howe 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Danny Heep 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gary Woods RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alan Ashby C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rafael Landestoy 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Joe Niekro P 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Joe Pittman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 11 4 0 2 4 1 0 16

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Joe Niekro (W) 10.0 10 3 3 3 8 0
Joe Sambito (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 11.0 10 3 3 3 8 0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Garry Templeton SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Tony Scott CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
George Hendrick RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dane Iorg LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Gene Tenace C 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Tom Herr 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Lary Sorensen P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jim Kaat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tito Landrum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sixto Lezcano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 10 3 0 3 8 4 0 14

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lary Sorensen 9.0 7 3 3 2 3 0
Jim Kaat 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Sutter (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 11.0 11 4 4 2 4 0

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More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

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HR

15

Gorman

Nolan Gorman

RBI

33

Gorman

Nolan Gorman

AVG

.299

Winn

Masyn Winn

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

7

Gray

Sonny Gray

K

91

Gray

Sonny Gray

ERA

1.91

Romero

JoJo Romero

Team Rankings

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HR

62

22nd

R

259

27th

SO

555

21st

ERA

4.02

18th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
40 28 .588
Cubs Cubs
33 35 .485 7.0
Reds Reds
33 35 .485 7.0
Cardinals Cardinals
32 34 .485 7.0
Pirates Pirates
32 35 .478 7.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/13
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Fri
6/14
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
6/15
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sun
6/16
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
1:05 PM
Mon
6/17
STL STL
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM

Last Game

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STL Cardinals

32-34

4

Final

2

PIT Pirates

32-35

Wed 12 Jun 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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25

Judge

Aaron Judge

21

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

19

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RBI Leaders

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62

Ramírez

José Ramírez

62

Judge

Aaron Judge

55

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Batting Average Leaders

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.326

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.326

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

.324

Profar

Jurickson Profar

Hit Leaders

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94

Arraez

Luis Arraez

91

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

83

Contreras

William Contreras

Run Leaders

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58

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

55

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

55

Soto

Juan Soto

OBP Leaders

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.433

Judge

Aaron Judge

.432

Soto

Juan Soto

.424

Profar

Jurickson Profar

SLG Leaders

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.702

Judge

Aaron Judge

.602

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.598

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

SB Leaders

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34

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

24

Turang

Brice Turang

22

Caballero

José Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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10

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

9

Rodón

Carlos Rodón

9

Lugo

Seth Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

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116

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

103

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

101

Cease

Dylan Cease

ERA Leaders

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1.81

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

1.91

Houck

Tanner Houck

1.92

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

WHIP Leaders

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0.85

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.89

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.92

Houck

Tanner Houck

K/9 Leaders

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12.25

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.14

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

11.93

Gray

Sonny Gray

K/BB Leaders

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12.50

Eflin

Zach Eflin

10.00

Kirby

George Kirby

9.40

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Walk Leaders

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4

Eflin

Zach Eflin

7

Kirby

George Kirby

10

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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1,109.6

Judge

Aaron Judge

1,017.6

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

982.5

Soto

Juan Soto

DraftKings Points Leaders

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819

Judge

Aaron Judge

782

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

732

Soto

Juan Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/11
CHC CHC
@
TBR TBR
4-3
Tue
6/11
WSH WSH
@
DET DET
7-5
Tue
6/11
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
2-4
Tue
6/11
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
4-5
Tue
6/11
HOU HOU
@
SFG SFG
3-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/13
ATL ATL
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM
Thu
6/13
WSH WSH
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Thu
6/13
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Thu
6/13
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Thu
6/13
CHC CHC
@
TBR TBR
6:50 PM