Boosting his career record to 10-3 against the Cardinals, the Giants' Jim Barr blanked the Redbirds, 4-0, on five hits. The Giants got three runs in the first inning as Terry Whitfield and Rob Andrews led off with singles and Whitfield scored on Darrell Evans' sacrifice fly. With two out, Jack Clark singled and Larry Herndon followed with a two-run triple.

The game was delayed starting and interrupted twice by rain and the last five innings were played in a steady drizzle. Barr retired the last 19 batters under the inclement conditions. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitfield lf          4   1   2   0     1   2   .272      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .323
Andrews 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .190
Evans 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .207      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .330
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  James 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .244      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Herndon cf            3   1   3   2     1   0   .250      Dwyer rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .197      Tyson 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .277
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Rasmussen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Barr p                3   0   1   1     0   0   .214        Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4  10   4     3   5             Totals               31   0   5   0     1   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  6,583
Left on Base: Giants 7, Cardinals 5
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 1
Triples: Herndon (2)
Stolen Bases: Herndon 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (3)
Sacrifice Hits: LeMaster (3), Barr (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (1)
GIDP: Andrews (1), Templeton (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(2-3)             9     5   0   0   1   2   0  32   2.45
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   2   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(2-3)        3.1   8   4   4   1   2   0  18   3.89
Falcone                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   6.57
Schultz                 3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   5.56
Littell                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield singled to center; Andrews singled to
pitcher [Whitfield to third]; Evans lined out on a sacrifice fly
to right [Whitfield scored]; McCovey lined to left; Clark
singled to left [Andrews to second]; Herndon tripled to right
[Andrews scored, Clark scored]; Hill popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Templeton forced Brock
(second to shortstop); Hernandez walked [Templeton to second];
Simmons flied out to center; Morales forced Hernandez (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster flied out to center; Barr grounded out
(third to first); Whitfield singled to center; Whitfield was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz lined to third; Dwyer flied out to left;
Tyson singled to center; Rasmussen flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
singled to right; McCovey struck out; 27 minute rain
delay; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to shortstop; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon singled to center; 32 minute rain
delay; Herndon stole second; Hill walked; LeMaster out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Herndon to third, Hill to
second]; Barr singled to right [Herndon scored, Hill to third];
FALCONE REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out;
Andrews lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales made an out to second; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dwyer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied out to center; McCovey struck out; Clark
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to right; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR
FALCONE; Mumphrey forced Tyson (third to second); Brock singled
to right [Mumphrey to second]; Templeton grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Herndon
walked; Herndon stole second; Hill grounded out (third to
first); LeMaster flied out to right; Barr popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons grounded out (second to
first); Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield struck out; Andrews popped to first in
foul territory; Evans lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz struck out; Dwyer flied out to right; Tyson
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 8TH: James popped to catcher; Clark flied out to right;
Herndon singled to center; Hill popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock struck out; Templeton flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); LeMaster singled
to center; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[LeMaster to second]; Whitfield walked; Andrews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Whitfield out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons flied out to
center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 0.