With two out in the sixth inning, the Dodgers bunched three of their game total of four hits and scored twice to defeat the Cardinals, 2-1. Steve Garvey doubled and scored on a single by Ron Cey, who took second on the throw to the plate. Dusty Baker followed with a single, driving in Cey. The Cardinals came back with their run in the home half of the sixth on a triple by Jerry Morales and an error by Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   2   .263      Simmons lf,c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .310
Baker lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .235
  Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Monday rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Mumphrey pr,lf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .243
North cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Rau p                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Freed ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .209
                                                            Coluccio pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     2   6             Totals               31   1   6   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 33,903
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0
Errors: Lopes, Russell
Doubles: Garvey (17), Simmons (31)
Triples: Morales (6)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (26), Baker (8)
GIDP: Hernandez (5), Swisher (2), Forsch (2), Tyson (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(10-4)             6.2   6   1   0   3   2   0  27   3.38
Forster SV(11)          2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.68
Totals                  9     6   1   0   4   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-9)           7     4   2   2   2   5   0  27   3.12
Littell                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.37
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
popped to second; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to second; Morales reached on
an error by Lopes [Templeton to second, Morales to first];
Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Templeton to third, Morales out at second]; Simmons
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Baker flied out to
center; Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
walked; Swisher grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); North
grounded out (first unassisted); Rau grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to left; Forsch grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tyson out at
second]; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded out (third
to first) [Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third; Garvey walked;
Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales flied out to right; Hernandez grounded
out (first unassisted); Simmons doubled to left; Hendrick struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Monday struck out; North flied out
to center; Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to right; Swisher forced Reitz
(shortstop to second); Tyson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Swisher out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out; Russell lined to center; Garvey
doubled to left; Cey singled to left [Garvey scored, Cey to
second (on throw to home)]; Baker singled to left [Cey scored];
Baker stole second; Ferguson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch flied out to right; Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Morales tripled to left; Hernandez walked;
Simmons reached on an error by Russell [Morales scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hernandez to third, Simmons to first];
Hendrick flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); North
grounded out (second to first); Rau grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher
singled to center; MUMPHREY RAN FOR SWISHER; Tyson lined to
left; FREED BATTED FOR FORSCH; Freed walked [Mumphrey to
second]; FORSTER REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); COLUCCIO RAN FOR
FREED; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 8TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LITTELL REPLACED COLUCCIO
(PITCHING); Lopes flied out to left; Russell popped to
shortstop; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
struck out; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck
out; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: YEAGER REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Hendrick
lined to right; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey walked; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.