A three-hitter by Pete Vuckovich enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Dodgers, 2-0. The game was scoreless going into the eighth when Garry Templeton, Jerry Mumphrey and George Hendrick stroked consecutive two-out singles. The Redbirds added an insurance tally in the ninth when Keith Hernandez singled, stole second and scored on a single by Jerry Morales. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  7  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Lopes 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Mumphrey lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      North cf              1   0   0   0     3   0   .270
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Smith rf              1   0   0   0     3   1   .302
Simmons c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .302      Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Morales rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Baker lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Monday lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .366
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Russell ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            Martinez ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
                                                          Sutton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .114
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .291

Totals               31   2   7   2     3   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     7   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 48,184
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Dodgers 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Templeton, Hernandez
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (10), North (16), Smith (6)
Caught Stealing: Martinez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (4), Cey (1)
GIDP: Morales (8), Reitz (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(8-7)        9     3   0   0   7   6   0  37   2.19
Totals                  9     3   0   0   7   6   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(10-9)          9     7   2   2   3   3   0  35   3.64
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Sutton (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to left; Dusty Baker and
Bill Russell collide on Garry Templeton's fly; MONDAY
REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING
SS); Mumphrey lined to shortstop; Hendrick popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); North
walked; Smith walked [North to second]; Cey walked [North to
third, Smith to second]; Garvey struck out; Monday grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Oates popped to first; Martinez reached on an error
by Templeton [Martinez to first]; Martinez was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Sutton flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oberkfell flied out to left; Vuckovich grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); North
walked; Smith walked [North to second]; Cey struck out; North
stole third and Smith stole second; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey flied out to
center; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday struck out; Oates grounded out (second to
first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez grounded
out (third to first); Morales walked; Reitz flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Lopes struck out; North walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell singled to center; Vuckovich out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Oberkfell to second];
Templeton singled to shortstop [Oberkfell stayed at second];
Mumphrey popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied out to right; Garvey flied out to center;
Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons walked; Sutton threw a wild pitch
[Simmons to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales
popped to first in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Martinez
singled to right; On a bunt Sutton singled to second [Martinez
to third (error by Hernandez)]; Lopes popped to shortstop; North
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell flied to right in foul territory;
Vuckovich popped to first in foul territory; Templeton singled
to right; Mumphrey singled to right [Templeton to third];
Hendrick singled to center [Templeton scored, Mumphrey to
third]; Simmons struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Smith walked; Cey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Smith to second]; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole
second; Morales singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Reitz
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Morales out at second]; Oberkfell flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Oates flied out to left; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Davalillo singled to left; LACY BATTED FOR SUTTON;
Lacy popped to second; Lopes popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.