John Denny pitched a five-hitter and Ken Reitz and Tony Scott each drove in three runs as the Cardinals opened their season by defeating the Phillies, 8-1. Garry Maddox homered for the Phils' lone tally. The game attracted a crowd of 40,526.

Cardinal ticket manager Mike Bertani said the sale of at least 10,000 tickets could be credited to Pete Rose, who made his debut in a Phillies' uniform and collected a single and also walked in four trips to the plate. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, April     6, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    2  0  1    4  0  x  -   8 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Brock lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dimmel lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Simmons c             3   2   1   1     1   0   .333
Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .250
Trillo 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .667      Scott rf              4   2   3   3     0   1   .750
McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              4   0   3   3     0   0   .750
  Boone c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .000
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Denny p               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               34   8  11   8     3   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 40,526
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Trillo
Doubles: Reitz 2 (2), Scott (1)
Triples: Scott (1)
Home Runs: Maddox (1), Simmons (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (1)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tyson (1)
GIDP: Trillo (1)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (1,by Denny)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(0-1)          6.1   9   7   7   3   4   1  31   9.95
Bird                    0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4  13.50
Eastwick                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    11   8   8   3   4   1  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(1-0)            9     5   1   1   2   2   1  33   1.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Denny (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Sharp, 2B - Ray Perez, 3B - Bud Miller


PHILLIES 1ST: Debut for umpires Bud Miller, Ray Perez and Bob
Sharp; Rose flied out to center; Bowa flied out to left;
McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Maddox homered; Trillo
singled to center; Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; Hendrick struck out; Scott
struck out; Reitz popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Carlton
flied out to left; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson popped to shortstop; Denny flied out to
left; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa popped to third; McBride flied out to left;
Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez singled to right; Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick
singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Scott singled to pitcher
[Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second]; Reitz doubled to left
[Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Scott to third]; Tyson was
walked intentionally; Denny grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt struck out; Maddox was hit by a pitch;
Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock struck out; Templeton grounded out (third
to first); Hernandez singled to left; Simmons grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carlton flied out to right; Rose walked; Bowa popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick struck out; Scott doubled to right;
Reitz singled to left [Scott to third]; Tyson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Scott scored]; Trillo dropped a foul fly hit by
Denny for an error; Denny forced Reitz (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Luzinski
was called out on strikes; Schmidt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Templeton
singled to left [Brock to third]; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Templeton to second]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; BIRD REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Hendrick popped
to shortstop; Scott tripled to right [Brock scored, Templeton
scored, Simmons scored]; Reitz doubled to left [Scott scored];
Tyson flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: DIMMEL REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Maddox flied
out to center; Trillo singled to left; McCarver popped to
second; GROSS BATTED FOR BIRD; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: BOONE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); EASTWICK
REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Denny grounded out (third to first);
Dimmel grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals
8.

PHILLIES 9TH: Rose singled to center; Bowa forced Rose
(shortstop to second); McBride flied out to left; Luzinski
singled to left [Bowa to second]; Schmidt walked [Bowa to third,
Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced Schmidt (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 8.