After faking a bunt, Ken Reitz swung away and singled in the ninth inning, driving in George Hendrick, to give the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt hit consecutive homers in the fourth for the Phils' runs.

Keith Hernandez tied the score with a two-run rap in the Cards' half, Hendrick doubled in the ninth and pinch-hitter Dane Iorg was passed intentionally before Reitz ended the game. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .429      Templeton ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Scott rf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .750
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   2     1   1   .429
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .167      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Dimmel lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Iorg ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .714
Lerch p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000

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

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 15,294
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Templeton (1), Reitz (3), Hendrick (1)
Home Runs: Luzinski (1), Schmidt (1), Hernandez (1)
Stolen Bases: Scott (1), Templeton (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (1)
GIDP: Tyson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Lerch)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   8     8   2   2   1   1   1  31   2.25
Reed L(0-1)             0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   3   3   2   1   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(1-0)        9     4   2   2   1   3   2  33   2.00
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   3   2  33

Hit by Pitch: Lerch (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Debut for umpire Bob Hantak; Rose singled
to first; Bowa flied out to center; McBride popped to second;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to right; Scott singled to
third [Templeton stayed at second]; Hernandez lined into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Templeton out at second];
Scott stole second; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt flied out to left; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); Trillo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick lined to center; Grieve grounded out
(second to first); Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (third to first); Lerch flied
out to right; Rose singled to left; Bowa popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to right; Vuckovich grounded out
(pitcher to first); Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski homered; Schmidt homered; Maddox reached on an error by
Templeton [Maddox to second]; Trillo flied out to center [Maddox
to third]; Boone struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott singled to left; Hernandez homered [Scott
scored]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
flied out to right; Grieve popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lerch grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Bowa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to left; Tyson grounded out (second
to first) [Reitz to third]; Vuckovich flied out to center;
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride flied out to center; Luzinski grounded out
(third to first); Schmidt walked; Maddox flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott singled to center; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez walked;
Simmons singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick popped
to first; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: DIMMEL REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING LF); Trillo
grounded out (third to first); Boone popped to shortstop; Lerch
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz was hit by a pitch; Tyson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at
second]; Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to third; Scott flied out to
left; Templeton stole second; Hernandez struck out; Simmons
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: REED REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED
LERCH (PLAYING LF); Hendrick doubled to left; IORG BATTED FOR
DIMMEL; Iorg was walked intentionally; Reitz singled to center
[Hendrick scored, Iorg to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.