Rain forced suspension of this game in the last half of the sixth inning with the Phillies leading the Cardinals, 3-2. In accordance with a new rule, the game was to be resumed from the point of interruption when the Phillies next visited St. Louis June 29 (but was not).

Bob Boone drove in two runs for the Phils with a homer and double, while Keith Hernandez produced the Cards' pair with a double. The Phils took the lead in the top half of the sixth on doubles by Larry Bowa and Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  1    0  1  -   2  3  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  2  -   2  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Brock lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Bowa ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Templeton ss          3   1   0   0     0   0   .250
McBride rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   2     0   0   .400
Luzinski lf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Simmons c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Schmidt 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Hendrick cf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Maddox cf             2   1   0   0     0   0   .111      Scott rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .600
Trillo 2b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .375      Reitz 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Boone c               2   1   2   2     0   0   .400      Oberkfell 2b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Forsch p              1   1   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               16   2   3   2     3   2             Totals               18   2   4   2     4   1

Time of Game: 1:18   Attendance: 20,055
Left on Base: Phillies 2, Cardinals 5
DP: Phillies 1, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Boone (1), Reitz (4), Simmons (1), Hernandez (1)
Home Runs: Boone (1)
GIDP: Maddox (1), Rose (1), Reitz (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                5     4   2   2   4   1   0  22   3.60
Totals                  5     4   2   2   4   1   0  22

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  5     3   2   2   3   2   1  19   3.60
Totals                  5     3   2   2   3   2   1  19

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose lined to shortstop; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Schmidt lined to left; Maddox
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Hendrick flied out to
center; Scott flied out to right; Reitz doubled to right
[Simmons to third]; Oberkfell walked; Forsch popped to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo struck out; Boone homered; Espinosa struck
out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

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

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa popped to second; McBride flied out to left;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons doubled to right; Hendrick walked; Scott
struck out; Reitz grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt walked; Maddox forced Schmidt (third to
second); Trillo singled to shortstop [Maddox to second]; Boone
doubled to right [Maddox scored, Trillo to third]; Espinosa
walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Espinosa out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell flied out to right; Forsch walked;
Brock walked [Forsch to second]; Templeton forced Brock (pitcher
to shortstop) [Forsch to third]; Hernandez doubled to center
[Forsch scored, Templeton scored]; Simmons popped to first;
game suspended by rain and to be replayed on 6/29; the Phillies
batted in the top of the 6th but it did not count; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.