A single by Jerry Mumphrey -- his first hit of the season -- lifted the Cardinals to a 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Braves. The score was 2-2 in the 10th when Tony Scott began the winning rally with a single.

He stole second, continued to third when catcher Dale Murphy threw the ball into center field and scored on Mumphrey's blow. Phil Niekro had the Cards shut out, 2-0, going into the ninth inning but they tied the game on two-out RBI singles by Bernie Carbo and Garry Templeton. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Monday, April 23, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 11 0 Braves 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .258 Hubbard 2b 2 0 1 0 3 1 .210 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Macha 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .182 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Royster 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .354 Freed ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Burroughs lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .271 Murphy c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Matthews rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .266 Iorg rf,lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Lum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hendrick cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Scott cf,lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .328 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .327 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Mumphrey pr,rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Oberkfell 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vuckovich p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Carbo ph,rf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Tyson pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Totals 40 3 11 3 5 5 Totals 34 2 8 2 4 8 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 4,725 Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Braves 7 DP: Cardinals 2, Braves 1 Errors: Murphy Home Runs: Matthews (3), Burroughs (1) Stolen Bases: Scott (4) Caught Stealing: Hubbard (4) Sacrifice Hits: Frias (4) GIDP: Oberkfell (1), Frias (3), Bonnell (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich 7 8 2 2 2 7 2 28 2.52 Bruno 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Littell W(2-0) 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 1.80 Totals 10 8 2 2 4 8 2 39 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-4) 10 11 3 2 5 5 0 45 3.11 Totals 10 11 3 2 5 5 0 45 Passed Balls: Murphy 2 (4) Wild Pitches: Niekro (4) Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard singled to right; Macha struck out; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was called out on strikes; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to left; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews homered; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Bonnell singled to right; Frias grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell popped to first in foul territory; Vuckovich flied out to right; Templeton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Hubbard struck out; Macha singled to center; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Iorg lined to left; Scott forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Matthews struck out; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell popped to second; Vuckovich singled to center; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled to center; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonnell to second]; Niekro flied out to center; Hubbard walked; Macha struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez flied out to right; Simmons walked; Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs homered; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled to left; Lum singled to center [Matthews to second]; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2. CARDINALS 7TH: ROYSTER REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to left; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Frias popped to third in foul territory; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard walked; Hubbard was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2. CARDINALS 8TH: CARBO BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Carbo was called out on strikes; Templeton singled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Templeton to second]; Brock flied out to left; Hernandez walked; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: BRUNO REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); IORG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Royster flied out to center; Burroughs flied to left in foul territory; Murphy popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2. CARDINALS 9TH: OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Iorg grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center; Murphy allowed a passed ball [Scott to second]; Reitz walked; MUMPHREY RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell struck out; Carbo singled to left [Scott scored, Mumphrey to second]; TYSON RAN FOR CARBO; Templeton singled to center [Mumphrey scored, Tyson to second]; FREED BATTED FOR BRUNO; Freed walked [Tyson to third, Templeton to second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; Lum grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 2. CARDINALS 10TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg flied out to center; Scott singled to right; Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by Murphy)]; Mumphrey singled to left [Scott scored (unearned)]; Murphy allowed a passed ball [Mumphrey to second]; Oberkfell walked; Tyson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 10TH: HENDRICK REPLACED IORG (PLAYING CF); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPIKES BATTED FOR FRIAS; Spikes grounded out (pitcher unassisted); NOLAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard walked; Royster walked [Hubbard to second]; Office popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

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