Mike Schmidt cracked his 11th homer in the month of May and 15th of the season to break a 3-3 deadlock in the fifth inning of the Phillies' 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. Schmidt smashed the first pitch of the inning delivered by Redbird starter John Denny.

The Phils added another run in the fifth when Del Unser walked, went to third on a single by Tim McCarver and scored on a pinch-single by Ramon Aviles. The Cards had taken a 3-0 lead with Keith Hernandez accounting for a pair with a single and homer. The Phils tied the contest in the fourth on a two-run double by Unser and run-scoring two-bagger by Rudy Meoli. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Monday, May 21, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Phillies     0  0  0    3  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   3   1     0   1   .271      McBride rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .371      Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Carbo lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Rose 1b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .364
Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   2     0   1   .273      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Schmidt 3b            2   2   1   1     2   1   .293
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Unser cf              3   2   1   2     1   1   .366
Scott cf              1   1   0   0     0   1   .272      McCarver c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .222
  Mumphrey cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Meoli 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .216
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .232        Aviles ph,2b        1   0   1   1     1   0   .419
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .087      Carlton p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .138
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     0   7             Totals               34   5  10   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 28,192
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Phillies 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Simmons (9), Rose 2 (17), Unser (3), Meoli (3)
Home Runs: Hernandez (4), Schmidt (15)
Stolen Bases: Rose (6)
GIDP: Brock (1)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (1,by Carlton)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(3-3)            5     7   5   5   3   2   1  25   3.20
Schultz                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.05
Bruno                   1     2   0   0   1   3   0   6   3.32
McEnaney                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   5   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(5-5)          9     8   3   3   0   7   1  34   3.58
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   7   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Carlton (3)
Balks: Carlton (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: first game for staff umpires in 1979 after
strike; Templeton singled to left; Templeton was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Brock singled to center; Carlton
balked [Brock to second]; Hernandez singled to left [Brock
scored]; Simmons popped to second; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz struck out; Scott was hit by a pitch; Tyson
singled to left [Scott to third]; Denny was called out on
strikes; Templeton singled to left [Scott scored, Tyson to
second]; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Schmidt walked [Luzinski
to second]; Unser forced Schmidt (pitcher to shortstop)
[Luzinski to third]; McCarver flied out to left; Meoli grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez homered; Simmons flied out to center;
Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton flied out to right; McBride flied out to
center; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott struck out; Tyson flied out to right; Denny
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 4TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); Rose doubled
to left; Luzinski struck out; Schmidt walked; Unser doubled to
left [Rose scored, Schmidt scored]; McCarver grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Unser to third]; Meoli doubled to right [Unser
scored]; Carlton struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to left; Brock grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at
second]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: McBride flied out to center; Bowa popped to third;
Rose doubled to left; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick popped to
shortstop; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt homered; Unser walked; McCarver singled to
right [Unser to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING);
AVILES BATTED FOR MEOLI; Aviles singled to center [Unser scored,
McCarver to second]; Carlton popped to third; McBride popped to
third in foul territory; Bowa popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: AVILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mumphrey
popped to second; Tyson struck out; FREED BATTED FOR SCHULTZ;
Freed flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: BRUNO REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Rose singled to
second; Rose stole second; Luzinski was called out on strikes;
Schmidt was called out on strikes; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF);
Templeton struck out; Brock struck out; Lou Brock threw
helmet and bat; Hernandez struck out; Lou Brock ejected
by 3B umpire Andy Olsen; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: CARBO REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); McCarver
singled to center; Aviles walked [McCarver to second]; MCENANEY
REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Carlton forced Aviles (second to
shortstop) [McCarver to third]; McBride reached on a fielder's
choice [McCarver out at home (pitcher to catcher to third),
Carlton to second]; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons doubled; Hendrick lined to third; Reitz
grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to third]; Mumphrey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

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