Greg Luzinski, who drove in the Phillies' first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, smashed a two-run homer in the ninth to beat the Cardinals, 3-1. Pete Rose slapped a one-out single ahead of Luzinski's blast. The Cards' only run came on a homer by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      McBride rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .217
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .376      Bowa ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .266        Aviles 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .406
Simmons c             3   1   2   1     1   1   .287      Rose 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .361
Hendrick rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .315      Luzinski lf           3   1   1   3     0   1   .273
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Boone c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .255
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Meoli 2b,ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2  10             Totals               27   3   6   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 33,379
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 3
DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 1
Doubles: Hendrick (11), Brock (1), Schmidt (7)
Home Runs: Simmons (8), Luzinski (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Meoli (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (2)
GIDP: Meoli (1), Rose (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(1-4)           8.1   6   3   3   2   2   1  31   3.32
Totals                  8.1   6   3   3   2   2   1  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   8     7   1   1   2   7   1  32   3.63
McGraw W(2-0)           1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   3.68
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2  10   1  35

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


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

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; Bowa singled to center
[McBride to third, Bowa to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rose
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to
second [McBride scored]; Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Hendrick walked; Reitz popped
to first; Mumphrey forced Hendrick (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser lined to shortstop; Boone walked; Meoli
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to
first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch
lined to second; Templeton singled to right; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch grounded out (third to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons homered; Hendrick
doubled to right; Reitz popped to pitcher; Mumphrey struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski
lined to third; Schmidt doubled to left; Unser flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to center; Forsch flied out to
left; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone walked; Meoli out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Boone to second]; Lerch flied out to right; McBride
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Hernandez hit into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Brock out at second]; Simmons
singled to left; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to center; Rose grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bowa out at second];
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: AVILES REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING 2B); MEOLI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Reitz singled to center; Mumphrey forced
Reitz (second to shortstop); Tyson forced Mumphrey (third to
second); Forsch flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt popped to shortstop; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Boone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton flied out to center; Brock doubled to
right; Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Hendrick forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Meoli lined to pitcher; GROSS BATTED FOR LERCH;
Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Reitz struck
out; Mumphrey struck out; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Aviles grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to right; Luzinski homered [Rose scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 3.