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Using the stolen base as a potent weapon, the Cardinals ran past the Phillies, 3-1. In the third inning, Ken Oberkfell singled, stole second and scored on a single by Garry Templeton, who then stole second and scored on a single by Keith Hernandez. The Redbirds added their final tally in the fourth when Tony Scott walked, stole second and scored on a double by Ken Reitz. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1Game Played on Wednesday, May 23, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumCardinals 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 McBride rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .224 Brock lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .381 Aviles 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .412 Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Rose 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .352 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .293 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Unser cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Scott cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .242 Meoli ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 Oberkfell 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Ruthven p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Tyson ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Martinez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .067 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 34 3 7 3 2 5 Totals 33 1 8 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 32,349 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Phillies 7 DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 0 Doubles: Reitz (14), Meoli (4), Schmidt (8) Triples: Meoli (1) Stolen Bases: Oberkfell (1), Templeton (5), Scott (13), Brock (4) Sacrifice Hits: Aviles (2) GIDP: Rose (9) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(2-1) 8 7 1 1 1 6 0 31 2.41 Littell SV(3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.38 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(6-2) 5 6 3 3 2 3 0 23 2.52 Reed 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.45 McGraw 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.24 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 5 0 36 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg CARDINALS 1ST: 28 minute rain delay before start of game; Templeton flied out to center; Brock grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Aviles out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McBride to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third]; Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to center; Hendrick popped to first; Scott forced Simmons (first to shortstop); Reitz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt struck out; Unser struck out; Boone singled to center; Meoli forced Boone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell singled to right; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; Oberkfell stole second; Templeton singled to center [Oberkfell scored]; Templeton stole second; Brock struck out; Hernandez singled to center [Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to center; Aviles grounded out (shortstop to first) [McBride to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Scott walked; Scott stole second; Reitz doubled to left [Scott scored]; Oberkfell popped to shortstop; Martinez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to center; Schmidt struck out; Unser flied out to left; Boone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to shortstop; Hernandez popped to first; Brock stole second; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Meoli tripled to right; MCCARVER BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); McBride was called out on strikes; Aviles singled to center [Meoli scored]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. CARDINALS 6TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Schmidt was called out on strikes; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Martinez struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to left; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Meoli doubled to left; GROSS BATTED FOR REED; Gross flied out to left; McBride popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. CARDINALS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Simmons batted left handed; Simmons popped to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Aviles walked; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aviles out at second]; Luzinski grounded out (catcher to first); 73 minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to left; TYSON BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Tyson flied out to center; FREED BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Freed flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Schmidt doubled to center; Unser flied out to center [Schmidt to third]; Boone popped to second; Meoli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1. |
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