Starting with five runs in the first inning, the Cardinals pounded their way to a 12-5 victory over the Dodgers. The opening blast included a single by George Hendrick for his first of four hits and first of four RBIs. Ken Reitz hit a three-run double. The Cards' other hits in the game included homers by Garry Templeton, Steve Swisher and Hendrick. Reggie Smith knocked in three of the Dodgers' runs' with a homer. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Game Played on Saturday, June 2, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Dodgers      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 10  1
Cardinals    5  2  2    1  2  0    0  0  x  -  12 14  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              1   2   1   0     2   0   .263      Templeton ss          5   1   2   2     0   0   .306
  Hough p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Phillips ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Russell ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .307      Mumphrey lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .244
  Martinez ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .364      Hernandez 1b          4   3   2   0     1   0   .313
Smith rf              3   1   2   3     0   0   .264      Hendrick rf           5   2   4   4     0   0   .338
  Joshua rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .360      Scott cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .288
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Reitz 3b              4   2   2   3     0   0   .251
Cey 3b                2   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Swisher c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .158
  Guerrero pr,3b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .238
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Forsch p              3   1   0   0     1   0   .179
  Oates c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Thomasson cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .287
Ferguson c,lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Thomas ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .296

Totals               33   5  10   5     2   4             Totals               38  12  14  11     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 33,452
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Russell (12), Garvey (12), Thomasson (3), Reitz (15), Hernandez (15), Templeton (4)
Home Runs: Smith (4), Templeton (1), Swisher (1), Hendrick (5)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (3)
GIDP: Thomasson (2), Thomas (2), Joshua (1), Scott (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(1-5)              4    13  10   9   2   3   2  27   5.30
Hough                   4     1   2   2   1   0   1  14   6.14
Totals                  8    14  12  11   3   3   3  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(3-4)           9    10   5   5   2   4   1  35   3.36
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith singled to left; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton popped to shortstop; Mumphrey singled
to right; Hernandez singled to left [Mumphrey to second];
Hendrick singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez to third,
Hendrick to second (on throw)]; Scott walked; Reitz doubled to
center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Scott scored];
Swisher struck out; Tyson reached on an error by Cey [Reitz
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tyson to first]; Forsch grounded out
(pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thomasson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 2ND: Templeton homered; Mumphrey grounded out (second
to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Hendrick singled to
center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to second (on throw to
home)]; Scott struck out; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 7.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (second to first); Rau flied
out to left; Lopes singled to left; Russell singled to center
[Lopes to second]; Smith homered [Lopes scored, Russell scored];
Garvey flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher homered; Tyson was called out on strikes;
Forsch walked; Templeton doubled to right [Forsch scored];
Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 9.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey singled to left; GUERRERO RAN FOR CEY; Baker
flied out to left; Thomasson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 4TH: GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hendrick
singled to left; Scott grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Hendrick out at second]; Reitz singled to
left; Swisher singled to left [Reitz to third]; Tyson singled to
left [Reitz scored, Swisher to second]; Forsch lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 10.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; THOMAS BATTED
FOR RAU; Thomas was called out on strikes; Lopes walked; Russell
doubled to left [Lopes scored]; Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 5TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOUGH
REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out (second to
first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez
walked; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored]; Scott grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
was called out on strikes; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 6TH: JOSHUA REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ
REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Reitz flied out to left; Swisher
grounded out (second to first); Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson singled to center; Ferguson forced
Thomasson (shortstop to second); Thomas grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 7TH: OATES REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); FERGUSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Forsch popped to first in foul
territory; Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

DODGERS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Hough
singled to center; Martinez struck out; Joshua grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Hough out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Hendrick grounded
out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Garvey to third]; Oates grounded out
(third to first); Thomasson doubled to center [Garvey scored];
Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Cardinals 12.
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