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Tuesday June 5, 1979
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The winning run scored on a passed ball as the Cardinals edged the Giants, 5-4, for their sixth straight victory. Jerry Mumphrey opened the Redbird ninth with a triple. After Keith Hernandez and Ted Simmons were walked intentionally, Giants' catcher Mike Sadek failed to hold a pitch by Randy Moffitt and Mumphrey raced across the plate. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Tuesday, June 5, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Giants       0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   5 13  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .248      Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .323
  Cruz lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Mumphrey lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .280
Herndon lf,cf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .313
Clark rf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .279      Simmons c             4   2   2   1     1   0   .307
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Hendrick rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .335
Madlock 2b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .244      Scott cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .258
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .206        Oberkfell pr,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .240
  LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Martinez p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .050
Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .170        Freed ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .100
  Whitfield ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .298        Brock pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .374
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                3   1   1   0     0   1   .152        Swisher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .150
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadek ph,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   4   9   3     3   7             Totals               33   5  13   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 25,561
Left on Base: Giants 7, Cardinals 11
DP: Giants 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Madlock, Simmons, Littell
Doubles: Clark (10), Reitz (17), Templeton (5), Mumphrey (2)
Triples: Mumphrey (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (6), Simmons (12)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (6), North 2 (17), Herndon (4), Evans (4)
Caught Stealing: Scott (4), Templeton (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sadek (1), Tyson (1)
GIDP: Scott (8), Simmons (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    6    10   4   3   2   3   1  28   5.98
Lavelle                 2     2   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.21
Moffitt L(1-3)          0     1   1   0   2   0   0   3   7.11
Totals                  8    13   5   3   6   4   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                7     8   4   4   2   5   1  30   2.88
Schultz                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.03
Littell W(4-1)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   7   1  38

Passed Balls: Sadek (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


GIANTS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Herndon flied out
to center; Clark made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Madlock singled to left; Evans
flied out to center; Madlock stole second; Metzger struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; Hendrick popped to second; Scott
walked; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Reitz singled to left; Tyson singled to right [Reitz to second];
Martinez flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill flied out to left; Blue struck out; North
singled to second; North stole second; North stole third;
Herndon walked; Herndon stole second [North scored (error by
Simmons)]; Clark doubled to left [Herndon scored]; McCovey
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals
1.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock homered; Evans made an out to third; Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to left; Hendrick reached on an
error by Madlock [Simmons to second, Hendrick to first]; Scott
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons
to third, Hendrick out at second]; Reitz doubled to left
[Simmons scored (unearned)]; Tyson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Blue singled to pitcher; North singled to left [Blue
to second]; On a bunt Herndon singled to pitcher [Blue to third,
North to second]; Clark forced Herndon (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Blue scored, North to third]; McCovey hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [North out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Templeton singled to right;
Templeton was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first); Mumphrey singled to center; Hernandez flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to right; Evans stole second; Metzger flied out to
center; Hill was walked intentionally; Blue flied to left in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons popped to third in foul territory;
Hendrick singled to center; Scott singled to center [Hendrick to
second]; Reitz flied out to left; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 7TH: North flied out to center; Herndon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING LF); HERNDON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FREED BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Freed walked;
BROCK RAN FOR FREED; Templeton doubled to right [Brock to
third]; LAVELLE REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Mumphrey doubled to
left [Brock scored, Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to
right [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mumphrey stayed at third, Hernandez
out at second]; Hendrick was walked intentionally; Scott lined
to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); McCovey struck
out; Madlock singled to left; Evans popped to third in foul
territory; IVIE BATTED FOR METZGER; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: LEMASTER REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING SS); Reitz
walked; OBERKFELL RAN FOR REITZ; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Oberkfell to second]; SWISHER BATTED FOR
SCHULTZ; Swisher struck out; Templeton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); OBERKFELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HILL;
Whitfield walked; SADEK BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Sadek reached on an
error by Littell on a sacrifice bunt [Whitfield to third, Sadek
to first]; Cruz hit into a double play (shortstop to second to
third to catcher) [Cruz to second, Whitfield out at home, Sadek
out at second]; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT
REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Mumphrey tripled to right;
Hernandez was walked intentionally; Simmons was walked
intentionally [Hernandez to second]; Sadek allowed a passed ball
[Mumphrey scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 5.



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