The surprising Cardinals moved into a first-place tie with the Expos in the East division by defeating the Padres, 7-4. Keith Hernandez literally knocked Padre starter Eric Rasmussen out of the game. With two out in the first inning, Hernandez smashed a line-drive single off Rasmussen's right forearm. After walking Ted Simmons, Rasmussen was removed in favor of Tom Tellmann.

Making his major league debut, Tellmann was tagged for singles by George Hendrick and Tony Scott, producing two runs. Hendrick took third on the hit by Scott, who then stole second before Ken Reitz drove in two more runs with a single. Simmons hit a two-run homer in the third for the deciding blow. Pete Vuckovich, who pitched the route, had only one shaky inning, giving up the Padres' four runs in the sixth, three scoring on a homer by Jerry Turner. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    4  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .266      Templeton ss          4   0   1   1     0   1   .338
Smith ss              4   1   3   0     0   0   .173      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .367
Winfield rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .356        Mumphrey lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Turner lf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .270      Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .315
Tenace c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Simmons c             3   2   1   2     1   0   .313
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Hendrick rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .348
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Scott cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Almon 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .280
Rasmussen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .056      Oberkfell 2b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .319
  Tellmann p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tyson ph,2b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .239
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vuckovich p           4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Hargrove ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fahey ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               32   4   8   4     1   6             Totals               34   7  10   7     2   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 26,695
Left on Base: Padres 2, Cardinals 5
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Winfield (16), Hendrick (16)
Triples: Oberkfell (2)
Home Runs: Turner (5), Simmons (13)
Stolen Bases: Smith (10), Scott (19)
Caught Stealing: Smith (4)
GIDP: Tenace (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(3-6)        0.2   1   2   2   1   0   0   4   4.28
Tellmann                2.2   7   5   5   0   1   1  15  16.88
Lolich                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.25
Kinney                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
D'Acquisto              2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   6.16
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   2   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(6-3)        9     8   4   4   1   6   1  33   2.97
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   6   1  33

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Fred Brocklander


PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith singled to right;
Smith stole second; Smith was out trying to advance to third
(catcher to second); Ozzie Smith stole 2B but started to go
back to 1B; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to pitcher;
Simmons walked [Hernandez to second]; Keith Hernandez line
single off Eric Rasmussen's right forearm; Rasmussen tried to
continue but gave up after walk; TELLMANN REPLACED RASMUSSEN
(PITCHING); Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez scored,
Simmons to second]; Debut game for Tom Tellmann; Scott
singled to left [Simmons scored, Hendrick to third]; Scott stole
second; Reitz singled to right [Hendrick scored, Scott scored];
Oberkfell forced Reitz (second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 2ND: Turner singled to right; Tenace grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Turner out at
second]; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Vuckovich popped to second; Templeton struck out;
Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 3RD: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tellmann grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez singled to right; Simmons homered
[Hernandez scored]; Hendrick lined to right; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 6.

PADRES 4TH: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (third to
first); Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell tripled to left; Vuckovich grounded out
(pitcher to first); Templeton singled to left [Oberkfell
scored]; LOLICH REPLACED TELLMANN (PITCHING); Brock flied out to
right; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 5TH: Turner lined to left; Tenace singled to left; Briggs
was called out on strikes; Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick popped to
first; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 6TH: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); HARGROVE
BATTED FOR LOLICH; Hargrove struck out; Richards walked; Smith
singled to right [Richards to third]; Winfield doubled to right
[Richards scored, Smith to third]; Turner homered [Smith scored,
Winfield scored]; Tenace singled to center; Briggs forced Tenace
(second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: KINNEY REPLACED HARGROVE (PITCHING); Reitz flied
out to center; TYSON BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); Vuckovich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 7TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bevacqua was
called out on strikes; Almon lined to center; FAHEY BATTED FOR
KINNEY; Fahey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED FAHEY (PITCHING); Templeton
flied out to left; Brock singled to second; Hernandez flied out
to center; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Richards
grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to right; Winfield
struck out while Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Scott flied out to
left; Reitz flied out to center [Hendrick to third]; Tyson was
walked intentionally; Vuckovich popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 9TH: Turner struck out; Tenace lined to shortstop; Briggs
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 7.