Sunday June 10, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A homer by Ted Simmons in the fifth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 triumph over the Padres. The blow gave the Redbird catcher seven homers and 19 RBIs in his last 16 games. The victory moved the Cardinals into first place in the N. L. East. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 10, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Cardinals 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 6 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .336 Smith ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .174 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .359 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .354 Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Turner lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .268 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1 1 1 .311 Tenace c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 Simmons c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .313 Briggs 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .225 Hendrick rf 1 0 1 0 3 0 .352 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Almon 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .238 Tyson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .248 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Martinez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .045 Jones p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 32 2 6 1 3 3 Totals 28 3 6 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 33,136 Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 8 DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Templeton Doubles: Smith (4), Richards (9) Home Runs: Simmons (14) Stolen Bases: Winfield (4), Scott 2 (21) Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (3) Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (4) Hit by Pitch: Brock (1,by Jones) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(5-5) 7 6 3 3 3 4 1 31 4.58 Fingers 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.17 Totals 8 6 3 3 4 5 1 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(4-1) 8 6 2 1 3 3 0 32 2.69 Schultz SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.73 Totals 9 6 2 1 3 3 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Jones (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bill Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith popped to third in foul territory; Winfield popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 2ND: Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace struck out; Briggs popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick walked; Scott forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); Scott stole second; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 3RD: Evans singled to left; Almon singled to left [Evans to second]; Jones forced Evans (shortstop unassisted) [Almon scored (error by Templeton) (unearned), Jones to second]; Richards hit into a double play (second to first to catcher) [Jones out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to right; On a bunt Martinez struck out; Templeton singled to left [Tyson to second]; Brock was hit by a pitch [Tyson to third, Templeton to second]; Hernandez walked [Tyson scored, Templeton to third, Brock to second]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to center [Templeton scored, Brock to third, Hernandez to second]; Hendrick was walked intentionally; Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. PADRES 4TH: Smith doubled to left; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third]; Turner walked; Tenace walked [Turner to second]; Briggs forced Tenace (right to shortstop) [Smith scored, Turner to third]; Evans popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson singled to left [Reitz to second]; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Reitz to third, Tyson to second]; Templeton reached on a fielder's choice [Reitz out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Brock forced Templeton (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 2. PADRES 5TH: Almon flied out to right; Jones struck out; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons homered; Hendrick singled to right; Scott forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); Scott stole second; Reitz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield singled to left; Winfield stole second; Turner flied out to center [Winfield to third]; Tenace popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. PADRES 7TH: Briggs flied out to left; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. PADRES 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); HARGROVE BATTED FOR JONES; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Richards doubled to left; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Richards to third]; Winfield lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HARGROVE (PITCHING); Hendrick walked; Scott flied out to center; Reitz struck out; Tyson batted left handed; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. PADRES 9TH: Turner walked; Tenace singled to center [Turner to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); On a bunt Briggs made an out to third; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR EVANS; Bevacqua grounded out (second to first) [Turner to third, Tenace to second]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ALMON; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

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