Willie McCovey hit his second homer of the game and 515th of his career, connecting with two men on base and two out in the 13th inning to power the Giants to a 9-6 victory over the Cardinals. McCovey's first homer came in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  3    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   6 10  1
Giants       0  0  1    1  1  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   9 14  4


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   0   0     1   3   .325      North cf              1   2   1   1     3   0   .262
Brock lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .372        Herndon cf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .324
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andrews 2b            7   0   3   0     0   0   .318
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clark rf              3   1   1   2     3   1   .295
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      McCovey 1b            6   3   2   4     1   1   .276
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Evans 3b              6   0   0   0     0   4   .246
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitfield lf          6   1   3   0     0   1   .311
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      LeMaster ss           5   0   2   1     1   1   .293
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                2   1   1   1     0   0   .192
Hernandez 1b          6   1   3   1     0   1   .325        Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Simmons c             6   2   1   2     0   1   .311        Sadek c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Hendrick rf           5   0   1   0     1   0   .338      Nastu p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .053
Scott cf              6   0   1   0     0   1   .291        Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .278        Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Oberkfell pr,3b     1   0   1   0     0   0   .312        Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .236        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Phillips 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .294        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .171        Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
  Mumphrey ph,lf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               48   6  10   4     3  12             Totals               47   9  14   9     8   9

Time of Game: 3:54   Attendance: 12,770
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Giants 11
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 3
Errors: Templeton, Andrews, Evans 2, LeMaster
Doubles: Hernandez (16), Simmons (14), Hill (2), Whitfield (11)
Home Runs: McCovey 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Scott (22), North (22)
Caught Stealing: Scott (6), Oberkfell (1), North (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Phillips (1), Nastu (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hill (3), Clark (5)
GIDP: Hendrick (6), Cruz (2)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (4,by Moffitt)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich               6     7   5   5   3   7   1  27   3.25
Schultz                 1.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   8   4.11
Littell                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.45
Bruno                   0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.03
McEnaney                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.45
Knowles L(2-3)          2.2   4   3   3   2   1   1  13   3.74
Totals                 12.2  14   9   9   8   9   2  58

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nastu                   5.2   7   4   3   1   6   0  25   3.72
Griffin                 2.1   0   2   0   1   1   0  10   4.11
Roberts                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.83
Moffitt                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.06
Lavelle W(5-3)          2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.38
Totals                 13    10   6   3   3  12   0  53

Passed Balls: Simmons (7)
Hit by Pitch: Moffitt (2)
Wild Pitches: Vuckovich 2 (4), Nastu (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


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

GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Andrews forced North (third to
second); Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Andrews to second]; Clark
struck out; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott singled to center; Scott was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); LeMaster lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to center;
Vuckovich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill doubled to left; Nastu out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hill to third]; North singled to right
[Hill scored]; North was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Andrews reached on an error by Templeton [Andrews to
second]; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Andrews to third]; Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Brock singled to center;
Hernandez doubled to left [Brock scored]; Nastu threw a wild
pitch [Hernandez to third]; Simmons was called out on strikes;
Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey homered; Evans struck out; Whitfield struck
out; LeMaster struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson walked; Vuckovich flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill popped to second; Nastu struck out; North
walked; Andrews singled to right [North to second]; Clark
singled to left [North scored, Andrews out at third (left to
third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton popped to first in foul territory;
Brock singled to center; Hernandez singled to center [Brock to
third]; Simmons doubled to left [Brock scored, Hernandez
scored]; Hendrick reached on an error by Evans [Simmons scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hendrick to first]; Scott flied out to
left; Reitz singled to left [Hendrick to second]; GRIFFIN
REPLACED NASTU (PITCHING); Tyson forced Reitz (shortstop
unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey walked; Evans struck out; Whitfield singled
to right [McCovey to second]; LeMaster singled to right [McCovey
scored, Whitfield to third]; Hill hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Whitfield scored]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Mumphrey reached
on an error by Andrews [Mumphrey to first]; Templeton forced
Mumphrey (second to shortstop); Brock reached on an error by
LeMaster [Templeton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Brock to third];
Hernandez hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Brock out
at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHULTZ
REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); North walked; North stole second;
Andrews grounded out (second to first) [North to third]; Clark
hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored]; McCovey grounded
out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Giants 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Simmons
reached on an error by Evans [Simmons to second]; Hendrick
walked; Scott forced Hendrick (second unassisted) [Simmons to
third]; Scott stole second; Reitz grounded out (first
unassisted) [Simmons scored (unearned), Scott to third]; IORG
BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 2B); Evans struck
out; Whitfield doubled to left; LeMaster was walked
intentionally; IVIE BATTED FOR HILL; Ivie flied out to center
[Whitfield to third]; MADLOCK BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; LITTELL
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Madlock made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: SADEK REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS
REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first); Templeton struck out; FREED BATTED FOR LITTELL; Freed
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 9TH: BRUNO REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Herndon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Andrews singled to left; Clark walked
[Andrews to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); McCovey
forced Clark (first to shortstop) [Andrews to third]; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to
left; Scott forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 10TH: Whitfield singled to right; LeMaster forced
Whitfield (shortstop to second); Sadek reached on a fielder's
choice [LeMaster to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Cruz
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Sadek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Giants 6.

CARDINALS 11TH: MOFFITT REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Reitz was hit
by a pitch; OBERKFELL RAN FOR REITZ; Phillips out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Mumphrey popped to
shortstop; Templeton was walked intentionally; CARBO BATTED FOR
MCENANEY; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Carbo was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 11TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KNOWLES
REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Herndon made an out to second;
Andrews singled to center; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Andrews to second]; Clark was walked intentionally; McCovey
lined into a double play (right to second to shortstop) [Andrews
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 12TH: Hernandez singled to left; Simmons flied out to
center; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 12TH: Evans struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second to
first); LeMaster singled to left; Sadek flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 13TH: Scott struck out; Oberkfell singled to left;
Phillips struck out while Oberkfell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Giants 6.

GIANTS 13TH: VENABLE BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Venable grounded out
(first unassisted); Herndon singled to center; Andrews grounded
out (third to first) [Herndon to second]; Clark was walked
intentionally; McCovey homered [Herndon scored, Clark scored]; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 9.