Ageless wonder Willie McCovey hit his third homer in two games against the the Cardinals and the 516th of his career to spark the Giants to a 6-1 victory. John Curtis, who held Cards to five hits, pitched his first complete game since July 24, 1977.

McCovey connected for his round-tripper with a man on base in the third inning. The Giants also had a homer by Terry Whitfield. Rob Andrews drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      16, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  3
Giants       1  0  2    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   6  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      North cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Mumphrey lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   2     0   0   .304
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .325      Clark rf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .296
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .337      McCovey 1b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .277
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .286        Ivie 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .273      Evans 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .250
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Whitfield lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .314
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .232      LeMaster ss           4   1   0   0     0   1   .279
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Curtis p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freed ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .043
  Oberkfell 2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   6             Totals               30   6   7   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 23,118
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 2
Errors: Templeton 2, Swisher, Andrews, Ivie, Evans
Doubles: Evans (7), Clark (14), Whitfield (12)
Home Runs: McCovey (11), Whitfield (4)
Stolen Bases: North (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews 2 (3)
GIDP: Templeton 2 (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(4-2)         4.2   5   5   5   2   2   2  21   3.10
McEnaney                0.2   1   1   0   2   0   0   7   2.35
Bruno                   1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.82
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.34
Totals                  8     7   6   5   4   5   2  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(2-3)           9     5   1   1   1   6   0  33   5.02
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   0  33

Wild Pitches: Curtis (5)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey singled to right; Hernandez forced Mumphrey (shortstop
to second); Hendrick forced Hernandez (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to third; North stole second [North to
third (error by Swisher)]; Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to right
[North scored]; Clark flied out to center; McCovey flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott grounded out (third to first); Reitz struck
out; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans doubled to right; Whitfield lined to first;
LeMaster grounded out (second to first) [Evans to third]; Hill
walked; Curtis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Martinez was called
out on strikes; Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey forced
Templeton (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: North struck out; Andrews grounded out (second to
first); Clark walked; McCovey homered [Clark scored]; Evans
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez struck out; Hendrick popped to catcher
in foul territory; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield homered; LeMaster flied out to right; Hill
lined to left; Curtis flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Swisher
grounded out (second to first); Tyson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: North grounded out (second to first); Andrews lined
to second; Clark doubled to right; OBERKFELL REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PLAYING 2B); MCENANEY REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); McCovey
walked; Evans singled to right [Clark scored, McCovey to
second]; Whitfield grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell reached on an error by Andrews
[Oberkfell to first]; Templeton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Oberkfell out at
second]; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster reached on an error by Templeton [LeMaster
to second]; Hill reached on an error by Templeton [LeMaster to
third, Hill to first]; Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Hill to second]; North was walked intentionally;
BRUNO REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Andrews hit a sacrifice fly
to center [LeMaster scored (unearned)]; Clark forced North
(third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez walked; Hendrick singled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Scott struck out; Reitz forced Hendrick
(third to second) [Hernandez scored]; Curtis threw a wild pitch
[Reitz to second]; Swisher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey struck out; Evans flied out to right;
Whitfield doubled to center; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: IVIE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); FREED BATTED
FOR BRUNO; Freed singled to right; Oberkfell popped to third in
foul territory; Templeton grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Freed out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Hill struck out;
Curtis grounded out (pitcher to first); North grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted);
Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick reached on an error by
Evans [Hernandez to second, Hendrick to first]; Scott made an
out to first [Hernandez to third (error by Ivie)]; Reitz flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.