Wednesday June 20, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
The Padres linked singles by Jay Johnstone, Jerry Turner and Gene Tenace with an error by Dane Iorg and a wild pitch by Pete Vuckovich for three runs in a victory over the Cardinals. Gaylord Perry allowed 11 hits, but claimed his 274th career victory. The veteran righthander had five strikeouts, boosting his career total to 3,079. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, June 20, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 11 1 Padres 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Richards cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Scott cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .297 Dade 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .331 Johnstone rf 3 1 3 0 0 0 .241 Simmons c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .319 Winfield rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .337 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .339 Turner lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Iorg lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Tenace c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .259 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Briggs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .162 Smith ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .178 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Totals 35 1 11 1 1 5 Totals 30 3 8 1 2 7 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 20,653 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Padres 7 DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 2 Errors: Iorg Triples: Scott (8) Stolen Bases: Briggs (2) Caught Stealing: Iorg (2), Richards (5) Sacrifice Hits: Perry (7) GIDP: Oberkfell (3), Iorg (3) Hit by Pitch: Briggs (5,by Vuckovich) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(6-4) 5 7 3 2 2 5 0 24 3.26 Schultz 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.66 McEnaney 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.86 Totals 8 8 3 2 2 7 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(7-5) 9 11 1 1 1 5 0 36 2.51 Totals 9 11 1 1 1 5 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Vuckovich (1) Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (5) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Joe West CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Dade struck out; Johnstone singled to right; Turner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg singled to left; Reitz lined to right; Iorg was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oberkfell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace popped to third; Briggs struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich flied out to right; Templeton flied out to left; Scott tripled to right; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry struck out; Richards singled to third; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick struck out; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Dade lined to right; Johnstone singled to center; Turner singled to shortstop [Johnstone to second]; Tenace singled to left [Johnstone scored, Turner scored (error by Iorg) (no RBI), Tenace to third]; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Tenace scored (unearned)]; Briggs was hit by a pitch; Briggs stole second; Gonzalez struck out; Smith was walked intentionally; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to shortstop; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; Vuckovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Dade singled to center; Johnstone singled to right [Dade to second]; Turner grounded out (second to first) [Dade to third, Johnstone to second]; Tenace walked; Briggs lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Scott singled to right; Hernandez singled to right [Scott to third]; Simmons singled to left [Scott scored, Hernandez to second]; Hendrick struck out; Iorg walked [Hernandez to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz forced Simmons (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3. PADRES 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Gonzalez struck out; Smith singled to right; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; Richards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3. CARDINALS 7TH: WINFIELD REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); BROCK BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; On a bunt Brock made an out to pitcher; Templeton singled to catcher; Scott singled to left [Templeton to second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Dade lined to left; Winfield flied out to right; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons singled to right; Hendrick flied out to right; Iorg grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: Tenace popped to first in foul territory; Briggs struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

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