The Cardinals sent 13 men to bat in the third inning and scored nine runs on two doubles, seven singles and a walk to wallop the Reds, 12-3. Mike LaCoss, who had beaten the Cardinals twice previously, bore the brunt of the attack, giving up singles by Keith Hernandez and Tony Scott, a pass to Terry Kennedy and singles by Ken Reitz, Ken Oberkfell and Silvio Martinez for the first five runs before being relieved by Dave Tomlin with one out.

The Cards then loaded the bases on singles by Garry Templeton and Jerry Mumphrey. Hernandez cleared the sacks with a double and scored the final run of the frame on another two-bagger by Iorg. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
Cardinals    2  0  9    0  0  0    0  1  x  -  12 14  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .338      Templeton ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .261        Phillips pr,ss      2   1   0   0     0   0   .276
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Mumphrey rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Griffey rf            4   0   0   2     0   0   .299      Hernandez 1b          4   3   2   3     1   0   .322
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Iorg lf               3   1   2   1     2   0   .279
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Scott cf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .274
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Kennedy c             4   1   1   1     1   1   .268
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Reitz 3b              5   1   2   3     0   0   .279
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Oberkfell 2b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .325
Correll c             4   2   2   0     0   1   .250      Martinez p            3   1   2   2     0   1   .139
LaCoss p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .109        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .325
  Tomlin p            1   1   1   0     0   0   .500        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .109        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     2   5             Totals               37  12  14  12     7   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 29,278
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Driessen, Correll, Templeton, Martinez
Doubles: Correll (6), Hernandez (25), Iorg (6), Reitz (25)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (3), Scott (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Collins (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (6), Hernandez (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(9-4)           2.1   8   8   8   3   0   0  18   2.74
Tomlin                  3.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  18   2.72
Soto                    2     1   1   1   2   1   0   8  10.80
Totals                  8    14  12  12   7   2   0  44

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(8-3)         6     5   3   2   2   2   0  26   2.99
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.03
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.76
Totals                  9     5   3   2   2   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Tomlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields


REDS 1ST: Collins lined to center; Morgan flied out to left;
Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez walked;
Hernandez stole second; Iorg walked; Scott singled to center
[Hernandez scored, Iorg to second]; Kennedy singled to left
[Iorg scored, Scott to third (error by Correll), Kennedy to
second]; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Concepcion reached on an error by
Templeton [Driessen to second, Concepcion to first]; Knight
flied out to center; Geronimo grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to pitcher) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first);
Martinez singled to center; Templeton grounded out (second to
first) [Martinez to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 3RD: Correll singled to left; On a bunt LaCoss singled to
first [Correll to second]; Collins reached on an error by
Martinez on a sacrifice bunt [Correll to third, LaCoss to
second, Collins to first]; Morgan popped to first in foul
territory; Griffey forced Collins (second to shortstop) [Correll
scored (unearned), LaCoss to third]; Driessen flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez singled to left; Iorg flied out to
left; Scott singled to first [Hernandez to third (error by
Driessen)]; Scott stole second; Kennedy was walked
intentionally; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez scored, Scott
scored, Kennedy to second]; Oberkfell singled to right [Kennedy
scored, Reitz to third (on throw to home), Oberkfell to second
(on throw to home)]; Martinez singled to right [Reitz scored,
Oberkfell scored]; TOMLIN REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Templeton
singled to left [Martinez to second]; PHILLIPS RAN FOR
TEMPLETON; Mumphrey singled to center [Martinez to third,
Phillips to second]; Hernandez doubled to center [Martinez
scored, Phillips scored, Mumphrey scored]; Iorg doubled to
center [Hernandez scored]; Scott walked; Kennedy flied out to
right; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 9 R, 9 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 11.

REDS 4TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (shortstop
to first); Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell walked; Martinez struck out; Phillips
popped to shortstop; Mumphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 11.

REDS 5TH: Correll doubled to left; Tomlin singled to center
[Correll to third]; Collins walked [Tomlin to second]; Morgan
forced Collins (first to shortstop) [Correll scored, Tomlin to
third]; Griffey forced Morgan (second to shortstop) [Tomlin
scored]; Driessen popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Iorg
singled to center; Tomlin threw a wild pitch [Iorg to second];
Scott popped to first in foul territory; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to left; Knight flied out to left;
Geronimo struck out; Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); BROCK BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

REDS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); CRUZ BATTED FOR
TOMLIN; Cruz was called out on strikes; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 7TH: SOTO REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); KENNEDY REPLACED
MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Phillips flied out to right; Mumphrey
walked; Hernandez grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Cardinals 11.

REDS 8TH: Griffey flied out to center; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Iorg
walked; Scott forced Iorg (first to shortstop); Kennedy struck
out; Reitz doubled to left [Scott scored]; Oberkfell lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 12.

REDS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Knight lined to
center; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Correll struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 12.