Playing in his first game since suffering a hand injury on June 24, Ted Simmons doubled in his first turn at bat to trigger the Cardinals to a 7-3 triumph over the Braves. The Cards scored twice in the first inning on a double by Garry Templeton, single by Keith Hernandez and Simmons' two-bagger, which gave the Cards a 2-1 lead. Besides his first-inning double, Templeton had an RBI double in the second, sacrifice fly in the fourth and he tripled and scored on a single by Lou Brock in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      24, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  2
Cardinals    2  1  1    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   7 12  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Templeton ss          4   2   3   2     0   0   .322
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Brock lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .322
Office cf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .263      Hernandez 1b          3   2   1   1     1   1   .319
Horner 3b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .323      Simmons c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .326
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .329      Scott cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Nolan c               4   1   0   0     0   2   .254      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .278
Frias ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Oberkfell 2b          4   2   2   0     0   1   .319
Brizzolara p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .042      Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .146
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .328

Totals               35   3   6   3     1   8             Totals               31   7  12   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12,505
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 6
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Burroughs, Nolan, Templeton, Vuckovich
Doubles: Horner (10), Royster (17), Frias (16), Templeton 2 (15), Simmons (16), Oberkfell (10), Reitz (26)
Triples: Templeton (12)
Home Runs: Horner (18)
Stolen Bases: Scott (28)
Caught Stealing: Brock (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich 2 (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Templeton (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara L(5-5)       3.1   7   5   4   1   3   0  18   4.92
Skok                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.86
Devine                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.51
B. McLaughlin           2     4   2   2   0   3   0  10   4.34
Totals                  8    12   7   6   3   7   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(9-7)        9     6   3   2   1   8   1  36   3.62
Totals                  9     6   3   2   1   8   1  36

Passed Balls: Nolan (4)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Charlie Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(second to first); Office walked; Horner doubled to center
[Office scored]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to left; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to center [Templeton
scored]; Simmons doubled to left [Hernandez scored, Simmons to
third (error by Burroughs)]; Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); Scott flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Nolan struck
out; Frias grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz struck out; Oberkfell singled to second;
Vuckovich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Oberkfell
to second]; Templeton doubled to center [Oberkfell scored];
Nolan allowed a passed ball [Templeton to third]; Brock grounded
out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Brizzolara singled to center; Royster doubled to
right [Brizzolara to third]; Matthews popped to third in foul
territory; Office struck out; Horner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Simmons walked; Hendrick
struck out; Scott singled to right [Simmons to third]; Scott
stole second [Simmons scored (error by Nolan) (unearned)]; Reitz
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell doubled to right; Vuckovich out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oberkfell to third]; SKOK
REPLACED BRIZZOLARA (PITCHING); Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Oberkfell scored]; Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias flied out to center; CHANEY BATTED FOR SKOK;
Chaney popped to shortstop; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: DEVINE REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Hernandez
walked; Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick hit into a double
play (right to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Horner singled to left;
Burroughs forced Horner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Reitz
doubled to left; Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted)
[Reitz to third]; Vuckovich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Nolan struck
out; Frias reached on an error by Vuckovich [Frias to first];
LUM BATTED FOR DEVINE; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Templeton
tripled to center; Brock singled to shortstop [Templeton
scored]; Hernandez forced Brock (shortstop unassisted); Simmons
singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick forced Simmons
(third to second) [Hernandez scored (no RBI)]; Scott singled to
right [Hendrick to second]; Reitz struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out
(third to first); Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell struck out; Vuckovich was called out on
strikes; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner homered; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to
first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan reached
on an error by Templeton [Nolan to first]; Frias doubled to left
[Nolan scored (unearned)]; SPIKES BATTED FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN;
Spikes struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cardinals 7.