Winning for the first time since June 2, Bob Forsch yielded only three hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Phillies. A double by Lou Brock and single by Ted Simmons started the scoring in the first inning. The Cards added a pair in the second and capped their scoring with a pass to Keith Hernandez, double by Simmons and single by George Hendrick in the third. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Friday, July      27, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    1  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .323      McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .319      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .322      Rose 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .328      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   2     0   2   .318      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Scott cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Reitz 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .278      McCarver c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .322      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Forsch p              4   0   0   1     0   0   .150      Espinosa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Saucier p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .342
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .320

Totals               36   5   9   5     2   2             Totals               29   0   3   0     1   3

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 40,792
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Phillies 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Maddox
Doubles: Brock (7), Simmons (17), Templeton (16)
GIDP: Schmidt (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(4-9)           9     3   0   0   1   3   0  30   4.72
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   3   0  30

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(10-8)        2     6   5   5   2   0   0  14   3.70
Saucier                 4     3   0   0   0   1   0  15   3.99
Eastwick                3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.01
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Brock
doubled to left; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted)
[Brock to third]; Simmons singled to right [Brock scored];
Hendrick popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
flied out to left; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to pitcher; Reitz walked [Scott to
second]; Oberkfell singled to right [Scott scored, Reitz to
third, Oberkfell to second (on throw)]; Forsch grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Reitz scored, Oberkfell to third];
Templeton lined to shortstop; Brock flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
singled to center; Maddox popped to first in foul territory;
McCarver singled to right [Luzinski to third]; Trillo forced
McCarver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez walked; Simmons doubled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez
scored, Simmons scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING);
Scott forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); Reitz flied out to
center; Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Saucier grounded out (first unassisted); McBride
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); Brock singled to left; Hernandez
singled to center [Brock to third (error by Maddox), Hernandez
to second]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose walked; Schmidt grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rose out at second]; Luzinski lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Scott
grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Forsch
flied out to left; Templeton doubled to left; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: GROSS BATTED FOR SAUCIER; Gross flied out to left;
McBride lined to first; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Hernandez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons grounded out (second to
first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Rose flied out to left; Schmidt struck out;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; McCarver flied
out to left; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton grounded out (third to first); Brock flied to left in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: UNSER BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Unser singled to
center; McBride forced Unser (second to shortstop); Bowa flied
out to left; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.