Allowing only two hits, John Fulgham pitched the Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Giants. The rookie righthander hurled perfect ball before Mike Sadek doubled with one out in the sixth inning. Willie McCovey got the Giants' other hit, a two-out single in the seventh.

Garry Templeton, who went 3-for-3, scored the Cards' initial run in the third, hitting a double, moving up on an infield out by Jerry Mumphrey and crossing the plate on a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons. Singles by Tony Scott and Ken Reitz, a sacrifice fly by Ken Oberkfell, bunt by Fulgham and single by Templeton added the final tallies in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Templeton ss          3   1   3   1     1   0   .333
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Mumphrey lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Clark rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   0     2   1   .338
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Simmons c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .249      Iorg rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Herndon lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Scott cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Sadek c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .302
Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .097      Fulgham p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .143
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               29   0   2   0     0   5             Totals               29   3   9   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 22,327
Left on Base: Giants 2, Cardinals 9
DP: Giants 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Sadek (5), Templeton (25), Hernandez (35)
Stolen Bases: Scott 2 (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Fulgham (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (6), Oberkfell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Simmons (3,by Whitson)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(5-8)          5     7   3   3   2   3   0  24   4.84
Minton                  3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   1.97
Totals                  8     9   3   3   3   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham W(5-4)          9     2   0   0   0   5   0  29   2.76
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   5   0  29

Passed Balls: Sadek (7)
Hit by Pitch: Whitson (3)
Wild Pitches: Minton (6)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Fred Brocklander


GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to left; Andrews flied out to left;
Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Sadek allowed a
passed ball [Templeton to second]; Mumphrey lined to left;
Hernandez walked; Simmons lined to right [Templeton to third];
Iorg flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Herndon grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to left; Scott stole second; Reitz
struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Fulgham
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster made an out to third; Sadek flied out to
right; Whitson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton doubled to left; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first) [Templeton to third]; Hernandez walked;
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to left [Templeton scored]; Iorg was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 4TH: North flied out to center; Andrews grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott singled to left; Scott stole second; Reitz
singled to left [Scott to third]; Oberkfell hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Scott scored]; Fulgham out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Reitz to second]; Templeton singled to
center [Reitz scored, Templeton out at second (center to catcher
to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey struck out; Evans was called out on strikes;
Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Hernandez doubled to
right; Simmons was hit by a pitch; Iorg flied out to center
[Hernandez to third]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster flied out to left; Sadek doubled to left;
WHITFIELD BATTED FOR WHITSON; Whitfield grounded out (second to
first) [Sadek to third]; North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: MINTON REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Reitz flied
out to left; Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); Fulgham
singled to center; Minton threw a wild pitch [Fulgham to
second]; Templeton walked; Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Andrews flied out to right; Clark lined to
shortstop; McCovey singled to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons singled to right;
Iorg forced Simmons (second to shortstop); Scott flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first); Fulgham grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 9TH: JOHNSTON BATTED FOR MINTON; Johnston flied out to
center; North grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 3.

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