Going against the percentages, Cardinal manager Ken Boyer sent up lefthanded-hitting Dane Iorg to bat against southpaw Vida Blue in the ninth inning and the move paid off when the pinch-hitter slapped an opposite-field single, driving in two runs, to beat the Giants, 5-4. Darrell Evans batted in three runs for the Giants, two with a sixth-inning homer that produced a 4-3 lead. St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 4Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIGiants 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 10 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .332 Strain 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Mumphrey lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .307 Clark rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .279 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .340 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .261 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Evans 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .252 Hendrick rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .298 Herndon lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Scott cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .267 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .232 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Sadek c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Herr pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .127 Oberkfell 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .303 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Iorg ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .281 Totals 31 4 9 3 2 6 Totals 33 5 10 5 3 6 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 32,848 Left on Base: Giants 3, Cardinals 6 DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 2 Errors: Templeton Doubles: Mumphrey (6), Hendrick (24) Home Runs: Evans (16) Stolen Bases: Strain (3), Clark (10) Caught Stealing: Clark (6), Mumphrey (7) Sacrifice Hits: Sadek (4) GIDP: Sadek (5), Herndon (2), Brock (5) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(10-10) 8.1 10 5 5 3 6 0 36 5.18 Totals 8.1 10 5 5 3 6 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich 7 9 4 3 2 4 1 28 3.76 Thomas W(2-2) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.12 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 6 1 34 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Satch Davidson GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to center; Strain singled to right; Strain stole second; Clark singled to shortstop [Strain scored (error by Templeton) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McCovey struck out while Clark stole second; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey doubled to left [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to shortstop [Mumphrey stayed at second]; Simmons lined to left; Hendrick doubled to right [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hendrick to third]; Reitz was walked intentionally; Oberkfell flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon struck out; Metzger singled to center; Sadek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 2ND: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 3RD: Blue struck out; North flied out to left; Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons singled to left; Hendrick lined to center; Scott forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 4TH: Clark walked; McCovey singled to center [Clark to third, McCovey out at second (center to second)]; Evans singled to right [Clark scored]; Herndon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz popped to third; Oberkfell flied out to center; Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; Sadek flied out to center; Blue singled to right; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 6TH: Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark singled to center; Clark was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McCovey walked; Evans homered [McCovey scored]; Herndon popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons struck out; Hendrick struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 7TH: Metzger singled to center; Sadek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Blue struck out; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell singled to second; BROCK BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Brock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark lined to left; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton lined to center; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to center; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. GIANTS 9TH: Evans struck out; Herndon grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick singled to third; Scott forced Hendrick (first to shortstop); Reitz singled to center [Scott to second]; HERR RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell walked [Scott to third, Herr to second]; IORG BATTED FOR THOMAS; Iorg singled to left [Scott scored, Herr scored, Oberkfell to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 5. |
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