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Handing the Giants their fifth straight loss, the Cardinals posted a 4-0 victory. George Hendrick hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and connected for the circuit again in the eighth following a single by Keith Hernandez. John Denny and Mark Littell combined for the second St. Louis shutout over the Giants in the three-game series sweep. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 0Game Played on Sunday, August 19, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIGiants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 x - 4 8 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Templeton ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .330 Strain 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Clark rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .279 Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .341 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Hendrick rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .300 Evans 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .255 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Herndon lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Swisher c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Littlejohn c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Oberkfell 2b 2 0 2 0 1 0 .308 Johnston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Denny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Curtis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Littell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Totals 32 0 6 0 3 7 Totals 30 4 8 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 42,622 Left on Base: Giants 9, Cardinals 5 DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: McCovey Doubles: Hernandez (36), Oberkfell (13) Home Runs: Hendrick 2 (11) Caught Stealing: Scott (13) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (5), Denny (6) GIDP: Mumphrey (4) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis L(8-8) 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 16 4.34 Minton 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 8 1.89 Borbon 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 9 4.08 Totals 8 8 4 3 2 4 2 33 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(7-10) 6.1 5 0 0 2 3 0 26 4.63 Littell SV(8) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 2.73 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 36 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to shortstop; Evans flied out to center; Herndon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to second; Reitz flied out to left; Swisher singled to left [Scott to third]; Oberkfell walked [Swisher to second]; Denny struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Littlejohn flied out to left; Curtis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 4TH: North flied out to center; Strain grounded out (second to first); Clark singled to center; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick homered; Scott lined to second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 5TH: Evans singled to right; Herndon singled to left [Evans to second]; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Evans to third, Herndon to second]; Littlejohn struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Whitfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: MINTON REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Oberkfell singled to center; Denny out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton walked; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 6TH: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Strain singled to shortstop; Clark walked [Strain to second]; McCovey forced Clark (second to shortstop) [Strain to third]; Evans walked [McCovey to second]; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Hendrick struck out; Scott reached on an error by McCovey (assist by Strain) [Hernandez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Scott to first]; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reitz flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2. GIANTS 7TH: Metzger singled to right; Littlejohn flied out to center; IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; LITTELL REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; North walked [Metzger to second]; Strain struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Swisher lined to center; Oberkfell doubled to left; Littell struck out; Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2. GIANTS 8TH: Clark struck out; McCovey popped to second; Evans singled to right; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored]; Scott flied out to right; Reitz struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 4. GIANTS 9TH: Metzger flied out to center; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR LITTLEJOHN; Johnston popped to catcher in foul territory; ANDREWS BATTED FOR BORBON; Andrews popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 4. |
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