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 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       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.