A sacrifice fly by Ken Reitz in the eighth inning produced the Cardinals' winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. Steve Garvey, Joe Ferguson and Gary Thomasson homered for the Dodgers. Garvey also drove in a run with a single.

The Cardinals, who were trailing, 4-1, rallied for two runs in the sixth on singles by Lou Brock, Keith Hernandez and Ted Simmons, plus a double-play grounder by George Hendrick. In the eighth, Hernandez, Hendrick and Tony Scott hit singles to tie the score and Reitz followed with his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  2  0  -   5 13  0
Dodgers      1  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .329      Lopes 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .259
  Phillips ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .318      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .315
Hernandez 1b          3   2   2   1     0   0   .347      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Simmons c             5   0   2   1     0   0   .303      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Hendrick rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .301      Ferguson c            3   1   1   1     1   1   .253
Scott cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .266        Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .265      Thomasson rf          3   1   1   1     0   1   .248
Oberkfell 2b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .324      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .155      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .151
  Carbo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .296        Brett p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Thomas p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .324

Totals               36   5  13   4     0   3             Totals               31   4   5   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 47,244
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Dodgers 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1
Triples: Templeton (14)
Home Runs: Garvey (19), Ferguson (17), Thomasson (12)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (38)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (7), Thomasson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hernandez (7), Reitz (3)
GIDP: Hendrick (16)
Hit by Pitch: Oberkfell (3,by Hooton), Hernandez (1,by Castillo)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   6     5   4   4   2   3   3  25   4.68
Thomas W(3-2)           3     0   0   0   2   3   0  11   2.91
Totals                  9     5   4   4   4   6   3  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  6.1   8   3   3   0   3   0  27   2.95
Brett L(3-3)            1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.70
Castillo                1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    13   5   5   0   3   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Hooton (2), Castillo (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
flied out to center; Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to second; Russell flied out to center;
Garvey homered; Cey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to
left; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker struck out; Ferguson grounded out (second to
first); Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell
popped to shortstop; Denny flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to right; Hooton grounded out
(third to first); Lopes walked; Russell walked [Lopes to
second]; Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored, Russell to
second]; Cey popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton tripled to right; Brock was called out
on strikes; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Templeton
scored]; Simmons singled to right; Hendrick singled to right
[Simmons to third]; Scott flied to left in foul territory; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
homered; Thomasson homered; Thomas grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hooton grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz struck out; Oberkfell was hit by a pitch;
Denny out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oberkfell to
second]; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
singled to left; Garry Templeton pulled his right hamstring
on Bill Russell hit but stayed in game; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Russell to second]; Cey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Hernandez singled to
right [Brock to third]; Simmons singled to right [Brock scored,
Hernandez to third]; Hendrick grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Hernandez scored (no RBI), Simmons out at
second]; Scott struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garry Templeton left
because of previous injury; Ferguson struck out; Thomasson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oberkfell singled to left; CARBO BATTED FOR DENNY; Carbo singled
to right [Oberkfell to third]; BRETT REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING);
Phillips lined to second; Brock grounded out (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Thomas flied out
to right; Brett struck out; Lopes walked; Lopes stole second;
Russell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez singled to left; Simmons flied out to
right; Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez to third]; Scott
singled to right [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to third]; CASTILLO
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Hendrick scored]; Oberkfell singled to center [Scott to
second]; Thomas forced Oberkfell (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Phillips flied out to center; Brock singled to
center; Hernandez was hit by a pitch [Brock to second]; Simmons
flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson walked; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FERGUSON;
Thomasson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Martinez to
second]; Thomas struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Mota flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.