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.

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