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Tuesday August 28, 1979
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The Cardinals edged the Giants, 2-1, behind the combined pitching of Bob Forsch and Mark Littell. George Hendrick broke the scoreless tie with a homer in the seventh inning. The Cards added the decisive tally in the same frame on a single by Ken Reitz, double by Ken Oberkfell and infield hit by Garry Templeton. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   1   1     0   1   .329      Herndon cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Mumphrey lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Strain 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .343      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .297      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Hendrick rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Johnston lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .172
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Reitz 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Littlejohn c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Forsch p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .145        Whitfield ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .288
  Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Sadek pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .197
                                                            Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .311
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   8   2     1   6             Totals               32   1   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 18,836
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Giants 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 1
Errors: Reitz, Strain, McCovey
Doubles: Forsch (2), Mumphrey (7), Oberkfell (15), Evans (18)
Home Runs: Hendrick (12)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (4), Strain (3)
GIDP: Scott (11)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(7-10)          6.2   6   1   1   2   1   0  26   4.20
Littell SV(9)           2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.63
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(9-9)          7     8   2   2   0   5   1  29   4.30
Minton                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.01
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez singled to shortstop; Simmons made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Herndon was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Strain walked; Strain was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Johnston
grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans doubled to left; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell was called out on strikes; Forsch
doubled to left; Templeton grounded out (third to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn grounded out (shortstop to first);
Knepper struck out; Herndon singled to center [Herndon out at
second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Simmons struck out; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain grounded out (third to first); Clark singled
to left; McCovey forced Clark (second to shortstop); Johnston
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
singled to left; Oberkfell forced Reitz (second unassisted);
Forsch forced Oberkfell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(third to first); Littlejohn reached on an error by Reitz
[Littlejohn to first]; Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey doubled to right; Hernandez flied out to center;
Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon flied out to left; Strain grounded out
(third to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick homered; Scott struck out; Reitz singled
to left; Oberkfell doubled to left [Reitz to third]; Forsch
struck out; Templeton singled to shortstop [Reitz scored,
Oberkfell to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Johnston
singled to right; Evans flied out to center; Metzger singled to
right [Johnston to third]; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR LITTLEJOHN;
Whitfield singled to right [Johnston scored, Metzger to third];
SADEK RAN FOR WHITFIELD; IVIE BATTED FOR KNEPPER; LITTELL
REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MINTON
REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons
walked; Hendrick reached on an error by Strain [Simmons to
second, Hendrick to first]; Scott grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Strain
singled to center; Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz reached on an error by McCovey (assist by
Metzger) [Reitz to second]; Oberkfell grounded out (second to
first) [Reitz to third]; Littell struck out; Templeton grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Johnston grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.



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