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Wednesday August 29, 1979
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Recording his seventh complete game of the season, rookie John Fulgham permitted only five hits as the Cardinals whipped the Giants, 5-1. The Redbirds picked up their first run in the second inning on singles by Tony Scott and Ken Reitz and an infield out by Ken Oberkfel,l and made it 2-0 in the fourth on a homer by George Hendrick. Singles by Scott, Ken Oberkfell and Fulgham and a triple by Garry Templeton produced three more tallies in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 29, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 15  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   1   2     0   1   .328      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Mumphrey lf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .302        Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Hernandez 1b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .344      Strain 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hendrick rf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .302      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Scott cf              4   2   4   0     0   0   .270        Curtis pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Oberkfell 2b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .322      Herndon lf,cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Fulgham p             4   1   1   1     0   3   .179      Metzger ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .234
                                                            Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                            LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Littlejohn c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .134
                                                            Johnston ph,lf      1   1   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               39   5  15   5     2   7             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  6,099
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Giants 5
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 1
Errors: Oberkfell, Herndon
Doubles: Scott (18), Hernandez 2 (41), Littlejohn (5)
Triples: Templeton (15), Strain (1)
Home Runs: Hendrick (13)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (8)
GIDP: Herndon (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham W(7-4)          9     5   1   0   2   4   0  33   2.72
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   4   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(10-12)           8    14   5   4   2   7   1  38   5.19
Halicki                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.56
Totals                  9    15   5   4   2   7   1  41

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey singled to right; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Strain popped to third in foul
territory; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Scott singled to left [Scott
to second (error by Herndon)]; Reitz singled to left [Scott to
third]; Oberkfell forced Reitz (second to shortstop) [Scott
scored (unearned), Oberkfell to first]; Fulgham was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey lined to shortstop; Evans struck out;
Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey singled
to second; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hernandez grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger walked; Littlejohn doubled to center
[Metzger to third]; Blue struck out; North reached on a
fielder's choice [Metzger out at home (first to catcher to
third), Littlejohn to third, North to second]; Strain lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendrick homered; Scott doubled to left; Reitz reached on a
fielder's choice [Scott out at third (third unassisted)];
Oberkfell walked [Reitz to second]; Fulgham struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey flied out to left; Hernandez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Littlejohn flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to center; Hendrick struck out;
Scott singled to left [Simmons out at third (left to third),
Scott to second (on throw to 3b)]; Reitz was walked
intentionally; Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Blue made an out to shortstop; North walked; Strain
hit into a double play (right to first) [North out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Fulgham was called out on strikes; Templeton
struck out; Mumphrey singled to left; Hernandez doubled to right
[Mumphrey to third]; Simmons made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
flied out to center; Evans singled to right; Herndon singled to
left [Evans to second]; IVIE BATTED FOR METZGER; Ivie made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: LEMASTER REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING SS); Hendrick
grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott singled to left; Reitz
flied out to right; Oberkfell singled to left [Scott to second];
Fulgham singled to right [Scott scored, Oberkfell to second];
Templeton tripled to center [Oberkfell scored, Fulgham scored];
Mumphrey flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Littlejohn made an out to shortstop; JOHNSTON BATTED
FOR BLUE; Johnston reached on an error by Oberkfell [Johnston to
first]; North grounded out (second to first) [Johnston to
second]; Strain tripled to left [Johnston scored (unearned)];
Clark flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: JOHNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HERNDON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HALICKI REPLACED NORTH
(PITCHING); Hernandez doubled to center; Simmons hit into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Hernandez out at third];
Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey singled to center; CURTIS RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Evans flied out to center; Herndon grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Curtis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 1.



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