Keith Hernandez, the league's leading batter, doubled in the 15th inning and drove in Jerry Mumphrey from first base to bring the Cardinals an 8-7 victory over the Padres. Dave Winfield hit a three-run homer for the Padres in the first inning but the Cards battled their way to a 6-3 lead before the Padres came back with a run in the fourth and the tying pair in the fifth.

The Cards forged ahead in the 10th on a pinch-double by Lou Brock, but the Padres loaded the bases in their half and kept the game going with a sacrifice fly by Paul Dade. When Mumphrey singled and Hernandez doubled in the 15th, the run enabled Dan O'Brien to gain his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 7
Game Played on Friday, August    31, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  2  0    4  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 21  0
Padres       3  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 19  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          8   1   3   3     0   1   .326      Richards lf           8   0   1   0     0   2   .266
Mumphrey lf           7   1   2   1     0   1   .302      Smith ss              7   1   1   0     0   0   .216
Hernandez 1b          8   0   3   1     0   1   .342      Tenace 1b,c           7   1   2   0     1   2   .275
Simmons c             7   0   2   0     1   0   .294      Winfield rf           4   2   1   3     4   1   .312
Hendrick rf           8   0   2   0     0   2   .303      Bevacqua 3b,2b        7   1   2   0     0   0   .260
Scott cf              7   2   2   0     0   1   .269      Fahey c               5   1   3   1     0   0   .306
Reitz 3b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .270        Tolan pr,1b         2   1   1   0     0   1   .158
  Herr pr,2b          1   1   1   0     2   0   .500        Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Oberkfell 2b,3b       6   1   2   1     0   0   .322      Wilhelm cf            6   0   4   1     0   0   .256
Denny p               2   0   0   1     0   0   .150      Almon 2b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Thomas p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .077        D'Acquisto p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .298        Gonzalez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Brock ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .314        Briggs ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .206
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Iorg ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Kendall ph,1b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .176
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Shirley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Swisher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .138        Johnstone ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .285
  O'Brien p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dade ph,3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .272

Totals               62   8  21   8     4   8             Totals               56   7  19   7     7   8

Time of Game: 4:30   Attendance: 11,414
Left on Base: Cardinals 15, Padres 15
DP: Cardinals 2, Padres 0
Doubles: Brock (14), Hernandez (42), Tenace (14), Wilhelm (3)
Triples: Templeton (16)
Home Runs: Winfield (28)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Oberkfell (1), Shirley (3), Wilhelm (1), Smith (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Mumphrey (4), Dade (2)
GIDP: Dade (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   4.2   9   6   6   2   3   1  25   4.86
Knowles                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.80
Thomas                  2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.78
Littell                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.55
McEnaney                2     2   1   1   2   1   0   9   3.14
Frazier                 2     2   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.67
O'Brien W(1-0)          2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8  10.13
Totals                 15    19   7   7   7   8   1  67

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley                 4     9   6   6   1   4   0  21   3.63
Mura                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.95
D'Acquisto              5     5   1   1   2   2   0  22   4.77
Lee                     2     3   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.35
Lolich                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.06
Owchinko L(4-9)         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.22
Totals                 15    21   8   8   4   8   0  68

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey struck out;
Hernandez singled to center; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez
to third]; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
singled to right; Tenace singled to third [Smith to third];
Winfield homered [Smith scored, Tenace scored]; Bevacqua popped
to second; Fahey flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to left; Reitz walked [Scott to
second]; Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Scott to
third, Reitz to second]; Denny grounded out (third to first)
[Scott scored, Reitz to third]; Templeton singled to shortstop
[Reitz scored]; Templeton was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Wilhelm singled to left; Almon was called out on
strikes; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Wilhelm to second]; Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey lined to second; Hernandez singled to
second; Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace
walked; Winfield grounded out (third to first) [Tenace to
second]; Bevacqua grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott singled to left; Reitz singled to left
[Scott to third]; Oberkfell singled to left [Scott scored, Reitz
to second]; Denny flied out to left; Templeton tripled to center
[Reitz scored, Oberkfell scored]; Mumphrey hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Templeton scored]; Hernandez struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Fahey singled to right; Wilhelm grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fahey to second]; Almon struck out;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Johnstone singled to center [Fahey
scored]; Richards made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Padres 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: MURA REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (third to first); Hendrick popped to shortstop;
Scott lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres
4.

PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
popped to shortstop; Winfield walked; Bevacqua singled to left
[Winfield to second]; Fahey singled to center [Winfield scored,
Bevacqua to second]; Wilhelm singled to right [Bevacqua scored,
Fahey to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR ALMON; KNOWLES REPLACED
DENNY (PITCHING); Turner singled to first [Fahey to third,
Wilhelm to second]; DADE BATTED FOR MURA; THOMAS REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Dade grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); D'ACQUISTO
REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell grounded
out (second to first); Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey flied out
to left [Templeton to second]; Hernandez flied out to left;
Simmons was walked intentionally; Hendrick lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield struck out; Bevacqua singled to left
[Bevacqua out at second (left to shortstop to first)]; Fahey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Padres 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Reitz
singled to left; HERR RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell forced Herr
(second to shortstop); CARBO BATTED FOR THOMAS; Carbo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LITTELL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING);
Wilhelm grounded out (shortstop to first); D'Acquisto grounded
out (pitcher to first); Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to
center; Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons popped to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

PADRES 9TH: Richards popped to shortstop; Smith flied out to
right; Tenace doubled to right; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Scott flied to
left in foul territory; Herr walked; Oberkfell singled to right
[Herr to third]; BROCK BATTED FOR LITTELL; Brock doubled to left
[Herr scored, Oberkfell to third]; Templeton flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Padres 6.

PADRES 10TH: MCENANEY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Fahey singled
to left; TOLAN RAN FOR FAHEY; Wilhelm doubled to right [Tolan to
third]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Gonzalez was walked
intentionally; Dade sacrifice flied into a double play (right to
first to catcher to third) [Tolan scored, Wilhelm out at third];
Richards struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Padres
7.

CARDINALS 11TH: LEE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); TOLAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out
to left; Simmons singled to right; Hendrick singled to pitcher
[Simmons to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Padres 7.

PADRES 11TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Tenace
grounded out (second to first); Winfield walked; Bevacqua lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Padres 7.

CARDINALS 12TH: Herr walked; Oberkfell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Herr to second]; IORG BATTED FOR MCENANEY;
Iorg singled to right [Herr out at home (right to catcher)];
Templeton forced Iorg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Padres 7.

PADRES 12TH: FRAZIER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Tolan singled to
center; Wilhelm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Tolan to second]; BRIGGS BATTED FOR LEE; Briggs was walked
intentionally; Dade grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Padres 7.

CARDINALS 13TH: LOLICH REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to right;
Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Padres 7.

PADRES 13TH: Richards singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Richards to second]; Tenace flied to
left in foul territory; Winfield was walked intentionally;
Bevacqua forced Winfield (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Padres 7.

CARDINALS 14TH: Hendrick singled to left; Scott lined to third;
Herr singled to left [Hendrick to third]; Oberkfell reached on a
fielder's choice [Hendrick out at home (first to catcher), Herr
to second]; SWISHER BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Swisher forced Oberkfell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Padres 7.

PADRES 14TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); Tolan struck
out; Wilhelm singled to center; KENDALL BATTED FOR LOLICH;
Kendall singled to left [Wilhelm to second]; Dade singled to
center [Wilhelm out at home (center to catcher), Kendall to
second]; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Padres 7.

CARDINALS 15TH: KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); OWCHINKO
REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out (second to
first); Mumphrey singled to center; Hernandez doubled to left
[Mumphrey scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first)
[Hernandez to third]; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 8, Padres 7.

PADRES 15TH: Smith flied out to right; Tenace struck out;
Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Padres 7.