For the second night in succession, Keith Hernandez supplied the Cardinals' winning hit, smashing a three-run homer in the seventh inning to beat the Padres, 5-3. Hernandez, who had three hits, also singled in the sixth and crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Randy Jones and single by Tony Scott to tie the score at 2-2. St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumCardinals 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 5 8 0 Padres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .327 Dade 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Mumphrey lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .298 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Hernandez 1b 4 2 3 4 0 0 .345 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Winfield rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .312 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Johnstone lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Scott cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Bevacqua 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Fahey c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .305 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 Wilhelm cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Martinez p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .154 Jones p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .192 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 Turner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Totals 34 5 8 5 2 3 Totals 34 3 9 3 2 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 12,323 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Padres 7 DP: Cardinals 2, Padres 0 Doubles: Hernandez (43), Templeton (26), Wilhelm (4) Triples: Templeton (17) Home Runs: Hernandez (9), Fahey (3) Stolen Bases: Dade (6) Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (10) Sacrifice Flies: Jones (1) GIDP: Winfield (8), Bevacqua (10) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez W(12-7) 9 9 3 3 2 2 1 37 3.45 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 2 1 37 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(10-11) 7 8 5 5 2 2 1 31 3.66 Rasmussen 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.07 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 3 1 37 Wild Pitches: Jones (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Jim Quick CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton tripled to center; Mumphrey walked; Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton scored, Mumphrey to third]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick struck out; Scott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Dade singled to left; Dade stole second; Smith reached on a fielder's choice [Dade to third]; Tenace grounded out (catcher to second) [Smith to second]; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Dade scored]; Johnstone popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz singled to center; Oberkfell forced Reitz (second to shortstop); Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Bevacqua singled to third; Fahey flied out to center; Wilhelm doubled to right [Bevacqua to third]; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bevacqua scored]; Dade flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Hernandez made an out to first; Simmons walked; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Smith made an out to first; Tenace popped to shortstop; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott lined to shortstop; Reitz grounded out (catcher unassisted); Oberkfell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua walked; Fahey popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilhelm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Jones singled to left; On a bunt Dade singled to third [Jones to second]; Smith flied out to left; Tenace walked [Jones to third, Dade to second]; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to right; Jones threw a wild pitch [Hernandez to second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to left [Hernandez scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Reitz lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: On a bunt Johnstone singled to third; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Johnstone out at second]; Fahey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Martinez singled to right; Templeton doubled to right [Martinez to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Martinez stayed at third, Templeton stayed at second]; Hernandez homered [Martinez scored, Templeton scored]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Wilhelm was called out on strikes; RICHARDS BATTED FOR JONES; Richards popped to third in foul territory; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2. CARDINALS 8TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out; Reitz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: Smith flied out to center; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Winfield singled to center; Johnstone popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Martinez popped to shortstop; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: Bevacqua popped to third; Fahey homered; Wilhelm grounded out (second to first); TURNER BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Turner singled to right; Dade made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 3. |
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