Bob Forsch, winning for the fifth time in his last six decisions, pitched the Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Padres, completing a sweep of the three-game series. The Padres scored their run in the second inning on a single by Bill Fahey, double by Kurt Bevacqua and sacrifice fly by Dan Briggs. St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Dade 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .345 Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Simmons c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Fahey c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Scott cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .270 Bevacqua 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Briggs lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .204 Oberkfell 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .314 Wilhelm cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Owchinko p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 2 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 4 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 8,987 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Padres 4 DP: Cardinals 1, Padres 0 Errors: Reitz Doubles: Scott (19), Dade (15), Bevacqua (8) Home Runs: Simmons (22) Stolen Bases: Wilhelm (1) Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (3) Sacrifice Flies: Oberkfell (3), Briggs (3) GIDP: Smith (9) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(8-10) 9 5 1 1 0 4 0 32 4.04 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 4 0 32 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko 8 5 1 1 3 2 1 32 4.01 Lee L(2-3) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.44 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 2 1 36 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to center; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Templeton to second]; Hernandez walked; Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Dade doubled to left; Smith flied out to center; Tenace flied out to center; Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to left; Oberkfell flied out to center; Forsch flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Fahey singled to left; Bevacqua doubled to right [Fahey to third]; Briggs hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fahey scored]; Wilhelm flied out to center; Owchinko struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock was called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Dade popped to second; Smith grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to right; Scott walked; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Fahey flied out to center; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Forsch flied out to right; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilhelm reached on an error by Reitz [Wilhelm to first]; On a bunt Owchinko struck out; Wilhelm stole second; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons homered; Hendrick singled to right; Scott walked [Hendrick to second]; Reitz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Tenace grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); Bevacqua singled to left; Briggs flied out to left; Wilhelm forced Bevacqua (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: RICHARDS BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Richards flied out to right; Dade singled to right; Smith grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. CARDINALS 9TH: LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Scott doubled to left; Reitz out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Scott to third]; Oberkfell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Scott scored]; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Padres 1. |
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