George Hendrick smashed a three-run homer and Ted Simmons knocked in two runs with a pair of singles to lead the Cardinals to a 7-2 victory over the Phillies, but the evening will be remembered longer for a single in the second innning by Pete Rose.

The single extended Rose's hitting streak to 22 games, longest in the majors this year, and gave him the 10th 200-hit season of his career, one more than previous record holder Ty Cobb. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Monday, September 24, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  4  -   7  9  0
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Rose 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Mumphrey lf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .292      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     1   0   .246
Hernandez 1b          4   1   0   0     1   3   .342      McBride rf            5   0   3   1     0   1   .279
Simmons c             5   1   2   2     0   0   .286      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   1     2   0   .258
Hendrick rf           5   2   2   3     0   0   .292      Gross cf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .333
Scott cf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .255      Unser lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .302
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .273        Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Oberkfell 2b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .308      Moreland c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .361
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     1   0   .152      Harrelson 2b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  Thomas p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .059        McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .233
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vukovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Lerch p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .145
                                                            Poff ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               36   7   9   7     6   4             Totals               36   2  10   2     7   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 17,694
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Phillies 14
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Gross, Lerch
Doubles: Templeton (30), Reitz 2 (39), Bowa (16), Harrelson (3), Lerch (2)
Triples: McBride (12)
Home Runs: Hendrick (15)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (19)
Caught Stealing: Rose (11)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(15-10)      7     8   1   1   5   3   0  33   3.61
Thomas                  1     2   1   1   2   0   0   7   3.07
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.97
Totals                  9    10   2   2   7   4   0  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(10-13)          8     7   3   3   4   4   0  35   3.80
Reed                    1     2   4   4   2   0   1   7   4.22
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   4   1  42

Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Joe West


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to left; Mumphrey walked;
Hernandez flied out to right [Templeton to third]; Simmons
singled to right [Templeton scored, Mumphrey to second];
Hendrick forced Simmons (pitcher to second to shortstop)
[Mumphrey to third]; Scott flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
doubled to right; McBride singled to left [Bowa scored]; Schmidt
walked [McBride to second]; Gross popped to shortstop; Vuckovich
threw a wild pitch [McBride to third, Schmidt to second]; Unser
was walked intentionally; Moreland forced Unser (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell
lined to left; Vuckovich walked; Templeton flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Harrelson flied out to left; Lerch popped to
second; Rose singled to right; Rose was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez was called out on strikes; Simmons flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride
flied out to left; Schmidt lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz doubled to right; Oberkfell walked;
Vuckovich popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Gross lined to left; Unser flied out to right;
Moreland singled to left; Harrelson doubled to right [Moreland
to third]; Lerch struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey flied out to
right; Hernandez struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose lined to third; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); McBride tripled to center; Schmidt walked; Gross walked
[Schmidt to second]; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick singled to right; Scott lined to third;
Reitz reached on an error by Lerch [Hendrick to second, Reitz to
first]; Oberkfell singled to center [Hendrick scored, Reitz out
at third (center to third)]; Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrelson was called out on strikes; Lerch doubled to right;
Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton popped to first in foul territory;
Mumphrey lined to second; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to right; Bowa stole second; McBride
struck out; Schmidt popped to first; Gross walked; Unser forced
Gross (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
flied out to center; Scott walked; Reitz doubled to left [Scott
scored]; Oberkfell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Moreland
flied out to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR HARRELSON; McCarver
walked; POFF BATTED FOR LERCH; Poff forced McCarver (shortstop
to second); Rose forced Poff (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: REED REPLACED POFF (PITCHING); VUKOVICH REPLACED
MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); Thomas popped to catcher in foul
territory; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey
walked; Hernandez walked [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons singled
to center [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez to third (error by Gross),
Simmons to second]; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored, Simmons
scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa walked; McBride singled to right [Bowa to
third]; Schmidt singled to left [Bowa scored, McBride to
second]; KNOWLES REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Gross forced
Schmidt (shortstop to second) [McBride to third]; MADDOX BATTED
FOR UNSER; Maddox grounded out (catcher to first) [Gross to
second]; Moreland struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Phillies 2.
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