Posting his 10th complete game of the season, John Fulgham pitched the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Garry Templeton homered in the third inning and tripled, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lou Brock to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth.

After two out, Ted Simmons walked and came around on singles by Dane Iorg and Tony Scott. Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 23 games with a first-inning single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4  7  0
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   2   2   1     0   0   .314      Rose 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .331
Brock lf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .307      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .341      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Simmons c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .285      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Iorg rf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Poff lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .091
  Hendrick ph,rf      0   0   0   1     0   0   .292      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Scott cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .255      Moreland c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .375
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Harrelson 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Larson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fulgham p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               32   4   7   4     3   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 16,163
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Phillies 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Poff
Doubles: Reitz (40), Hernandez (46), McBride (16), Moreland (3), Harrelson (4)
Triples: Templeton (19)
Home Runs: Templeton (9)
Stolen Bases: Rose (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Larson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (5), Hendrick (6)
GIDP: Bowa (11), Poff (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bowa (1,by Fulgham)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham W(10-6)         9     6   1   1   2   6   0  34   2.56
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Larson L(1-1)           7     5   3   3   2   4   1  28   4.26
McGraw                  2     2   1   0   1   1   0   9   5.16
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Fulgham (3)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock struck out; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose stole second; Bowa
was hit by a pitch; McBride flied out to left; Schmidt struck
out; Poff singled to right [Rose scored, Bowa to third]; Maddox
forced Poff (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to third; Iorg walked; Scott
struck out; Reitz forced Iorg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Moreland singled to left; Harrelson flied out to
center; Larson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Moreland to second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell lined to shortstop; Fulgham struck out;
Templeton homered; Brock lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

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

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons flied out
to right; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out; Moreland doubled; Harrelson
flied out to center; Larson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott popped to catcher in foul territory; Reitz
doubled to left; Oberkfell was called out on strikes; Fulgham
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose walked; Bowa grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; McBride
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton tripled to right; Brock hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Templeton scored]; Hernandez flied out to center;
Simmons walked; Iorg singled to left [Simmons to second]; Scott
singled to left [Simmons scored, Iorg to second]; Reitz forced
Scott (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Poff grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Schmidt out at second]; Maddox
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher);
Fulgham lined to right; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Moreland struck out; Harrelson doubled; UNSER
BATTED FOR LARSON; Unser struck out; Rose grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez doubled to left [Hernandez
to third (error by Poff)]; Simmons was walked intentionally;
HENDRICK BATTED FOR IORG; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Scott forced Simmons (third to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bowa popped
to third; McBride flied out to right; Schmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz was called out on strikes; Oberkfell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fulgham singled to right;
Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Poff popped to shortstop; Maddox struck out;
Moreland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Phillies 1.