Three pinch-hitters came through with hits and two pinch-runners scored as the Giants rallied in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 4-3. Milt May started the rally with a pinch-single and gave way to pinch-runner Mike Sadek.

Mike Ivie followed with a pinch-double, Sadek stopping at third. Roger Metzger ran for Ivie. Jim Wohlford came up as the Giants' third pinch-hitter and singled, driving in Sadek and Metzger with the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Friday, May 16, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  9  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  2  -   4  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Scott cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .228      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .322      Clark rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Iorg lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .317      xMcCovey 1b           2   1   1   1     0   1   .000
Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .348      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .382      Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .158
Phillips 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Simmons ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .345        Sadek pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .333
  Herr pr,2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .211      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   1     0   1   .232
Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .250        Ivie ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                          Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
                                                            Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .237

Totals               35   3   9   2     2   9             Totals               32   4   8   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 16,860
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 0
Errors: Kennedy, Clark
Doubles: Hernandez (7), Reitz (7), Ivie (4)
Triples: Clark (2)
Stolen Bases: Scott (5)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (6)
Sacrifice Flies: McCovey (2)
Hit by Pitch: Whitfield (1,by Forsch)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(2-3)           8.1   7   4   4   1   5   0  35   2.89
Littell                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.75
Totals                  8.1   8   4   4   1   5   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 6.1   5   2   2   1   5   0  24   6.63
Minton                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.84
Holland W(1-0)          2     4   1   0   0   3   0  10   1.23
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   9   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to right; Scott popped to
second; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Clark singled to left; McCovey reached on catcher's
interference by Kennedy [Clark to second]; Whitfield grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett singled to second; Hill flied out to
center; LeMaster grounded out (third to first) [Stennett to
second]; Halicki struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Phillips
grounded out (third to first); Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon struck out; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to center; Templeton was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Scott singled to right;
Scott stole second; Hernandez struck out; Iorg grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey singled to center; Whitfield was hit by a
pitch [McCovey to second]; Stennett forced Whitfield (shortstop
to second) [McCovey to third]; Hill walked [Stennett to second];
LeMaster forced Hill (shortstop to second) [McCovey scored,
Stennett to third]; Halicki grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Phillips struck out; Forsch struck out; Templeton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey struck out; Whitfield flied out to center;
Stennett singled to left; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
doubled to right; Iorg singled to center [Hernandez scored];
Kennedy singled to right [Iorg to second]; Hendrick walked [Iorg
to third, Kennedy to second]; MINTON REPLACED HALICKI
(PITCHING); Reitz flied out to left; SIMMONS BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; Simmons walked [Iorg scored, Kennedy to third,
Hendrick to second]; HERR RAN FOR SIMMONS; Forsch struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LeMaster struck
out; NORTH BATTED FOR MINTON; North grounded out (second to
first); Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HOLLAND REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Templeton
flied out to right; Scott singled to left; Hernandez singled to
center [Scott to third]; Iorg was called out on strikes; Kennedy
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark tripled
to right; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clark scored];
Whitfield flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
doubled to right; Herr singled to right [Reitz scored (error by
Clark) (unearned), Herr to second]; Forsch struck out; Templeton
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); MAY
BATTED FOR HILL; May singled to left; SADEK RAN FOR MAY; IVIE
BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Ivie doubled to left [Sadek to third];
METZGER RAN FOR IVIE; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR HOLLAND; LITTELL
REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Wohlford singled to center [Sadek
scored, Metzger scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Giants 4.
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