Capping a comeback, Milt May hit a grand slam in the ninth inning to power the Giants to an 8-7 victory over the Cardinals. The Giants were aided by the wildness of John Littlefield, who walked the first two batters in the ninth. After an error by Mike Phillips loaded the bases, Kim Seaman relieved and retired Darrell Evans, but it was a different story with May, who hit his game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  4  -   8 10  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    2  0  0    3  1  0  -   7 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .234      Bonds lf              5   1   2   1     0   2   .215
Herndon lf            4   3   2   0     1   1   .251      Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Clark rf              3   1   0   1     1   1   .289      Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   1     0   1   .318
Evans 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Simmons c             4   2   3   1     0   1   .297
May c                 4   2   3   4     1   0   .290      Hendrick cf,rf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .328
Ivie 1b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Durham rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Strain 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .303        Scott cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .287
  Whitfield ph        0   0   0   1     1   0   .264        Phillips 3b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .158
  Pettini ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Oberkfell 2b          2   1   2   2     1   0   .293
Ripley p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littlefield p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Seaman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Holland p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   8     7   3             Totals               35   7  12   6     1   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 18,950
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cardinals 5
DP: Giants 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Holland, Phillips
Doubles: Evans (11), May (11), Strain (5), Hernandez (24)
Triples: Herndon 2 (4), Simmons (1)
Home Runs: May (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Strain (6), Urrea (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (5), Oberkfell (1)
GIDP: Strain (6), Reitz (11), Templeton (9)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (2,by Ripley)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley                  4     6   3   3   1   4   0  19   3.30
Griffin                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.45
Lavelle                 0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6   3.35
Minton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.05
Holland W(3-2)          2     2   1   0   0   0   0   7   1.33
Totals                  9    12   7   6   1   7   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                4     5   2   2   1   0   0  19   4.75
Urrea                   3.1   3   2   2   0   3   0  12   4.80
Littlefield             0.2   0   3   2   5   0   0   8   2.83
Seaman L(2-1)           0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4   4.50
Otten                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   7.92
Totals                  9    10   8   7   7   3   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Ripley (1)
Balks: Lavelle (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); Herndon
tripled to left; Clark walked; Evans doubled to right [Herndon
scored, Clark to third]; May popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ivie popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Templeton struck out (catcher
to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
flied out to left; Ripley singled to left; North flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Hendrick singled to
third [Simmons to second]; Durham singled to right [Simmons to
third, Hendrick to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Simmons scored, Hendrick to
third, Durham out at second]; Oberkfell was walked
intentionally; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
popped to second; Evans lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Bonds was called out on strikes; Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 4TH: May doubled to right; Ivie flied out to right [May
to third]; Strain reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [May scored]; LeMaster singled to center [Strain to
second]; Ripley forced LeMaster (shortstop to second) [Strain to
third]; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons tripled to left; Hendrick singled to
center [Simmons scored]; Durham struck out; Reitz was hit by a
pitch [Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell singled to center
[Hendrick scored, Reitz to third, Oberkfell to second (on
throw)]; IORG BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Iorg grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bonds grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 5TH: URREA REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Herndon struck out;
Clark was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Templeton
flied out to right; Hernandez struck out; Simmons struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 6TH: May singled to center; Ivie lined to center; Strain
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [May out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick flied out to left; Durham flied out to
right; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); VENABLE
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Venable popped to shortstop; North struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Oberkfell
singled to third; Urrea out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Oberkfell to second]; Bonds singled to center
[Oberkfell scored]; Lavelle balked [Bonds to second]; Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bonds to third]; Hernandez
doubled to left [Bonds scored]; Simmons singled to center
[Hernandez scored]; MINTON REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Hendrick
flied to right in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 8TH: HENDRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SCOTT
REPLACED DURHAM (PLAYING CF); PHILLIPS REPLACED REITZ (PLAYING
3B); Herndon tripled to right; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Herndon scored]; Evans singled to left; LITTLEFIELD
REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); May walked [Evans to second]; Ivie
lined to center; Strain walked [Evans to third, May to second];
WHITFIELD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Whitfield walked [Evans scored,
May to third, Strain to second]; STENNETT BATTED FOR MINTON;
Stennett forced Whitfield (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: PETTINI REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING SS); HOLLAND
REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Scott popped to shortstop;
Phillips singled to center; Phillips was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Holland [Phillips to third]; Oberkfell
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Phillips scored (unearned)];
Littlefield grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 7.

GIANTS 9TH: North walked; Herndon walked [North to second];
Clark reached on an error by Phillips [North to third, Herndon
to second]; SEAMAN REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Evans lined
to second; May homered [North scored, Herndon scored, Clark
scored (unearned)]; Ivie flied out to left; Strain doubled to
left; OTTEN REPLACED SEAMAN (PITCHING); Pettini was walked
intentionally; Holland flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 8, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Bonds singled to shortstop; Templeton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at
second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 8, Cardinals 7.