A triple by Garry Templeton keyed a two-run eighth inning that enabled the Cardinals to shade the Giants, 2-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Bob Forsch. The Redbirds trailed, 1-0, when Bobby Bonds opened the eighth with a double and Templeton followed with his three-bagger. Keith Hernandez then drove home the go-ahead tally with a single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      20, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Bonds lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .212
Herndon lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .327
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .319
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
May c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Strain 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .297      Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Pettini ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Oberkfell 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .157        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ramsey 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .313

Totals               29   1   4   1     0   3             Totals               32   2   9   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 30,271
Left on Base: Giants 2, Cardinals 7
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Evans
Doubles: May (14), Forsch (3), Reitz (22), Bonds (5)
Triples: Templeton (6)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (27)
Caught Stealing: Scott (4)
GIDP: Evans (4), Simmons (7)
Hit by Pitch: North (1,by Forsch)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(8-11)         7     7   2   2   1   4   0  29   3.96
Holland                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.31
Minton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.02
Totals                  8     9   2   2   1   4   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(7-6)           9     4   1   1   0   3   0  30   3.68
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   3   0  30

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (2)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (4)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North was hit by a pitch; North was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Herndon singled to right; Clark grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Herndon to second]; Evans grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Templeton
singled to first; Templeton stole second; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons walked; Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May doubled to right; Forsch threw a wild pitch [May
to third]; Ivie popped to shortstop; Strain grounded out
(shortstop to first) [May scored]; Pettini flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz singled to right; Scott was called out on
strikes; Oberkfell forced Reitz (second to shortstop); Forsch
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals
0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper was called out on strikes; North flied out
to right; Herndon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Templeton
lined to left; Hernandez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied
out to center; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Reitz flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Ivie was called out on strikes; Strain grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pettini popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott reached on an error by Evans; Scott was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oberkfell struck
out; Forsch doubled to right; Bonds popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Knepper grounded out (shortstop to first); North
flied out to left; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first);
Hernandez singled to right; Simmons forced Hernandez (third to
second); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark singled to third; Evans grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz doubled to right; Scott was called out on
strikes; SMITH BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Smith lined to pitcher;
Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 8TH: RAMSEY REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); Ivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); Strain grounded out (first to
pitcher); Pettini singled to right; Knepper forced Pettini
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Bonds doubled to left; Templeton tripled to right
[Bonds scored]; HOLLAND REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Hernandez
singled to right [Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at
second]; Hendrick singled to left; MINTON REPLACED HOLLAND
(PITCHING); Reitz flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 9TH: North flied out to left; Herndon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 2.