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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 17, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 39,073 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dave Pallone |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 17, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Knepper
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Templeton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Knepper
Simmons hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Denny
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Denny
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Denny
LeMaster strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Knepper
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Knepper
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Knepper
Denny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Denny
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Denny
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny juggles the ball. That's an error on Denny. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Denny
Denny fires to first and picks off North. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Knepper
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Whitfield fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Whitfield. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Knepper
Simmons hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Denny
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Denny
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott is hit by the pitch. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Knepper
Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Knepper
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Denny vs. Knepper
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Denny
LeMaster bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LeMaster for the out. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Denny
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knepper vs. Denny
Knepper hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Knepper
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Denny
Andrews hits a line drive towards left. Brock catches it and throws to Templeton who relays to Hernandez to double up North. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Denny
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Evans reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. McCovey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Denny
LeMaster strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Knepper
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Knepper
There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Knepper
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to third for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Knepper
There goes Scott. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Scott steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyson vs. Knepper
Tyson takes first base on ball four. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Denny vs. Knepper
Denny strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Denny
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Denny
Knepper hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. North reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Denny
There goes North. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. North steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Denny
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Knepper
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Knepper
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Knowles
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Knepper
There goes Scott. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Knepper
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Scott scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching. Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Iorg vs. Moffitt
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Darold Knowles.
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Templeton vs. Moffitt
Templeton hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Schultz
Ken Oberkfell now playing second base. Buddy Schultz now pitching.
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Schultz
Hill bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Schultz
Bill Madlock pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeMaster scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Schultz
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Schultz
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Schultz
Simmons fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Simmons. North moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Clark takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Littell
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North scores. Andrews scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Littell
Max Venable pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lavelle
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lavelle
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lavelle
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Lavelle
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1979 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 5 1 1 0 North B, cf 4 2 2 0
Brock L, lf 5 0 0 1 Andrews R, 2b 5 1 1 0
Hernandez K, 1b 5 0 2 0 Clark J, rf 3 2 2 2
Simmons T, c 5 1 2 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 3 2
Hendrick G, rf 4 0 2 1 Venable M, pr 0 0 0 0
Scott T, cf 3 2 2 1 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 2
Tyson M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 2 0 1 0
Oberkfell K, ph-2b 1 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 1 1 0
Denny J, p 3 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 3 0 0 0
Iorg D, ph 1 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Madlock B, ph 1 0 1 1
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 11 4 32 7 12 7
St.Louis 110 001 010 -- 4
San Francisco 200 020 03x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J* 6.0 8 4 4 6 4
Knowles D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Schultz B (L) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Littell M 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B 7.1 9 4 4 2 9
Moffitt R (W) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Lavelle G (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Denny J, Whitfield T, Simmons T
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 10, San Francisco 10
2B -- Hernandez K, Evans D, North B, Reitz K
3B -- Templeton G
HR -- Clark J, Scott T
SB -- Scott T 2, North B
SH -- LeMaster J, Hill M
HBP -- by Knepper B (Scott T)
WP -- Knepper B
T -- 2:49
A -- 39073
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