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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 3, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 3, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 6,583 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Terry Tata |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Jim Barr | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 3, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Rasmussen
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitfield tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Rasmussen
McCovey hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rasmussen
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dwyer who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple. Andrews scores. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Rasmussen
Hill hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Barr
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Barr
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Rasmussen
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Rasmussen
Barr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Rasmussen
There goes Whitfield. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Barr
Reitz hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Barr
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Barr
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmussen vs. Barr
Rasmussen hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rasmussen
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Rasmussen
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rasmussen
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Barr
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Barr
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Rasmussen
There goes Herndon. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Herndon steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Rasmussen
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Rasmussen
LeMaster bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LeMaster for the out. Herndon moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barr vs. Rasmussen
Barr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Falcone
Pete Falcone now pitching.
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Andrews vs. Falcone
Andrews hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Barr
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Barr
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Falcone
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Falcone
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Falcone
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Falcone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Barr
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Barr
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Templeton vs. Barr
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching.
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Schultz
There goes Herndon. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Herndon steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Schultz
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Schultz
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barr vs. Schultz
Barr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Barr
Skip James now playing first base.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Schultz
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Schultz
Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Schultz
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Barr
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Barr
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Barr
Tyson hits a line drive into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Schultz
James hits a popup in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schultz
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Schultz
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Schultz
Hill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Barr
Tony Scott pinch hits for Buddy Schultz.
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Barr
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
LeMaster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barr vs. Littell
Barr bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barr for the out. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Littell
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Littell
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Barr
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1978 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Whitfield T, lf 4 1 2 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0
Andrews R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0
James S, 1b 1 0 0 0 Morales J, cf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 4 1 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Herndon L, cf 3 1 3 2 Dwyer J, rf 3 0 0 0
Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 2 0
LeMaster J, ss 3 0 1 0 Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0
Barr J, p 3 0 1 1 Falcone P, p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Scott T, ph 1 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 10 4 31 0 5 0
San Francisco 300 100 000 -- 4
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Barr J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (L) 3.1 8 4 4 1 2
Falcone P 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Schultz B 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Littell M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
DP -- San Francisco 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, St.Louis 5
3B -- Herndon L
SB -- Herndon L 2
CS -- Whitfield T
SH -- LeMaster J, Barr J
SF -- Evans D
T -- 2:07
A -- 6583
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