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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 5, 1979
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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 June 5, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,561 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 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 |
| Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 5, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Martinez
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Martinez
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Martinez
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Martinez
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Martinez
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Martinez
There goes Madlock. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Martinez
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blue
Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Blue
There goes Scott. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Martinez
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Martinez
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Martinez
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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Martinez
There goes North. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Martinez
There goes North. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. North steals third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Martinez
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Martinez
There goes Herndon. The throw from Simmons and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. North scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Clark reaches second base with a double. Herndon scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Martinez
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Martinez
Madlock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Martinez
Evans hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Martinez
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Martinez
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Blue
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock misplays the ball. That's an error on Madlock. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Martinez
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Martinez
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Martinez
Herndon bunts towards the mound. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blue moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. Blue scores. North moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Martinez
McCovey hits a fly ball towards right. Hendrick catches it and throws to home to double up North. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Blue fires to first and picks off Templeton. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Martinez
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Martinez
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Martinez
There goes Evans. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Martinez
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Martinez
Hill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Martinez
Blue hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blue
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Martinez
North hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Martinez
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Blue
Hector Cruz now playing left field. Larry Herndon now playing center field. Roger Freed pinch hits for Silvio Martinez.
Freed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Blue
Lou Brock pinch runs for Roger Freed.
Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mumphrey vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Templeton scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Lavelle
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Lavelle
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Lavelle
Hendrick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Lavelle
Scott hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching.
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Schultz
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Schultz
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Schultz
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lavelle
Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop.
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Lavelle
Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for Ken Reitz.
Tyson bunts in front of the plate. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Lavelle
Steve Swisher pinch hits for Buddy Schultz.
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Lavelle
Templeton hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching. Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Marc Hill.
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Littell
Mike Sadek pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
Sadek bunts towards the mound. Littell juggles the ball. That's an error on Littell. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Littell
Cruz hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Littell
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Moffitt
Mike Sadek now catching. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Mumphrey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Moffitt
Hernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Moffitt
Simmons is walked intentionally. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Moffitt
The ball gets by Sadek for a passed ball. Mumphrey scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1979 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 1 2 0 Templeton G, ss 5 1 2 0
Cruz H, lf 1 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, lf 5 1 3 2
Herndon L, lf-cf 4 1 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark J, rf 4 0 1 2 Simmons T, c 4 2 2 1
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 3 0 1 0
Madlock B, 2b 4 1 3 1 Scott T, cf 3 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 2 1
Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 1 0
LeMaster J, ss 0 0 0 0 Martinez S, p 2 0 0 0
Hill M, c 2 0 0 0 Freed R, ph 0 0 0 0
Whitfield T, ph 0 0 0 0 Brock L, pr 0 1 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Blue V, p 3 1 1 0 Swisher S, ph 1 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Sadek M, ph-c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 3 33 5 13 4
San Francisco 002 110 000 -- 4
St.Louis 010 100 201 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V* 6.0 10 4 3 2 3
Lavelle G 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Moffitt R (L) 0.0 1 1 0 2 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez S 7.0 8 4 4 2 5
Schultz B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Littell M (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Simmons T, Madlock B, Littell M
DP -- San Francisco 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, St.Louis 11
2B -- Clark J, Reitz K, Templeton G, Mumphrey J
3B -- Mumphrey J
HR -- Simmons T, Madlock B
SB -- Madlock B, North B 2, Herndon L, Evans D
CS -- Scott T, Templeton G
SH -- Tyson M, Sadek M
PB -- Sadek M
T -- 2:26
A -- 25561
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