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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 15, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 15, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,369 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Pulli |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 15, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Martinez
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Martinez
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell misplays the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Martinez
There goes Russell. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Martinez
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Martinez
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Martinez
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutcliffe
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutcliffe
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Martinez
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Martinez
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Martinez
Yeager hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Yeager reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutcliffe vs. Martinez
Sutcliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yeager scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Martinez
Lopes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sutcliffe
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Sutcliffe
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Sutcliffe
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Martinez
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Martinez
There goes Russell. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Martinez
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Martinez
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cey for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sutcliffe
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Sutcliffe
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sutcliffe
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Martinez
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Martinez
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Martinez
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutcliffe
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutcliffe
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Sutcliffe
Simmons hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Martinez
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Martinez
Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Martinez
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Martinez
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Martinez
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Sutcliffe
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Sutcliffe
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Sutcliffe
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Sutcliffe
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Martinez
Cey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Martinez
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Martinez
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Martinez
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Martinez
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sutcliffe
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutcliffe
Templeton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutcliffe
Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ferguson. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Sutcliffe
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Martinez
Sutcliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Sutcliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Martinez
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Sutcliffe moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Martinez
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Martinez
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sutcliffe scores. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Thomas
Roy Thomas now pitching.
Garvey bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garvey for the out. Lopes moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cey vs. Thomas
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Thomas
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Russell scores. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joshua vs. Thomas
Von Joshua pinch hits for Joe Ferguson.
Joshua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Thomas covering. Safe. Cey scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Thomas
Thomasson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Thomas
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Sutcliffe
Von Joshua now playing right field.
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Sutcliffe
Mumphrey hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sutcliffe
Reitz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Thomas
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Thomas
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Thomas
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Thomas
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Thomas
Cey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Sutcliffe
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Sutcliffe
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Roy Thomas.
Iorg hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Sutcliffe
Templeton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Sutcliffe
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Oberkfell moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Sutcliffe
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrick vs. Patterson
Dave Patterson now pitching.
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mumphrey vs. Patterson
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Simmons scores. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Patterson
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knowles
Dane Iorg now playing right field. Darold Knowles now pitching.
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Knowles
Joshua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Knowles
Thomasson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Brett
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopes. Oberkfell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Templeton vs. Brett
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Oberkfell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Brett
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1979 -- Los Angeles at St.Louis (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 3 2 1 0 Templeton G, ss 5 0 0 0
Russell B, ss 5 1 3 2 Brock L, lf 5 1 2 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 1 1 0 0
Cey R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 1 2 2
Baker D, lf 4 0 2 2 Hendrick G, rf 3 0 1 0
Ferguson J, rf 3 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0
Joshua V, ph-rf 2 0 1 1 Mumphrey J, cf 4 0 1 2
Thomasson G, cf 5 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Yeager S, c 4 1 1 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 3 2 1 0
Sutcliffe R, p 4 1 2 1 Martinez S, p 2 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0 Thomas R, p 0 0 0 0
Brett K, p 0 0 0 0 Iorg D, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 12 6 33 5 7 4
Los Angeles 010 010 400 -- 6
St.Louis 000 000 041 -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R (W) 7.2 5 4 4 4 5
Patterson D 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Brett K (S) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez S (L)* 6.0 9 5 5 3 1
Thomas R 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Knowles D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Oberkfell K, Lopes D
DP -- Los Angeles 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, St.Louis 6
2B -- Yeager S, Lopes D, Brock L, Sutcliffe R
SB -- Russell B
CS -- Russell B
SH -- Garvey S
WP -- Martinez S, Sutcliffe R
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:39
A -- 29369
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