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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 19, 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 August 19, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 42,622 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| John Curtis | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 19, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Denny
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Curtis
Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Curtis
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Curtis
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Denny
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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Denny
Herndon hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Curtis
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Curtis
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Curtis
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Curtis
Swisher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Oberkfell vs. Curtis
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Swisher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Denny vs. Curtis
Denny strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Denny
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Denny
Curtis 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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Curtis
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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Curtis
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Curtis
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Denny
Strain 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Curtis
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Curtis
Scott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Curtis
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Curtis
Swisher 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, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Denny
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Denny
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Littlejohn vs. Denny
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitfield vs. Denny
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for John Curtis.
Whitfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denny vs. Minton
Denny bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Minton
Templeton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mumphrey vs. Minton
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Denny
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Denny
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Denny
Clark takes first base on ball four. Strain moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. Strain moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Denny
Evans takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herndon vs. Denny
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Minton
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Minton
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Minton
Scott hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Hernandez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Minton
There goes Scott. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Minton
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Denny
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Littell
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Greg Minton. Mark Littell now pitching.
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Littell
North takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strain vs. Littell
Strain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Swisher hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Borbon
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littell vs. Borbon
Littell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Borbon
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Borbon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Littell
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Littell
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Littell
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Littell
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Borbon
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Borbon
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Borbon
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Borbon
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Borbon
Reitz strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Littell
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Littell
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn.
Johnston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Littell
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Andrews hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1979 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
North B, cf 3 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 3 0 0 0
Strain J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 3 0 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 2 2 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 2 2 3
Evans D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Scott T, cf 4 0 1 0
Herndon L, lf 4 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0 Swisher S, c 3 0 1 0
Littlejohn D, c 3 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 2 0 2 0
Johnston G, ph 1 0 0 0 Denny J, p 1 0 0 0
Curtis J, p 1 0 0 0 Littell M, p 1 0 0 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0
Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Andrews R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 30 4 8 3
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 000 101 02x -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (L) 4.0 3 1 1 1 1
Minton G 2.0 2 1 0 1 1
Borbon P 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W) 6.1 5 0 0 2 3
Littell M (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4
E -- McCovey W
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, St.Louis 5
2B -- Hernandez K, Oberkfell K
HR -- Hendrick G 2
CS -- Scott T
SH -- Metzger R, Denny J
T -- 2:26
A -- 42622
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