Giants @ Cardinals
August 18, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 4 9 0
Cardinals 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 4 9 0
Cardinals 5 10 1

Dane Iorg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .276
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 0 134
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 14

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 9 0
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Busch Stadium - August 18, 1979
Vida Blue
Mike Sadek
Willie McCovey
Joe Strain
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Larry Herndon
Bill North
Jack Clark
Dane Iorg
Ken Oberkfell
Tom Herr
Tony Scott

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 4 9 0 3
St. Louis Cardinals 5 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Roy Thomas
Losing Pitcher Vida Blue
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dane Iorg
Attendance 32,848
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Dane Iorg pinch hits for Roy Thomas. Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott scores. Herr scores. Oberkfell moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tom Herr pinch runs for Ken Reitz. Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to third. Herr moves to second.
Bottom 9 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Templeton hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCovey strikes out.
Top 8 Clark hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roy Thomas now pitching. Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lou Brock pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blue strikes out.
Top 7 Sadek bunts towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simmons strikes out.
Top 6 Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Clark. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Top 6 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blue fires to first and has Mumphrey trapped. There's the throw to Metzger who tags Mumphrey for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blue hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sadek hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herndon 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.
Top 4 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores.
Top 4 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott throws the ball in to Oberkfell who tags McCovey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clark moves to third.
Top 4 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 North hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out.
Bottom 2 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Vuckovich strikes out.
Top 2 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reitz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a line drive into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. Templeton goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Top 1 McCovey strikes out. There goes Clark. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Templeton. Strain scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 There goes Strain. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Strain steals second.
Top 1 Strain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 North hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.