Boosting his career record to 10-3 against the Cardinals, the Giants' Jim Barr blanked the Redbirds, 4-0, on five hits. The Giants got three runs in the first inning as Terry Whitfield and Rob Andrews led off with singles and Whitfield scored on Darrell Evans' sacrifice fly. With two out, Jack Clark singled and Larry Herndon followed with a two-run triple.

The game was delayed starting and interrupted twice by rain and the last five innings were played in a steady drizzle. Barr retired the last 19 batters under the inclement conditions. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Giants 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Whitfield lf 4 1 2 0 1 2 .272 Brock lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .323 Andrews 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Evans 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .207 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .330 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 James 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Clark rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .244 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Herndon cf 3 1 3 2 1 0 .250 Dwyer rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hill c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .197 Tyson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .277 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Barr p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .157 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 10 4 3 5 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 2 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 6,583 Left on Base: Giants 7, Cardinals 5 DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 1 Triples: Herndon (2) Stolen Bases: Herndon 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Whitfield (3) Sacrifice Hits: LeMaster (3), Barr (1) Sacrifice Flies: Evans (1) GIDP: Andrews (1), Templeton (3) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr W(2-3) 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 32 2.45 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 32 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(2-3) 3.1 8 4 4 1 2 0 18 3.89 Falcone 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 6.57 Schultz 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 5.56 Littell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.45 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 5 0 38 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield singled to center; Andrews singled to pitcher [Whitfield to third]; Evans lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Whitfield scored]; McCovey lined to left; Clark singled to left [Andrews to second]; Herndon tripled to right [Andrews scored, Clark scored]; Hill popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Templeton forced Brock (second to shortstop); Hernandez walked [Templeton to second]; Simmons flied out to center; Morales forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster flied out to center; Barr grounded out (third to first); Whitfield singled to center; Whitfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz lined to third; Dwyer flied out to left; Tyson singled to center; Rasmussen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled to right; McCovey struck out; 27 minute rain delay; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to shortstop; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon singled to center; 32 minute rain delay; Herndon stole second; Hill walked; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Herndon to third, Hill to second]; Barr singled to right [Herndon scored, Hill to third]; FALCONE REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out; Andrews lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales made an out to second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied out to center; McCovey struck out; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to right; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR FALCONE; Mumphrey forced Tyson (third to second); Brock singled to right [Mumphrey to second]; Templeton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Herndon walked; Herndon stole second; Hill grounded out (third to first); LeMaster flied out to right; Barr popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield struck out; Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Evans lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz struck out; Dwyer flied out to right; Tyson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 8TH: James popped to catcher; Clark flied out to right; Herndon singled to center; Hill popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock struck out; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); LeMaster singled to center; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [LeMaster to second]; Whitfield walked; Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons flied out to center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

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