With two out in the sixth inning, the Dodgers bunched three of their game total of four hits and scored twice to defeat the Cardinals, 2-1. Steve Garvey doubled and scored on a single by Ron Cey, who took second on the throw to the plate. Dusty Baker followed with a single, driving in Cey. The Cardinals came back with their run in the home half of the sixth on a triple by Jerry Morales and an error by Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 2 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Morales rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Garvey 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .295 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Cey 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .263 Simmons lf,c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .310 Baker lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .235 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Swisher c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Monday rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Mumphrey pr,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 North cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Tyson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Rau p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Freed ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 Coluccio pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 6 Totals 31 1 6 0 4 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 33,903 Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 7 DP: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0 Errors: Lopes, Russell Doubles: Garvey (17), Simmons (31) Triples: Morales (6) Stolen Bases: Lopes (26), Baker (8) GIDP: Hernandez (5), Swisher (2), Forsch (2), Tyson (6) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(10-4) 6.2 6 1 0 3 2 0 27 3.38 Forster SV(11) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.68 Totals 9 6 1 0 4 4 0 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(9-9) 7 4 2 2 2 5 0 27 3.12 Littell 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.37 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 6 0 33 Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell popped to second; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to second; Morales reached on an error by Lopes [Templeton to second, Morales to first]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton to third, Morales out at second]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Baker flied out to center; Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz walked; Swisher grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 3RD: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); North grounded out (first unassisted); Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to left; Forsch grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tyson out at second]; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third; Garvey walked; Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales flied out to right; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons doubled to left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Monday struck out; North flied out to center; Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to right; Swisher forced Reitz (shortstop to second); Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Swisher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out; Russell lined to center; Garvey doubled to left; Cey singled to left [Garvey scored, Cey to second (on throw to home)]; Baker singled to left [Cey scored]; Baker stole second; Ferguson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch flied out to right; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Morales tripled to left; Hernandez walked; Simmons reached on an error by Russell [Morales scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hernandez to third, Simmons to first]; Hendrick flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 7TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); North grounded out (second to first); Rau grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher singled to center; MUMPHREY RAN FOR SWISHER; Tyson lined to left; FREED BATTED FOR FORSCH; Freed walked [Mumphrey to second]; FORSTER REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); COLUCCIO RAN FOR FREED; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 8TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LITTELL REPLACED COLUCCIO (PITCHING); Lopes flied out to left; Russell popped to shortstop; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Hernandez struck out; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 9TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck out; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: YEAGER REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Hendrick lined to right; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey walked; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

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