A homer and triple by Reggie Smith paced the Dodgers to a 7-5 conquest of the Cardinals. Smith hit his circuit clout with Burt Hooton aboard on a walk and Bill North on base via a fielder's choice with two out in the seventh inning.

Smith had a run-scoring triple in the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ron Cey. Smith also scored from third on a double-play grounder by Steve Garvey, to break a 3-3 deadlock in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 5 9 0 Dodgers 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 x - 7 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Lopes 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 Freed ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .217 North cf 2 2 0 0 2 0 .265 Coluccio pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith rf 3 3 2 4 1 0 .301 Templeton ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Cey 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Mumphrey rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Simmons c 5 1 2 2 0 0 .305 Baker lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .281 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .207 Scott cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .245 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Hooton p 2 1 1 0 1 0 .156 Oberkfell 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hendrick ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Totals 35 5 9 5 4 3 Totals 28 7 8 6 6 1 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 51,911 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Dodgers 4 DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0 Doubles: Oberkfell (1), Freed (5), Cey (23) Triples: Smith (2) Home Runs: Simmons (13), Baker (8), Smith (18) Stolen Bases: Templeton (13), North (15) Caught Stealing: Lopes (2), North (5) Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cey (6) GIDP: Garvey (10) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez L(4-4) 6 5 4 4 5 0 1 25 3.71 Lopez 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 10 4.35 Totals 8 8 7 7 6 1 2 35 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(10-7) 8.1 8 5 5 3 3 1 36 3.32 Rautzhan 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.48 Forster SV(12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.41 Totals 9 9 5 5 4 3 1 40 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey struck out; Simmons homered [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to right; Scott grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; North walked; North stole second; Smith tripled to right [North scored]; Cey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell singled to right; Martinez struck out; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Ferguson walked; Russell flied out to center; Hooton singled to center [Ferguson to third]; Lopes forced Hooton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Scott popped to third in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey lined to left; Baker homered; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell walked; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Brock flied out to center [Oberkfell to third]; Templeton singled to third [Oberkfell scored]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Hooton grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled to left; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); North walked; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to left; Hernandez struck out; Scott walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz flied out to center; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: Smith walked; Cey singled to left [Smith to third]; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith scored (no RBI), Cey out at second]; Baker walked; Ferguson forced Baker (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 4. CARDINALS 7TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Phillips flied out to left; Brock popped to third in foul territory; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton walked; Lopes singled to right [Hooton to second]; North forced Lopes (shortstop to second) [Hooton to third]; Smith homered [Hooton scored, North scored]; Cey doubled to left; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey flied out to center; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Ferguson struck out; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 7. CARDINALS 9TH: Scott walked; Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell doubled to right [Scott to third]; HENDRICK BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Hendrick singled to center [Scott scored, Oberkfell to third]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); FREED BATTED FOR BROCK; Freed doubled to right [Oberkfell scored, Hendrick to third]; COLUCCIO RAN FOR FREED; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey walked; FORSTER REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Simmons forced Mumphrey (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 7.

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