A three-hitter by Pete Vuckovich enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Dodgers, 2-0. The game was scoreless going into the eighth when Garry Templeton, Jerry Mumphrey and George Hendrick stroked consecutive two-out singles. The Redbirds added an insurance tally in the ninth when Keith Hernandez singled, stole second and scored on a single by Jerry Morales. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 7 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .260 Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Mumphrey lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 North cf 1 0 0 0 3 0 .270 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Smith rf 1 0 0 0 3 1 .302 Simmons c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .302 Cey 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .260 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Morales rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .238 Baker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Monday lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .366 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Russell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Martinez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Sutton p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .114 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Totals 31 2 7 2 3 3 Totals 29 0 3 0 7 6 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 48,184 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Dodgers 10 DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2 Errors: Templeton, Hernandez Stolen Bases: Hernandez (10), North (16), Smith (6) Caught Stealing: Martinez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (4), Cey (1) GIDP: Morales (8), Reitz (10) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich W(8-7) 9 3 0 0 7 6 0 37 2.19 Totals 9 3 0 0 7 6 0 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(10-9) 9 7 2 2 3 3 0 35 3.64 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Sutton (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to left; Dusty Baker and Bill Russell collide on Garry Templeton's fly; MONDAY REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Mumphrey lined to shortstop; Hendrick popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); North walked; Smith walked [North to second]; Cey walked [North to third, Smith to second]; Garvey struck out; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez struck out; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Oates popped to first; Martinez reached on an error by Templeton [Martinez to first]; Martinez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell flied out to left; Vuckovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); North walked; Smith walked [North to second]; Cey struck out; North stole third and Smith stole second; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Monday struck out; Oates grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Morales walked; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Lopes struck out; North walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell singled to center; Vuckovich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton singled to shortstop [Oberkfell stayed at second]; Mumphrey popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied out to right; Garvey flied out to center; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons walked; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Simmons to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales popped to first in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Martinez singled to right; On a bunt Sutton singled to second [Martinez to third (error by Hernandez)]; Lopes popped to shortstop; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell flied to right in foul territory; Vuckovich popped to first in foul territory; Templeton singled to right; Mumphrey singled to right [Templeton to third]; Hendrick singled to center [Templeton scored, Mumphrey to third]; Simmons struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: Smith walked; Cey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole second; Morales singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second]; Oberkfell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 9TH: Oates flied out to left; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Davalillo singled to left; LACY BATTED FOR SUTTON; Lacy popped to second; Lopes popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

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