The Cardinals exploded for 17 hits, including six for extra bases, and walloped the Reds, 12-1. After George Hendrick drove in two runs with a single in the first inning, the Cards put the game away with six runs in the second, starting with a homer by Mike Tyson. The Reds were held hitless by Pete Vuckovich until the sixth when a single by Ken Griffey, two walks and a sacrifice fly by George Foster produced their only run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     28, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    2  6  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -  12 17  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          3   3   2   0     0   0   .299      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .346
  Mumphrey lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Brock lf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .273      Morgan 2b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .329
  Phillips ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hernandez 1b          6   1   1   1     0   0   .257        Summers ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Simmons c             2   1   2   2     1   0   .286      Foster lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .390
  Swisher c           0   0   0   0     2   0   .000        Pastore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hendrick rf           5   1   1   2     1   1   .245      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Scott cf              4   1   3   1     1   1   .338      Bench c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .192
Reitz 3b              5   0   2   2     0   0   .323        Correll c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Tyson 2b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .263      Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Vuckovich p           4   2   2   0     0   0   .333      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .176
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hume p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Auerbach ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .154

Totals               42  12  17  12     5   5             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 19,471
Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Errors: Hume
Doubles: Reitz 2 (8), Scott (3), Hernandez (8), Simmons (4)
Home Runs: Tyson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Templeton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tyson (2), Foster (2)
Hit by Pitch: Simmons (1,by Capilla)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(2-0)        7     3   1   1   4   4   0  28   2.25
Martinez                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.42
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   4   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-3)             1     5   5   4   1   1   1  10   5.58
Capilla                 0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   5   8.53
Borbon                  4.2   8   3   3   0   3   0  21   3.68
Tomlin                  2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   3.68
Pastore                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.91
Totals                  9    17  12  11   5   5   1  50

Hit by Pitch: Capilla (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Ed Oliger, 2B - Cliff Schaller, 3B - Jerry Fick


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to center; Brock singled to
left [Templeton to third]; Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Brock to second]; Simmons was walked intentionally;
Hendrick singled to center [Templeton scored, Brock scored,
Simmons to third, Hendrick to second (on throw)]; Scott was
called out on strikes; Reitz flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson homered; Vuckovich singled to right;
Templeton reached on an error by Hume on a sacrifice bunt
[Vuckovich to third, Templeton to second]; CAPILLA REPLACED HUME
(PITCHING); Brock singled to right [Vuckovich scored, Templeton
scored (unearned)]; Hernandez flied out to right; Simmons was
hit by a pitch [Brock to second]; Hendrick walked [Brock to
third, Simmons to second]; Scott walked [Brock scored, Simmons
to third, Hendrick to second]; BORBON REPLACED CAPILLA
(PITCHING); Reitz doubled to left [Simmons scored, Hendrick
scored, Scott to third]; Tyson struck out; Vuckovich grounded
out (third to first); 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen popped to first; Bench
walked; Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Brock
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo flied out to right; Borbon grounded out
(third to first); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Hendrick lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Simmons out at first]; Scott
doubled to left; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Foster flied out to right; Driessen lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to right; Vuckovich singled to
center; Templeton singled to left [Vuckovich to second]; Brock
struck out; Hernandez doubled to right [Vuckovich scored,
Templeton to third]; Simmons doubled to right [Templeton scored,
Hernandez scored]; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING LF); PHILLIPS
REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING SS); SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C
); Bench flied out to right; Knight flied out to left; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 11, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott singled to left; Reitz flied out to center;
Tyson flied out to left; Vuckovich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; Auerbach popped to catcher
in foul territory; Griffey singled to left; Concepcion walked
[Griffey to second]; Morgan walked [Griffey to third, Concepcion
to second]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey
scored]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); AUERBACH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mumphrey struck out; Phillips
singled to left; Hernandez flied out to center; Swisher walked
[Phillips to second]; Hendrick forced Swisher (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench singled to left; Knight flied out to right;
Geronimo singled to center [Bench to second]; Auerbach struck
out; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Scott
singled to left; Reitz doubled to left [Scott to third]; Tyson
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored, Reitz to third];
FREED BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Freed grounded out (third to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 12, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Concepcion lined
to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Summers flied out to
right; Foster lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
12, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: PASTORE REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); SUMMERS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Phillips grounded out (third to
first); Hernandez flied out to center; Swisher walked; Hendrick
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 12, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Driessen popped to third; Correll singled to center;
Knight flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 1.