Friday June 1, 1979
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A pinch-single by Dane Iorg with two out in the 11th inning climaxed a two-run rally by the Cardinals and defeated the Dodgers, 8-7. The Cardinals had two-run homers by Keith Hernandez and Ted Simmons in the early going, while Dave Lopes rapped a pair of solo swats for the Dodgers and Reggie Smith connected for the circuit with a man on base. The Dodgers tied the score at 6-6 in the ninth when Lopes walked with the bases loaded and went ahead in the 11th on a pass to Lopes and a double by Bill Russell.

In the Cards' half, after Hernandez and Simmons singled, Tony Scott smashed a drive off the wall, scoring Hernandez. Scott thought the ball had gone over the fence and was tagged out trotting into second. The Dodgers then passed Ken Reitz intentionally in a move that backfired when Iorg singled as a pinch-hitter for Mike Tyson. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Game Played on Friday, June 1, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Dodgers 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 7 13 0 Cardinals 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 19 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 3 3 4 2 0 .259 Templeton ss 6 1 4 0 0 0 .304 Russell ss 6 1 2 1 0 1 .303 Brock lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .374 Smith rf 6 1 1 2 0 2 .250 Mumphrey lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garvey 1b 5 0 2 0 1 1 .318 Hernandez 1b 5 3 3 2 1 1 .309 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Simmons c 6 2 2 2 0 0 .295 Martinez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .381 Hendrick rf 3 1 1 0 3 1 .322 Baker lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .322 Scott cf 6 0 3 1 0 0 .294 Thomasson cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Yeager c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .168 Oberkfell 2b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .333 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Tyson ph,2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Iorg ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Denny p 4 0 2 0 0 0 .143 Reuss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .367 Swisher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 43 7 13 7 5 7 Totals 48 8 19 8 5 3 Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 26,687 Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Cardinals 13 DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1 Doubles: Baker (15), Russell (11), Denny (2) Triples: Templeton (5) Home Runs: Lopes 2 (12), Smith (3), Hernandez (6), Simmons (11) Caught Stealing: Scott (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hough (1), Yeager (2) GIDP: Reitz (8) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 7 4.91 Hough 3 6 3 3 3 1 1 17 6.30 Reuss 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.86 LaGrow 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.51 Forster 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Welch L(4-2) 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 6 3.11 Totals 10.2 19 8 8 5 3 2 53 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny 8 10 6 6 1 3 3 34 3.87 Littell 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 10 3.12 Schultz W(3-2) 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 6 4.18 Totals 11 13 7 7 5 7 3 50 Passed Balls: Yeager (6) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell flied out to center; Smith flied out to center; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton tripled to left; Brock singled to center [Templeton scored]; Hernandez homered [Brock scored]; Simmons popped to second; Hendrick singled to left; Scott popped to second; Reitz forced Hendrick (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker doubled to right; Thomasson lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 2ND: HOUGH REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Oberkfell struck out; Denny singled to left; Templeton singled to first [Denny to second]; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Denny to third, Templeton to second]; Brock lined to center; Hernandez walked; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager walked; Hough out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes singled to right [Yeager scored]; Russell forced Lopes (pitcher to second to shortstop); Smith homered [Russell scored]; Garvey singled to left; Cey lined to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick walked; Scott singled to right [Hendrick to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hendrick to third, Scott out at second]; Oberkfell singled to right [Hendrick scored]; Denny grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 4. DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomasson lined to left; Yeager was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Templeton grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to center; Simmons homered [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick walked; Scott flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 5TH: OATES BATTED FOR HOUGH; Oates lined to pitcher; Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to left; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 5TH: REUSS REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Reitz lined to third; TYSON BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Tyson flied out to right; Denny doubled to left; Templeton singled to third [Denny stayed at second]; Brock forced Templeton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 6TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Garvey flied out to center; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez lined to second; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick walked; Scott popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); JOSHUA BATTED FOR REUSS; Joshua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: LAGROW REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson lined to center; Denny popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes homered; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to left; Garvey singled to shortstop; Cey lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock flied out to left; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 9TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Baker singled to left; Thomasson singled to right [Baker to second]; LITTELL REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Yeager out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Baker to third, Thomasson to second]; THOMAS BATTED FOR LAGROW; Thomas was walked intentionally; Lopes walked [Baker scored, Thomasson to third, Thomas to second]; Russell struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick lined to center; Scott singled to center; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 10TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez flied out to right; Baker singled to center; Thomasson singled to right [Baker to second]; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 10TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Tyson singled to left; SWISHER BATTED FOR LITTELL; Swisher lined to left; Templeton singled to left [Tyson to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cardinals 6. DODGERS 11TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR FORSTER; Mota struck out; Lopes walked; Russell doubled to right [Lopes scored]; Smith struck out; Garvey was walked intentionally; Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 11TH: WELCH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Hernandez singled to center; Simmons singled to center [Hernandez to third]; Hendrick struck out; Scott singled to right [Hernandez scored, Simmons to third, Scott out at second (right to second)]; Reitz was walked intentionally; IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg singled to center [Simmons scored, Reitz to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Cardinals 8.

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