Saturday June 2, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Starting with five runs in the first inning, the Cardinals pounded their way to a 12-5 victory over the Dodgers. The opening blast included a single by George Hendrick for his first of four hits and first of four RBIs. Ken Reitz hit a three-run double. The Cards' other hits in the game included homers by Garry Templeton, Steve Swisher and Hendrick. Reggie Smith knocked in three of the Dodgers' runs' with a homer. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Game Played on Saturday, June 2, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Dodgers 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 1 Cardinals 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 x - 12 14 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 1 2 1 0 2 0 .263 Templeton ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .306 Hough p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Phillips ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Russell ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .307 Mumphrey lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Martinez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Hernandez 1b 4 3 2 0 1 0 .313 Smith rf 3 1 2 3 0 0 .264 Hendrick rf 5 2 4 4 0 0 .338 Joshua rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .360 Scott cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .288 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Reitz 3b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .251 Cey 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Swisher c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .158 Guerrero pr,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Tyson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Forsch p 3 1 0 0 1 0 .179 Oates c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Thomasson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .287 Ferguson c,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Rau p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Thomas ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Totals 33 5 10 5 2 4 Totals 38 12 14 11 3 3 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 33,452 Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5 DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3 Errors: Cey Doubles: Russell (12), Garvey (12), Thomasson (3), Reitz (15), Hernandez (15), Templeton (4) Home Runs: Smith (4), Templeton (1), Swisher (1), Hendrick (5) Caught Stealing: Lopes (3) GIDP: Thomasson (2), Thomas (2), Joshua (1), Scott (7) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau L(1-5) 4 13 10 9 2 3 2 27 5.30 Hough 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 14 6.14 Totals 8 14 12 11 3 3 3 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(3-4) 9 10 5 5 2 4 1 35 3.36 Totals 9 10 5 5 2 4 1 35 Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to left; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton popped to shortstop; Mumphrey singled to right; Hernandez singled to left [Mumphrey to second]; Hendrick singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second (on throw)]; Scott walked; Reitz doubled to center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Scott scored]; Swisher struck out; Tyson reached on an error by Cey [Reitz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tyson to first]; Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5. DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 2ND: Templeton homered; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to second (on throw to home)]; Scott struck out; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 7. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (second to first); Rau flied out to left; Lopes singled to left; Russell singled to center [Lopes to second]; Smith homered [Lopes scored, Russell scored]; Garvey flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher homered; Tyson was called out on strikes; Forsch walked; Templeton doubled to right [Forsch scored]; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 9. DODGERS 4TH: Cey singled to left; GUERRERO RAN FOR CEY; Baker flied out to left; Thomasson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 4TH: GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hendrick singled to left; Scott grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hendrick out at second]; Reitz singled to left; Swisher singled to left [Reitz to third]; Tyson singled to left [Reitz scored, Swisher to second]; Forsch lined to shortstop; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 10. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; THOMAS BATTED FOR RAU; Thomas was called out on strikes; Lopes walked; Russell doubled to left [Lopes scored]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 10. CARDINALS 5TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOUGH REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez walked; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero was called out on strikes; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. CARDINALS 6TH: JOSHUA REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Reitz flied out to left; Swisher grounded out (second to first); Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson singled to center; Ferguson forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); Thomas grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. CARDINALS 7TH: OATES REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); FERGUSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Forsch popped to first in foul territory; Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. DODGERS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Hough singled to center; Martinez struck out; Joshua grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hough out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 12. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garvey to third]; Oates grounded out (third to first); Thomasson doubled to center [Garvey scored]; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 12.

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