Backing the five-hit pitching of Silvio Martinez with a 12-hit attack, the Cardinals prevailed over the Braves, 6-2. The Redbirds tallied twice in the first inning. After Lou Brock singled for his 2,980th hit and Ken Oberkfell grounded into a forceout, runs scored on a triple by Keith Hernandez and single by Ted Simmons. Simmons also had a run-scoring single in the fifth and George Hendrick doubled home two more markers in the same frame. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      26, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Cardinals    2  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 12  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .317
Matthews rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Oberkfell 2b          4   2   1   0     0   2   .324
Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Hernandez 1b          4   2   3   1     0   0   .322
Horner 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .323      Simmons c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .325
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Hendrick rf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .319
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Scott cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Bonnell lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Phillips ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
Solomon p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Martinez p            2   0   0   1     0   1   .132
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   1             Totals               33   6  12   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 14,602
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Hendrick (22), Hernandez (27)
Triples: Hernandez (8)
Stolen Bases: Scott (29)
Caught Stealing: Brock (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (4)
GIDP: Murphy (6), Hendrick (12)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon L(4-8)          4.1  10   6   6   0   3   0  22   5.18
Devine                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.45
Skok                    1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.74
Garber                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.07
Totals                  8    12   6   6   1   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(9-3)         9     5   2   2   4   1   0  35   2.92
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   1   0  35

Wild Pitches: Martinez (1)
Balks: Devine (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Oberkfell forced Brock
(second to shortstop); Hernandez tripled to right [Oberkfell
scored]; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Simmons out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner walked; Murphy grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Horner out at second]; Nolan
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to center; Scott stole second;
Reitz popped to second; Phillips singled to first [Scott to
third]; Martinez grounded out (third to first) [Scott scored,
Phillips to second]; Brock was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell singled to center; Frias lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Bonnell out at first]; Solomon grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell struck out; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster walked; Matthews singled to left [Royster to
second]; Office singled to center [Royster scored, Matthews to
third]; Horner singled to center [Matthews scored, Office to
second]; Martinez threw a wild pitch [Office to third, Horner to
second]; Murphy struck out; Nolan popped to shortstop; Bonnell
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to center; Scott flied out to
center; Reitz singled to center [Hendrick to third]; Phillips
flied out to left; Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias grounded out (second to first); Solomon lined
to left; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied out to center; Oberkfell singled to
center; Hernandez singled to right [Oberkfell to second];
Simmons singled to right [Oberkfell scored, Hernandez to third];
DEVINE REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Hendrick doubled to center
[Hernandez scored, Simmons scored]; Devine balked [Hendrick to
third]; Scott popped to third in foul territory; Reitz popped to
first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Phillips walked; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Phillips to second]; SKOK REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Phillips out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy reached on an error by Phillips [Murphy to
first]; Nolan forced Murphy (third to second); Bonnell flied out
to center; Frias forced Nolan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell struck out; Hernandez doubled to
center; Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 8TH: LUM BATTED FOR SKOK; Lum flied out to left; Royster
grounded out (second to first); 39 minute rain delay;
Matthews walked; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Scott flied out
to right; Reitz lined to shortstop; Phillips grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner lined to center; Murphy grounded out (third
to first); Nolan walked; Bonnell singled to center [Nolan to
second]; Frias flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
2, Cardinals 6.