Going against the percentages, Cardinal manager Ken Boyer sent up lefthanded-hitting Dane Iorg to bat against southpaw Vida Blue in the ninth inning and the move paid off when the pinch-hitter slapped an opposite-field single, driving in two runs, to beat the Giants, 5-4. Darrell Evans batted in three runs for the Giants, two with a sixth-inning homer that produced a 4-3 lead.

The Cards began the ninth with an infield hit by George Hendrick, who was forced by Tony Scott. Ken Reitz singled and Ken Oberkfell walked to load the bases. Iorg then batted for winning reliever Roy Thomas and hit his single, scoring Scott and Tom Herr, who ran for Reitz. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    18, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       1  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Cardinals    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .332
Strain 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Mumphrey lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .307
Clark rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .279      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .340
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   0     1   2   .261      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Evans 3b              4   1   2   3     0   1   .252      Hendrick rf           4   0   2   2     0   1   .298
Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Scott cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .267
Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Sadek c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Herr pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                3   0   1   0     0   2   .127      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .303
                                                          Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .148
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Iorg ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .281

Totals               31   4   9   3     2   6             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 32,848
Left on Base: Giants 3, Cardinals 6
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Mumphrey (6), Hendrick (24)
Home Runs: Evans (16)
Stolen Bases: Strain (3), Clark (10)
Caught Stealing: Clark (6), Mumphrey (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Sadek (4)
GIDP: Sadek (5), Herndon (2), Brock (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(10-10)           8.1  10   5   5   3   6   0  36   5.18
Totals                  8.1  10   5   5   3   6   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich               7     9   4   3   2   4   1  28   3.76
Thomas W(2-2)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.12
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to center; Strain singled to right;
Strain stole second; Clark singled to shortstop [Strain scored
(error by Templeton) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McCovey struck out
while Clark stole second; Evans grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey doubled to
left [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to shortstop
[Mumphrey stayed at second]; Simmons lined to left; Hendrick
doubled to right [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez scored]; Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hendrick to third]; Reitz was
walked intentionally; Oberkfell flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon struck out; Metzger singled to center; Sadek
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Metzger
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton struck out;
Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue struck out; North flied out to left; Strain
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons singled to
left; Hendrick lined to center; Scott forced Simmons (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark walked; McCovey singled to center [Clark to
third, McCovey out at second (center to second)]; Evans singled
to right [Clark scored]; Herndon grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz popped to third; Oberkfell flied out to
center; Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; Sadek flied out to
center; Blue singled to right; North grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey walked;
Mumphrey was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
singled to center; Clark was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); McCovey walked; Evans homered [McCovey scored];
Herndon popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons struck out; Hendrick struck out; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Metzger singled to center; Sadek out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Blue struck out;
North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oberkfell singled to second; BROCK BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Brock
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Oberkfell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Strain grounded
out (shortstop to first); Clark lined to left; McCovey was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton lined to center; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to center; Simmons flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans struck out; Herndon grounded out (second to
first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick singled to third; Scott forced Hendrick
(first to shortstop); Reitz singled to center [Scott to second];
HERR RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell walked [Scott to third, Herr to
second]; IORG BATTED FOR THOMAS; Iorg singled to left [Scott
scored, Herr scored, Oberkfell to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 4, Cardinals 5.