Four-hit pitching by Ed Whitson carried the Giants to a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The winning run was driven home with a pinch-single by Willie McCovey. Roger Metzger singled in the seventh inning and was forced by Dennis Littlejohn. After a sacrifice by Whitson and pass to Bill North, McCovey batted for Joe Strain and rapped his single to break the 2-2 tie. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    30, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  6  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   4   .325      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Strain 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .341        McCovey ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295        Andrews 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Herr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ivie 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .310
Hendrick rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Scott cf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Whitfield lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .288
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Herndon rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Oberkfell 2b          3   0   1   2     0   0   .322      Metzger ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .236
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Littlejohn c          3   1   0   0     0   0   .218
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     1   6             Totals               27   3   6   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  5,136
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Giants 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 1
Errors: Templeton 2, Metzger, Littlejohn
Doubles: Whitfield (19)
Stolen Bases: Herr (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson 2 (7)
GIDP: Reitz (11), Metzger (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(12-9)       7     6   3   2   3   1   0  29   3.72
McEnaney                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.08
Totals                  8     6   3   2   3   1   0  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(6-8)          9     4   2   2   1   6   0  32   4.75
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Strain
grounded out (third to first); Ivie lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Hendrick singled to
center [Simmons to second]; Scott walked [Simmons to third,
Hendrick to second]; Reitz forced Simmons (third to catcher)
[Hendrick to third, Scott to second, Reitz to first]; Oberkfell
singled to center [Hendrick scored, Scott scored, Reitz to
second]; Vuckovich grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to
third, Oberkfell to second]; Templeton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to center; Whitfield flied out to
right; Herndon singled to right [Evans to second]; Metzger
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn flied out to left; Whitson struck out;
North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to center; Littlejohn dropped a
foul fly hit by Scott for an error; Scott flied out to right;
Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain lined to left; Ivie singled to shortstop;
Evans flied out to left; Whitfield doubled to left [Ivie scored,
Whitfield scored (error by Templeton) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Herndon flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first);
Vuckovich was called out on strikes; Templeton struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger walked; Littlejohn flied out to right;
Whitson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to
second]; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Strain reached on an error by Templeton [Strain to
first]; Ivie walked [Strain to second]; Evans flied out to left;
Whitfield lined to right; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Metzger singled to left; Littlejohn forced Metzger
(pitcher to shortstop); Whitson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Littlejohn to second]; North walked; MCCOVEY BATTED
FOR STRAIN; McCovey singled to right [Littlejohn scored, North
out at home (right to first to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 2B); Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); CARBO BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH;
Carbo struck out; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Ivie flied out
to right; Evans flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
flied out to center; Simmons reached on an error by Metzger
[Simmons to first]; HERR RAN FOR SIMMONS; Herr stole second;
Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.