St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 2 1 1 0
  Phillips ss 2 1 2 0
Scott rf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 1
Simmons c 4 1 2 1
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Morales cf 3 0 0 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 1 0
Urrea p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Swisher c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 1 2 2
Whitfield lf 4 3 3 1
Evans 3b 3 1 2 1
  Heintzelman 3b 1 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 1
  James 1b 0 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 1 1
Herndon cf 4 0 1 2
Hill c 4 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 4 0 0 0
Blue p 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
St. Louis 100 001 0103101
San Francisco 104 300 10x9120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Urrea  L (2-4) 3.1 9 7 7 1 0
  Hamilton   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Schultz   3.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Vuckovich   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
1
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (5-1) 9.0 10 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–Morales (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Clark (9,off Urrea).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (3,8th inning off Blue 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco Madlock (3,4th inning off Urrea 1 on, 1 out); Whitfield (3,4th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 1 out); Heintzelman (2,7th inning off Schultz 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Morales (2,off Blue).  SB–Whitfield (2,2nd base off Urrea/Simmons).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–1:56.  A–16,788.
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