San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 5 1 1 0
Dwyer cf 2 1 1 0
  Herndon cf 3 1 1 2
Clark rf 5 1 2 2
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 2 0
  Cruz ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
Barr p 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 2 3 2
Mumphrey lf 5 1 2 3
Hendrick cf 3 1 1 0
  Scott cf 1 1 1 0
Simmons c 5 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Morales rf 2 0 1 2
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Tyson 2b 4 1 0 0
Martinez p 3 1 1 0
  Schultz p 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 9 14 9
San Francisco 200 020 000482
St. Louis 012 310 11x9141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (4-7) 5.0 11 7 6 3 1
  Curtis   3.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
5
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (4-3) 6.0 8 4 4 3 2
  Schultz  SV (5) 3.0 0 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
6

  E–Madlock (9), Herndon (6), Templeton (28).  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Whitfield (13,off Martinez), St. Louis Mumphrey (8,off Barr).  3B–St. Louis Simmons (4,off Barr); Templeton (5,off Barr); Schultz (1,off Curtis).  HR–San Francisco Clark (16,1st inning off Martinez 1 on, 1 out); Herndon (1,5th inning off Martinez 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hill (4,by Martinez); Hernandez (9,by Barr).  SF–Reitz (6,off Barr); Templeton (2,off Curtis); Morales (6,off Curtis).  SB–Metzger (3,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons); Hernandez (8,2nd base off Curtis/Hill).  IBB–Barr (4,Hernandez); Martinez (5,Hill).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:27.
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