St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
July 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1978 at Candlestick Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Templeton ss 4 1 2 0
Mumphrey rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 1 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 1 0 1 1
Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0
Herndon cf 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Tamargo c 2 0 0 0
Halicki p 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
St. Louis 000 100 010241
San Francisco 000 001 000121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (5-4) 9.0 2 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
3
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (5-4) 8.0 4 2 1 0 4
  Lavelle   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
1
4

  E–Templeton (30), Madlock (10).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–St. Louis Templeton (17,off Halicki), San Francisco Whitfield (14,off Martinez); Evans (18,off Martinez).  SH–Martinez (3,off Halicki); Herndon (11,off Martinez); Evans (4,off Martinez).  HBP–Simmons (1,by Halicki).  IBB–Tamargo (1,by Martinez).  SB–Templeton (16,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo); Scott (3,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo); Brock (14,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo).  HBP–Halicki (2,Simmons).  IBB–Martinez (6,Tamargo).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–1:52.  A–18,769.
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