Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 1
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Lerch p 3 0 0 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 2 0
Scott rf 4 1 3 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 2
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Grieve lf 3 0 0 0
  Dimmel lf 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 0 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 2 1
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
Vuckovich p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Philadelphia 000 200 000240
St. Louis 000 200 0013101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch   8.0 8 2 2 1 1
  Reed  L (0-1) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
3

  E–Templeton (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–St. Louis Templeton (1,off Lerch); Reitz (3,off Lerch); Hendrick (1,off Reed).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (1,4th inning off Vuckovich 0 on, 1 out); Schmidt (1,4th inning off Vuckovich 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Hernandez (1,4th inning off Lerch 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Reitz (1,by Lerch).  IBB–Iorg (1,by Reed).  SB–Scott (1,2nd base off Lerch/Boone); Templeton (1,2nd base off Lerch/Boone).  CS–Scott (1,2nd base by Lerch/Boone).  HBP–Lerch (1,Reitz).  IBB–Reed (1,Iorg).  U-HP–Bob Sharp, 1B–Ray Perez, 2B–Bud Miller, 3B–Bob Hantak.  T–1:50.  A–15,294.
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