St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 1, Philadelphia Phillies 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Brock lf 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 1 2 1
Hendrick rf 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 2 0
  Aviles 2b 1 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 3
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0
Unser cf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 1 0 0 0
Meoli 2b,ss 2 0 0 0
Lerch p 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
St. Louis 000 100 000170
Philadelphia 100 000 002360
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (1-4) 8.1 6 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.1
6
3
3
2
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch   8.0 7 1 1 2 7
  McGraw  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
10

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–St. Louis Hendrick (11,off Lerch); Brock (1,off Lerch), Philadelphia Schmidt (7,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (8,4th inning off Lerch 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Luzinski (5,9th inning off Forsch 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Simmons (8,by Lerch).  SH–Meoli (2,off Forsch).  SF–Luzinski (2,off Forsch).  IBB–Lerch (1,Simmons).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:11.  A–33,379.
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