Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 3 3 4
Russell ss 6 1 2 1
Smith rf 6 1 1 2
Garvey 1b 5 0 2 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
  Martinez 3b 2 0 0 0
Baker lf 5 1 3 0
Thomasson cf 5 0 2 0
Yeager c 3 1 0 0
Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 13 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 1 4 0
Brock lf 5 1 1 1
  Mumphrey lf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 3 3 2
Simmons c 6 2 2 2
Hendrick rf 3 1 1 0
Scott cf 6 0 3 1
Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 2 0 1 1
  Tyson ph,2b 3 0 1 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 1
Denny p 4 0 2 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Swisher ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 8 19 8
Los Angeles 103 000 011 017130
St. Louis 301 200 000 028190
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Hough   3.0 6 3 3 3 1
  Reuss   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  LaGrow   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Forster   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Welch  L (4-2) 0.2 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.2
19
8
8
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   8.0 10 6 6 1 3
  Littell   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Schultz  W (3-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
11.0
13
7
7
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–Yeager (6).  2B–Los Angeles Baker (15,off Denny); Russell (11,off Schultz), St. Louis Denny (2,off Reuss).  3B–St. Louis Templeton (5,off Messersmith).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes 2 (12,1st inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out); Smith (3,3rd inning off Denny 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Hernandez (6,1st inning off Messersmith 1 on, 0 out); Simmons (11,4th inning off Hough 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hough (1,off Denny); Yeager (2,off Littell).  IBB–Thomas (3,by Littell); Garvey (4,by Schultz); Reitz (2,by Welch).  CS–Scott (3,2nd base by Forster/Yeager).  IBB–Welch (4,Reitz); Littell (2,Thomas); Schultz (3,Garvey).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:16.  A–26,687.
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