Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 12

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 1 2 1 0
  Hough p 1 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 1 2 1
  Martinez ss 1 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 1 2 3
  Joshua rf 1 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 2 0 1 0
  Guerrero pr,3b 2 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
  Oates c 1 0 0 0
Thomasson cf 4 0 2 1
Ferguson c,lf 4 0 0 0
Rau p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 2 2
  Phillips ss 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey lf 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 3 2 0
Hendrick rf 5 2 4 4
Scott cf 4 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 2 2 3
Swisher c 4 1 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 0 1 1
Forsch p 3 1 0 0
Totals 38 12 14 11
Los Angeles 003 010 0015101
St. Louis 522 120 00x12140
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  L (1-5) 4.0 13 10 9 2 3
  Hough   4.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
11
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (3-4) 9.0 10 5 5 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
4

  E–Cey (4).  DP–Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 3.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (12,off Forsch); Garvey (12,off Forsch); Thomasson (3,off Forsch), St. Louis Reitz (15,off Rau); Hernandez (15,off Rau); Templeton (4,off Rau).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (4,3rd inning off Forsch 2 on, 2 out), St. Louis Templeton (1,2nd inning off Rau 0 on, 0 out); Swisher (1,3rd inning off Rau 0 on, 0 out); Hendrick (5,5th inning off Hough 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Lopes (3,2nd base by Forsch/Swisher).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:24.  A–33,452.
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