San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. The San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 6 1 2 1
Smith ss 5 1 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 2 3
Turner lf 4 0 0 0
  Fahey c 1 0 1 0
Tenace c,1b 5 1 2 1
Briggs 1b,lf 4 1 2 1
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 1 0
  Evans pr,3b 1 1 1 0
Almon 2b 1 1 0 1
Owchinko p 3 1 1 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 0 2 0
Mumphrey lf 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 5 3 2 0
Simmons c 5 1 3 1
  Brock pr 0 1 0 0
  Swisher c 0 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 5 0 2 2
Scott cf 4 0 0 1
Reitz 3b 5 1 4 2
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 16 6
San Diego 015 000 010 18122
St. Louis 100 001 203 07163
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   6.2 8 4 3 4 4
  Fingers  W (6-3) 2.1 7 3 3 0 2
  D'Acquisto  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
16
7
6
4
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   4.0 6 6 6 4 3
  McEnaney   4.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Knowles  L (2-2) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
8
7
5
3

  E–Turner (4), Fingers (1), Scott (1), Knowles 2 (3).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Diego Tenace (6,off Forsch), St. Louis Reitz (18,off Owchinko); Hendrick (15,off Fingers); Iorg (3,off Fingers); Simmons (13,off Fingers); Oberkfell (5,off Fingers).  3B–San Diego Winfield (7,off Forsch).  HR–San Diego Briggs (4,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Reitz (3,6th inning off Owchinko 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Almon 2 (2,off McEnaney,off Knowles).  SF–Almon (2,off Forsch).  IBB–Briggs (4,by Forsch); Almon (2,by McEnaney).  CS–Scott (5,2nd base by Owchinko/Tenace).  IBB–Forsch (1,Briggs); McEnaney (1,Almon).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:07.  A–18,943.
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