St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
June 16, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1979 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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, San Francisco Giants 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 1
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 1 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Martinez p 1 0 0 0
  Oberkfell 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 2
Clark rf 3 2 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 1 1 2
  Ivie 1b 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 2 1
Whitfield lf 4 1 2 1
LeMaster ss 4 1 0 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
Curtis p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 6
St. Louis 000 000 100153
San Francisco 102 111 00x673
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (4-2) 4.2 5 5 5 2 2
  McEnaney   0.2 1 1 0 2 0
  Bruno   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Littell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (2-3) 9.0 5 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
6

  E–Templeton 2 (15), Swisher (2), Andrews (4), Ivie (1), Evans (12).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Evans (7,off Martinez); Clark (14,off Martinez); Whitfield (12,off Bruno).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (11,3rd inning off Martinez 1 on, 2 out); Whitfield (4,4th inning off Martinez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Curtis (2,off McEnaney).  SF–Andrews 2 (3,off Martinez,off Bruno).  IBB–North (1,by McEnaney).  SB–North (23,2nd base off Martinez/Swisher).  WP–Curtis (5).  IBB–McEnaney (2,North).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:21.  A–23,118.
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