St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 2 2 1
Brock lf 5 1 3 2
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 1
Simmons c 2 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 2 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 1 1 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Fulgham p 2 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 3 2 1 0
  Boone c 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Rose 1b 4 0 3 2
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 2 1
  Anderson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0
Rader c 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Noles p 2 0 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
St. Louis 210 000 1015120
Philadelphia 100 001 1104110
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham   6.2 9 3 3 1 3
  McEnaney   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Littell  W (7-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Noles   6.0 7 4 3 4 1
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Reed  L (6-6) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
5
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 3.  PB–Rader (1).  2B–St. Louis Templeton (17,off Noles); Reitz (27,off Noles); Brock (8,off McGraw), Philadelphia Rose 2 (30,off Fulgham 2); Luzinski (15,off Fulgham); McBride (11,off Fulgham).  3B–St. Louis Brock (4,off Noles); Phillips (1,off Reed).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (11,7th inning off Fulgham 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fulgham (6,off Noles).  IBB–Simmons (13,by McGraw).  SF–Maddox (6,off Littell).  CS–Scott (9,2nd base by Reed/Boone).  SB–McBride (19,2nd base off Fulgham/Simmons).  IBB–McGraw (5,Simmons).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:33.  A–40,063.
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