St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 2 3 4
Brock lf 6 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 6 1 2 2
Simmons c 5 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 5 2 3 1
Scott cf 5 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 5 2 3 1
Oberkfell 2b 3 3 3 1
Vuckovich p 3 0 1 1
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 12 19 12
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 2 3 0
Russell ss 5 2 3 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 3
Cey 3b 5 0 1 1
Baker lf 4 1 1 1
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Thomasson rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 0 1 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
St. Louis 400 002 40212192
Los Angeles 200 011 1005102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (12-8) 7.0 9 5 3 3 6
  Littell   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
4
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (4-11) 6.0 12 6 3 1 4
  Patterson   2.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Beckwith   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
19
12
9
2
4

  E–Hendrick (1), Vuckovich (5), Russell (26), Beckwith (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 1.  PB–Simmons (11).  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (39,off Reuss).  HR–St. Louis Templeton (7,7th inning off Patterson 2 on, 2 out); Scott (6,9th inning off Beckwith 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Baker (19,6th inning off Vuckovich 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Littell (1,off Beckwith).  SF–Vuckovich (2,off Patterson); Garvey (4,off Vuckovich).  SB–Templeton (21,2nd base off Reuss/Ferguson); Ferguson (1,3rd base off Vuckovich/Simmons); Lopes (37,2nd base off Littell/Simmons).  BK–Vuckovich (3).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:34.  A–40,478.
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