St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 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 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 3 1 1 0
  Phillips ss 2 0 0 0
Brock lf 5 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 3 2 2 1
Simmons c 5 0 2 1
Hendrick rf 5 1 2 0
Scott cf 4 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 2 0
Denny p 1 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 1 0
  Thomas p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 1 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 2
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 1 1 1
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
Thomasson rf 3 1 1 1
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Brett p 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
St. Louis 000 102 0205130
Los Angeles 101 200 000450
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   6.0 5 4 4 2 3
  Thomas  W (3-2) 3.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
4
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   6.1 8 3 3 0 3
  Brett  L (3-3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Castillo   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
0
3

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  3B–St. Louis Templeton (14,off Hooton).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (19,1st inning off Denny 0 on, 2 out); Ferguson (17,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 1 out); Thomasson (12,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Denny (7,off Hooton); Thomasson (2,off Thomas).  SF–Hernandez (7,off Hooton); Reitz (3,off Castillo).  HBP–Oberkfell (3,by Hooton); Hernandez (1,by Castillo).  SB–Lopes (38,2nd base off Thomas/Simmons).  HBP–Hooton (2,Oberkfell); Castillo (1,Hernandez).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:19.  A–47,244.
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