St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
August 30, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 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 2, San Francisco Giants 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
  Herr pr 0 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 0
Scott cf 2 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 1 2
Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 0 0
Strain 2b 3 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 1 1
  Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 3 1 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 4 1 1 1
Herndon rf 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 2 0 1 0
Littlejohn c 3 1 0 0
Whitson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 2
St. Louis 020 000 000242
San Francisco 000 200 10x362
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  L (12-9) 7.0 6 3 2 3 1
  McEnaney   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
3
1
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  W (6-8) 9.0 4 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
6

  E–Templeton 2 (25), Metzger (16), Littlejohn (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Whitfield (19,off Vuckovich).  SH–Whitson 2 (7,off Vuckovich 2).  SB–Herr (1,2nd base off Whitson/Littlejohn).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:07.  A–5,136.
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