St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
September 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Scott cf 2 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 0 1
Forsch p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Dade 3b 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Fahey c 4 1 1 0
Bevacqua 2b 3 0 2 0
Briggs lf 2 0 0 1
Wilhelm cf 3 0 0 0
Owchinko p 2 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
St. Louis 000 001 001261
San Diego 010 000 000150
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (8-10) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   8.0 5 1 1 3 2
  Lee  L (2-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
2

  E–Reitz (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Scott (19,off Lee), San Diego Dade (15,off Forsch); Bevacqua (8,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (22,6th inning off Owchinko 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Reitz (3,off Lee).  SF–Oberkfell (3,off Lee); Briggs (3,off Forsch).  SB–Wilhelm (1,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:07.  A–8,987.
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