St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 11

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
  Phillips ss 2 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 0 1 0
  Lentine rf 2 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 2 0 1 1
  Iorg 1b 2 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sykes p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 0 0 0 0
Scott cf 2 0 0 0
  Smith lf 2 1 0 0
Swisher c 2 1 0 0
Oberkfell 2b,3b 4 1 2 1
Martinez p 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien p 1 0 0 0
  Tyson 2b 2 1 2 3
Totals 35 5 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 5 0 0 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 1
  Mackanin 2b 1 1 1 1
Gross rf 3 1 1 1
Schmidt 3b 0 2 0 0
  Vukovich 3b 2 0 1 1
McCarver c 4 2 2 3
Poff lf 4 1 1 0
Smith cf 4 1 2 2
Harrelson 2b,ss 3 0 1 2
Carlton p 3 2 2 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
St. Louis 000 100 004582
Philadelphia 007 021 01x11120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (15-8) 2.2 6 7 0 2 0
  O'Brien   3.1 5 3 3 3 0
  Sykes   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
11
4
6
0
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (17-11) 7.0 4 1 1 1 4
  Saucier   2.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
5

  E–Templeton (35), Scott (7).  DP–St. Louis 1.  3B–St. Louis Mumphrey (3,off Carlton).  HR–St. Louis Tyson (5,9th inning off Saucier 2 on, 2 out), Philadelphia McCarver (1,3rd inning off Martinez 2 on, 2 out); Mackanin (1,8th inning off Sykes 0 on, 1 out).  BK–Carlton (10).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Joe West, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:07.  A–18,458.
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