St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 16, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1980 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 3, San Francisco Giants 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 1 0
Scott cf 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Iorg lf 4 1 1 1
Kennedy c 4 0 1 0
Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0
Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 0 0 0 1
  Herr pr,2b 1 0 1 0
Forsch p 4 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
McCovey 1b 2 1 1 1
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Hill c 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 1 0
  Sadek pr 0 1 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 1
  Ivie ph 1 0 1 0
  Metzger pr 0 1 0 0
Halicki p 2 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  North ph 1 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 1 2
Totals 32 4 8 4
St. Louis 000 000 201391
San Francisco 000 100 012481
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (2-3) 8.1 7 4 4 1 5
  Littell   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
8
4
4
1
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki   6.1 5 2 2 1 5
  Minton   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Holland  W (1-0) 2.0 4 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
9

  E–Kennedy (3), Clark (1).  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (7,off Halicki); Reitz (7,off Holland), San Francisco Ivie (4,off Forsch).  3B–San Francisco Clark (2,off Forsch).  SF–McCovey (2,off Forsch).  HBP–Whitfield (1,by Forsch).  SB–Scott (5,2nd base off Halicki/Hill).  CS–Templeton (6,2nd base by Halicki/Hill).  HBP–Forsch (1,Whitfield).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:47.  A–16,860.
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