San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 18, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1980 at Busch Stadium II. 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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San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 0 0
Herndon lf 4 3 2 0
Clark rf 3 1 0 1
Evans 3b 5 1 2 1
May c 4 2 3 4
Ivie 1b 5 0 0 0
Strain 2b 3 0 1 1
LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0
  Whitfield ph 0 0 0 1
  Pettini ss 0 0 0 0
Ripley p 2 0 1 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 0 0
  Holland p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 1 2 1
Templeton ss 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 2 3 1
Hendrick cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Durham rf 3 0 1 0
  Scott cf 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips 3b 1 1 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 2 1 2 2
Martinez p 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 1 0 0 0
  Seaman p 0 0 0 0
  Otten p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6
San Francisco 100 100 0248101
St. Louis 010 200 3107121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ripley   4.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Griffin   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Lavelle   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Minton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Holland  W (3-2) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   4.0 5 2 2 1 0
  Urrea   3.1 3 2 2 0 3
  Littlefield   0.2 0 3 2 5 0
  Seaman  L (2-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Otten   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
7
3

  E–Holland (2), Phillips (6).  DP–San Francisco 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Evans (11,off Martinez); May (11,off Martinez); Strain (5,off Seaman), St. Louis Hernandez (24,off Lavelle).  3B–San Francisco Herndon 2 (4,off Martinez,off Urrea), St. Louis Simmons (1,off Ripley).  HR–San Francisco May (6,9th inning off Seaman 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Strain (6,off Martinez); Urrea (2,off Lavelle).  SF–Clark (5,off Urrea); Oberkfell (1,off Holland).  IBB–Pettini (1,by Otten); Oberkfell (7,by Ripley).  HBP–Reitz (2,by Ripley).  BK–Lavelle (2).  HBP–Ripley (1,Reitz).  IBB–Ripley (4,Oberkfell); Otten (3,Pettini).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:55.  A–18,950.
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