St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
July 31, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 4, San Francisco Giants 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 5 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 2 3 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 3 1
Iorg lf 1 1 0 0
  Landrum ph 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 2
Phillips ss 4 0 2 0
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
Sykes p 1 0 0 0
  Otten p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Ramsey ss 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 1 1 0
Pettini 3b 3 1 1 0
Clark rf 1 2 1 0
Herndon lf 5 1 2 4
Evans 1b 4 1 2 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 2
LeMaster ss 4 0 0 0
Sadek c 1 0 0 0
Hargesheimer p 2 0 0 0
  Strain ph 1 0 1 0
  Lavelle p 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 9 6
St. Louis 030 000 0104103
San Francisco 300 000 21x692
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes   5.2 4 3 3 8 2
  Otten   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Urrea  L (3-1) 1.0 4 3 2 3 2
  Kaat   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
12
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hargesheimer   6.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Lavelle  W (4-5) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Minton   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Holland  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5

  E–Oberkfell (5), Durham (1), Reitz (7), Pettini (1), Sadek (5).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (24,off Hargesheimer); Hendrick (23,off Lavelle), San Francisco Evans (12,off Urrea); Stennett (11,off Urrea).  HR–San Francisco Herndon (7,1st inning off Sykes 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Sykes (3,off Hargesheimer); Scott (4,off Lavelle); Pettini 2 (2,off Sykes,off Urrea); Sadek (2,off Sykes).  IBB–Sadek (3,by Urrea); Clark (9,by Urrea); Stennett (5,by Littlefield).  CS–North (14,3rd base by Sykes/Simmons).  WP–Hargesheimer (1).  BK–Holland (2).  IBB–Urrea 2 (5,Sadek,Clark); Littlefield (5,Stennett).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:58.  A–9,982.
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