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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 9, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 9, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 33,262 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Tony Scott | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Doug Rau | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 9, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Rau
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Rau
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Rau
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Rasmussen
Lopes hits a line drive towards the mound. Rasmussen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Rasmussen
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rasmussen
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Rasmussen
Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rau
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rau
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rau
Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rau
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Rasmussen
Garvey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rasmussen
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Rasmussen
Monday hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scott. Monday reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yeager vs. Rasmussen
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rau vs. Rasmussen
Rau hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rau
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Rau
Rasmussen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Rau
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Rasmussen
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Rasmussen
The umpire calls a balk on Rasmussen Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Rasmussen
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Rasmussen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Rasmussen
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Rasmussen
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Rau
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Rau
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rau
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rasmussen
Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Rasmussen
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Rasmussen
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rau vs. Rasmussen
Rau bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Baker scores. Yeager moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Rasmussen
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rau
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Rau
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Rau
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Rau
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Rau
Roger Freed pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reitz moves to third. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brock vs. Rau
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Rau covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Urrea
John Urrea now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Urrea
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Urrea
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Urrea
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Rau
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Rau
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rau
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Rau
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Urrea
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Urrea
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Urrea
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rau
Glenn Burke now playing left field.
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rau
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rau
Tyson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Urrea
Rau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Urrea
Lopes bunts towards the mound. Urrea fields it and throws to first for the out. Rau moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Urrea
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Urrea
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Rau
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for John Urrea.
Sutherland hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Rau
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burke. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Rau
Templeton hits a line drive off the glove of Russell, and into shallow left field. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Forster
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morales vs. Forster
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Littell
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Littell
Burke hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Littell
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Forster
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Forster
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Forster
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Forster, and towards Lopes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Forster
Steve Swisher pinch hits for Mark Littell.
Swisher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1978 -- St.Louis at Los Angeles (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 3 1 1 1
Simmons T, c 3 0 1 0 Cey R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Morales J, cf 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 2 1 Baker D, lf 2 1 1 0
Scott T, rf 4 0 0 0 Burke G, lf 1 0 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0
Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 3 0 1 0
Freed R, ph 1 0 1 0 Rau D, p 2 0 1 1
Urrea J, p 0 0 0 0 Forster T, p 0 0 0 0
Sutherland G, ph 1 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Swisher S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 8 1 29 3 8 3
St.Louis 010 000 000 -- 1
Los Angeles 101 100 00x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (L) 4.0 5 3 3 2 3
Urrea J 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Littell M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Rau D (W) 7.1 7 1 1 0 4
Forster T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Monday R, Baker D, Brock L, Templeton G
HR -- Smith R, Reitz K
SH -- Rau D, Lopes D
SF -- Cey R
Balk -- Rasmussen E
T -- 2:17
A -- 33262
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