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Cardinals 8 @ Padres 7
San Diego Stadium
August 31, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 31, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The home team Padres were bested by the visiting Cardinals with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1979 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 8 H: 21 E: 0 LOB: 15
Runs: 8
Hits: 21
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
San Diego Padres
R: 7 H: 19 E: 0 LOB: 15
Runs: 7
Hits: 19
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 15
Winning PitcherDan O'Brien  
Losing PitcherBob Owchinko  
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Game Winning RBIKeith Hernandez 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1979 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamSan Diego Padres 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohn Denny  
Home Starting PitcherBob Shirley  
BallparkSan Diego Stadium 
CitySan Diego 
StateCA 
Attendance11,414 
Time of Game4 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Quick
1B: Paul Pryor
2B: Satch Davidson
3B: Ed Vargo

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Jerry Mumphrey  Left Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
George Hendrick  Right Fielder 
Tony Scott  Center Fielder 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Ken Oberkfell  Second Baseman 
John Denny  Pitcher 
Ken Boyer  Manager 

San Diego Padres Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Richards  Left Fielder 
Ozzie Smith  Shortstop 
Gene Tenace  First Baseman 
Dave Winfield  Right Fielder 
Kurt Bevacqua  Third Baseman 
Bill Fahey  Catcher 
Jim Wilhelm  Center Fielder 
Bill Almon  Second Baseman 
Bob Shirley  Pitcher 
Roger Craig  Manager 

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Cardinals 8 @ Padres 7
San Diego Stadium
August 31, 1979

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         Game of 8/31/1979 -- St.Louis at San Diego (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    San Diego          AB  R  H RBI
Templeton G, ss       8  1  3  3   Richards G, lf        8  0  1  0   
Mumphrey J, lf        7  1  2  1   Smith O, ss           7  1  1  0   
Hernandez K, 1b       8  0  3  1   Tenace G, 1b-c        7  1  2  0   
Simmons T, c          7  0  2  0   Winfield D, rf        4  2  1  3   
Hendrick G, rf        8  0  2  0   Bevacqua K, 3b-2b     7  1  2  0   
Scott T, cf           7  2  2  0   Fahey B, c            5  1  3  1   
Reitz K, 3b           3  2  2  0   Tolan B, pr-1b        2  1  1  0   
Herr T, pr-2b         1  1  1  0   Owchinko B, p         0  0  0  0   
Oberkfell K, 2b-3b    6  1  2  1   Wilhelm J, cf         6  0  4  1   
Denny J, p            2  0  0  1   Almon B, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   Turner J, ph          1  0  1  0   
Thomas R, p           1  0  0  0   D'Acquisto J, p       1  0  0  0   
Carbo B, ph           1  0  0  0   Gonzalez F, ph        0  0  0  0   
Littell M, p          0  0  0  0   Lee M, p              0  0  0  0   
Brock L, ph           1  0  1  1   Briggs D, ph          0  0  0  0   
McEnaney W, p         0  0  0  0   Lolich M, p           0  0  0  0   
Iorg D, ph            1  0  1  0   Kendall F, ph-1b      1  0  1  0   
Frazier G, p          0  0  0  0   Shirley B, p          0  0  0  0   
Swisher S, ph         1  0  0  0   Johnstone J, ph       1  0  1  1   
O'Brien D, p          0  0  0  0   Mura S, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Dade P, ph-3b         4  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     62  8 21  8                        56  7 19  7

St.Louis         020 400 000 100 001 --  8
San Diego        300 120 000 100 000 --  7

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Denny J               4.2  9  6  6  2  3
Knowles D*            0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Thomas R              2.1  1  0  0  0  2
Littell M             2.0  1  0  0  1  0
McEnaney W            2.0  2  1  1  2  1
Frazier G             2.0  2  0  0  2  0
O'Brien D (W)         2.0  3  0  0  0  2

  San Diego            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shirley B             4.0  9  6  6  1  4
Mura S                1.0  0  0  0  0  0
D'Acquisto J          5.0  5  1  1  2  2
Lee M                 2.0  3  0  0  1  1
Lolich M              2.0  2  0  0  0  0
Owchinko B (L)        1.0  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th

DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 15, San Diego 15
2B -- Tenace G, Brock L, Wilhelm J, Hernandez K
3B -- Templeton G
HR -- Winfield D
CS -- Templeton G
SH -- Shirley B, Oberkfell K, Wilhelm J, Smith O
SF -- Mumphrey J, Dade P
T -- 4:30
A -- 11414

    

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