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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 16, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 16, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 23,118 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Steve Swisher | Catcher |
Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
Ken Boyer | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
John Curtis | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 16, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Curtis
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Curtis
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Curtis
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Curtis
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Martinez
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Martinez
There goes North. The throw from Swisher and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Martinez
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. North tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Martinez
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Curtis
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Curtis
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Curtis
Swisher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Martinez
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Martinez
Whitfield hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Martinez
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Martinez
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Curtis vs. Martinez
Curtis hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Curtis
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Curtis
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Curtis
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Curtis
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Andrews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Martinez
North strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Martinez
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Martinez
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Martinez
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Curtis
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Curtis
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Curtis
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Martinez
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Martinez
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Martinez
Hill hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Martinez
Curtis hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Curtis
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Curtis
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Curtis
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Martinez
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Martinez
Andrews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. McEnaney
Ken Oberkfell now playing second base. Will McEnaney now pitching.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. McEnaney
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. McEnaney
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Curtis
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Curtis
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Curtis's glove, towards Andrews, who fields it, throws to second, with LeMaster covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Curtis
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. McEnaney
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. McEnaney
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Curtis vs. McEnaney
Curtis bunts between the mound and first base. McEnaney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Curtis for the out. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
North vs. McEnaney
North is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Andrews vs. Bruno
Tom Bruno now pitching.
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeMaster tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Bruno
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Curtis
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Curtis
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Curtis
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Curtis
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Curtis
There's a wild pitch. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Curtis
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bruno
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bruno
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bruno
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Bruno
LeMaster strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Curtis
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Roger Freed pinch hits for Tom Bruno.
Freed hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Curtis
Oberkfell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Curtis
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Littell
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Littell
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Curtis
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Curtis
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Curtis
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Curtis
Scott hits a popup towards first. Ivie makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Ivie. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Curtis
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1979 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0 North B, cf 4 1 1 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 0 1 0 Andrews R, 2b 2 0 0 2 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 3 2 1 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 2 Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Swisher S, c 3 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 2 1 Tyson M, 2b 2 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 1 0 0 McEnaney W, p 0 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Bruno T, p 0 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 3 0 0 0 Freed R, ph 1 0 1 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0 Martinez S, p 1 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 1 30 6 7 6 St.Louis 000 000 100 -- 1 San Francisco 102 111 00x -- 6 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Martinez S (L) 4.2 5 5 5 2 2 McEnaney W 0.2 1 1 0 2 0 Bruno T 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 Littell M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Curtis J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 6 E -- Swisher S, Andrews R, Templeton G 2, Evans D, Ivie M DP -- San Francisco 2 LOB -- St.Louis 5, San Francisco 7 2B -- Evans D, Clark J, Whitfield T HR -- McCovey W, Whitfield T SB -- North B SH -- Curtis J SF -- Andrews R 2 WP -- Curtis J T -- 2:21 A -- 23118
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