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Padres
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres, played on June 9, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 9, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 9, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Vuckovich |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 26,695 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Fred Brocklander |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Dan Briggs | First Baseman |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Lou Brock | 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 |
Pete Vuckovich | Pitcher |
Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 9, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Vuckovich
Richards hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Vuckovich
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Vuckovich
There goes Smith. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Vuckovich
Smith is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Vuckovich
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Rasmussen
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Rasmussen
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Rasmussen
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Rasmussen
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Tellmann
Tom Tellmann now pitching.
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Tellmann
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Tellmann
There goes Scott. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reitz vs. Tellmann
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Scott scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Tellmann
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Vuckovich
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Vuckovich
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Vuckovich
Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vuckovich vs. Tellmann
Vuckovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Tellmann
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Tellmann
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Tellmann covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Vuckovich
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Vuckovich
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tellmann vs. Vuckovich
Tellmann 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
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tellmann
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Tellmann
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tellmann
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Tellmann
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Tellmann
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Vuckovich
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Vuckovich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Vuckovich
Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Tellmann
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner who is chasing the ball. Oberkfell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vuckovich vs. Tellmann
Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tellmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Templeton vs. Tellmann
Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Lolich
Mickey Lolich now pitching.
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Vuckovich
Turner hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Vuckovich
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Vuckovich
Briggs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Vuckovich
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lolich
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lolich
Hendrick hits a popup towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Vuckovich
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Vuckovich
Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Vuckovich
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Vuckovich
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winfield vs. Vuckovich
Winfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Richards scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Turner vs. Vuckovich
Turner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Vuckovich
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Vuckovich
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Kinney
Dennis Kinney now pitching.
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Kinney
Mike Tyson pinch hits for Ken Oberkfell.
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vuckovich vs. Kinney
Vuckovich strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Vuckovich
Mike Tyson now playing second base.
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Vuckovich
Almon hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Vuckovich
Bill Fahey pinch hits for Dennis Kinney.
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. D'Acquisto
John D'Acquisto now pitching.
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. D'Acquisto
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. D'Acquisto
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. D'Acquisto
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Vuckovich
Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field.
Richards 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 -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Vuckovich
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Vuckovich
Winfield strikes out. There goes Smith. The throw from Simmons to second, and Smith is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. D'Acquisto
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. D'Acquisto
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. D'Acquisto
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyson vs. D'Acquisto
Tyson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vuckovich vs. D'Acquisto
Vuckovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Vuckovich
Turner strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Vuckovich
Tenace hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Vuckovich
Briggs 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/9/1979 -- San Diego at St.Louis (N) San Diego AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Richards G, cf 3 1 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 1 Smith O, ss 4 1 3 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Winfield D, rf 4 1 1 1 Mumphrey J, lf 0 0 0 0 Turner J, lf 4 1 2 3 Hernandez K, 1b 4 2 2 0 Tenace G, c 4 0 2 0 Simmons T, c 3 2 1 2 Briggs D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 1 2 1 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Scott T, cf 4 1 1 1 Almon B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 2 Rasmussen E, p 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 2 1 1 0 Tellmann T, p 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0 Vuckovich P, p 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinney D, p 0 0 0 0 Fahey B, ph 1 0 0 0 D'Acquisto J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 8 4 34 7 10 7 San Diego 000 004 000 -- 4 St.Louis 402 100 00x -- 7 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Rasmussen E (L) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 Tellmann T 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 Lolich M 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Kinney D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 D'Acquisto J 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Vuckovich P (W) 9.0 8 4 4 1 6 DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- San Diego 2, St.Louis 5 2B -- Winfield D, Hendrick G 3B -- Oberkfell K HR -- Simmons T, Turner J SB -- Smith O, Scott T CS -- Smith O T -- 2:17 A -- 26695
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