Cardinals @ Giants
June 15, 1979

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Cardinals 6 10 1
Giants 6 13 4
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Cardinals 6 10 1
Giants 9 14 4

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .271
OBP .333 .329
At Bats 5 133
Hits 1 36
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 9
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 1 26

Darold Knowles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 5
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Candlestick Park - June 15, 1979
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Home Run
Darold Knowles
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Phillips
Ken Oberkfell
Garry Templeton
Jerry Mumphrey
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Willie McCovey
Jack Clark
Larry Herndon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 6 10 1 8
San Francisco Giants 9 14 4 11
Winning Pitcher Gary Lavelle
Losing Pitcher Darold Knowles
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie McCovey
Attendance 12,770
Time of Game 3 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 13 Clark is walked intentionally.
Bottom 13 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 13 Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 13 Max Venable pinch hits for Gary Lavelle. Venable hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Venable for the out.
Top 13 Phillips strikes out. There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Sadek to LeMaster, and Oberkfell is out.
Top 13 Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 13 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 12 Sadek hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Evans strikes out.
Top 12 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 12 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 McCovey hits a line drive towards right. Hendrick catches it and throws to Templeton to double up Andrews.
Bottom 11 Clark is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 11 Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Darold Knowles now pitching. Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Will McEnaney. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Carbo strikes out.
Top 11 Templeton is walked intentionally.
Top 11 Mumphrey hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for Ken Reitz. Phillips bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Andrews covering, for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 11 Randy Moffitt now pitching. Reitz is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 10 Hector Cruz pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McEnaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. LeMaster moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 10 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Bottom 9 Will McEnaney now pitching. McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Andrews moves to third.
Bottom 9 Clark takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 9 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Tom Bruno now pitching. Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Roger Freed pinch hits for Mark Littell. Freed strikes out.
Top 9 Templeton strikes out.
Top 9 Mike Sadek now catching. Dave Roberts now pitching. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Madlock pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Mark Littell now pitching. Madlock hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Ivie pinch hits for Marc Hill. Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 8 LeMaster is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Whitfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Whitfield reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Mike Phillips now playing second base. Evans strikes out.
Top 8 Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Iorg strikes out.
Top 8 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reitz for the out. Simmons scores. Scott moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 There goes Scott. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Andrews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Simmons moves to third.
Top 8 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Larry Herndon now playing center field. Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Schultz covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. North tags and scores.
Bottom 7 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. North moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes North. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. North steals second.
Bottom 7 Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Buddy Schultz now pitching. North takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it and throws to home to double up Brock.
Top 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster misplays the ball. That's an error on LeMaster. Templeton goes all the way around to score. Brock moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews.
Bottom 6 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitfield tags and scores.
Bottom 6 LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 6 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. LeMaster fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 6 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Simmons scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Top 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Templeton hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. There goes Andrews trying to get to second. Brock throws the ball in to Reitz who relays the ball to Tyson who tags Andrews for the out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North moves to second.
Bottom 5 North takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Nastu strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Vuckovich hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tyson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LeMaster strikes out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield strikes out.
Bottom 4 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hendrick for the out.
Top 4 Simmons strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to third.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Brock goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Andrews moves to third.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 3 There goes North. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag.
Bottom 3 North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hill scores.
Bottom 3 Nastu bunts towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Hill reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Vuckovich strikes out.
Top 3 Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nastu fires to first and has Scott trapped. There's the throw to LeMaster who tags Scott for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 North takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out. Hill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hernandez out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Templeton strikes out.