Giants @ Cardinals
August 18, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 4 9 0
Cardinals 3 6 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 4 9 0
Cardinals 3 7 1

Keith Hernandez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .338
OBP .333 .413
At Bats 3 461
Hits 1 156
• Singles 1 105
• Doubles 0 35
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 63
RBI’s 0 84

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 9 0
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Busch Stadium - August 18, 1979
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Vida Blue
Mike Sadek
Willie McCovey
Joe Strain
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Larry Herndon
Bill North
Jack Clark
Keith Hernandez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Templeton hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCovey strikes out.
Top 8 Clark hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roy Thomas now pitching. Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lou Brock pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Blue strikes out.
Top 7 Sadek bunts towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simmons strikes out.
Top 6 Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Clark. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Top 6 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blue fires to first and has Mumphrey trapped. There's the throw to Metzger who tags Mumphrey for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Blue hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sadek hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores.
Top 4 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott throws the ball in to Oberkfell who tags McCovey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clark moves to third.
Top 4 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 North hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out.
Bottom 2 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Vuckovich strikes out.
Top 2 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reitz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a line drive into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. Templeton goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Top 1 McCovey strikes out. There goes Clark. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Templeton. Strain scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 There goes Strain. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Strain steals second.
Top 1 Strain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 North hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.