Cardinals @ Giants
August 30, 1979

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Cardinals 2 4 2
Giants 3 6 2
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Cardinals 2 4 2
Giants 3 6 2

George Hendrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .304
OBP .667 .362
At Bats 3 424
Hits 2 129
• Singles 2 91
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 63

Ed Whitson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 1
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Candlestick Park - August 30, 1979
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Out
Ed Whitson
Dennis Littlejohn
Mike Ivie
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Terry Whitfield
Bill North
Larry Herndon
George Hendrick
Tom Herr

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 4 2 3
San Francisco Giants 3 6 2 5
Winning Pitcher Ed Whitson
Losing Pitcher Pete Vuckovich
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie McCovey
Attendance 5,136
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tom Herr pinch runs for Ted Simmons. There goes Herr. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Herr steals second.
Top 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Will McEnaney now pitching. Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Templeton strikes out.
Top 8 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich. Carbo strikes out.
Top 8 Rob Andrews now playing second base. Oberkfell 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 7 Willie McCovey pinch hits for Joe Strain. McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Littlejohn scores. There goes North trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 7 North takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Whitson bunts towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ivie takes first base on ball four. Strain moves to second.
Bottom 6 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 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.
Bottom 5 Whitson bunts towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Templeton strikes out.
Top 5 Vuckovich strikes out.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Brock chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Templeton. Templeton fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Templeton. Ivie goes all the way around to score. Whitfield moves all the way to home.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Strain hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scott hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Littlejohn.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Whitson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Templeton strikes out.
Top 2 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Scott scores. Reitz moves to second.
Top 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to home to get Simmons. Hendrick moves to third. Scott moves to second.
Top 2 Scott takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 2 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second.
Top 2 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ivie hits a line drive towards third. Reitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Templeton strikes out.