Cardinals @ Giants
August 28, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 8 1
Giants 1 7 2
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Cardinals 2 8 1
Giants 1 7 2

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .236
OBP .333 .290
At Bats 3 233
Hits 1 55
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 24

Mark Littell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 8
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Candlestick Park - August 28, 1979
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Out
Mark Littell
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Jerry Mumphrey
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Roger Metzger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 8 1 8
San Francisco Giants 1 7 2 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Forsch
Losing Pitcher Bob Knepper
Save Mark Littell
Game Winning RBI George Hendrick
Attendance 18,836
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Evans 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 9 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Littell covering, for the out.
Top 9 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out.
Top 9 Littell strikes out.
Top 9 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. Reitz moves to third.
Top 9 Reitz hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 8 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 8 Strain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain misplays the ball. That's an error on Strain. Simmons moves to second.
Top 8 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mike Sadek now catching. Greg Minton now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Sadek pinch runs for Terry Whitfield. Mike Ivie pinch hits for Bob Knepper. Mark Littell now pitching. Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 7 Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn. Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnston scores. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnston moves to third.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Top 7 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reitz scores. Oberkfell moves to third.
Top 7 Forsch strikes out.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Johnston. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. Reitz moves to third.
Top 7 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Scott strikes out.
Top 7 Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Strain fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnston for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Simmons strikes out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Knepper covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott throws the ball in to Templeton who tags Herndon trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Knepper strikes out.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Forsch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnston. Forsch reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Oberkfell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Metzger 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 2 Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Strain. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Oberkfell applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Strain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Herndon. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Herndon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Templeton strikes out.