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St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants

1980-07-31 Β· Night game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 9982 Β· 2:58

San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–4. San Francisco Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Gary Lavelle earned the win and Al Holland picked up the save. Larry Herndon went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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SLN030000010410
SFN3000002169

W: Gary Lavelle   L: John Urrea   SV: Al Holland

Umpires β€” HP: Charlie Williams Β· 1B: Paul Pryor Β· 2B: John McSherry Β· 3B: Joe West Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Scott400001
Ken Oberkfell400010
Leon Durham500001
Ted Simmons423000
George Hendrick413100
Dane Iorg110021
Ken Reitz401200
Mike Phillips402000
Bob Sykes100001
Keith Smith101000
Terry Kennedy100001
Keith Hernandez100000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bill North211030
Joe Pettini311001
Jack Clark121040
Larry Herndon512400
Darrell Evans412010
Rennie Stennett401210
Johnnie LeMaster400011
Mike Sadek100020
Alan Hargesheimer200001
Joe Strain101000
Gary Lavelle100001

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Sykes5.2482
Jim Otten0.1100
John Urrea1.0432
Jim Kaat0.2000
John Littlefield0.1010

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Alan Hargesheimer6.0733
Gary Lavelle1.0300
Greg Minton1.2001
Al Holland0.1001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Scott: K
  • Ken Oberkfell: 53
  • Leon Durham: 43

Bot 1

  • Bill North: W
  • Joe Pettini: 54(1)/FO
  • Jack Clark: W.1-2
  • Larry Herndon: HR/9.2-H;1-H
  • Darrell Evans: S8
  • Rennie Stennett: 9
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 6(1)/FO

Top 2

  • Ted Simmons: D/F78S
  • George Hendrick: S7.2-H
  • Dane Iorg: W.1-2
  • Ken Reitz: S7.2-H;1-2
  • Mike Phillips: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Bob Sykes: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Bob Sykes: K
  • Tony Scott: 43
  • Ken Oberkfell: 43

Bot 2

  • Mike Sadek: 4/P
  • Alan Hargesheimer: 63
  • Bill North: 7

Top 3

  • Leon Durham: 13
  • Ted Simmons: S8
  • George Hendrick: 8
  • Dane Iorg: K

Bot 3

  • Joe Pettini: K
  • Jack Clark: W
  • Larry Herndon: 54(1)/FO
  • Darrell Evans: 43

Top 4

  • Ken Reitz: FLE2
  • Ken Reitz: 7
  • Mike Phillips: S8
  • Bob Sykes: 14/SH.1-2
  • Tony Scott: 53

Bot 4

  • Rennie Stennett: 9
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 9
  • Mike Sadek: FLE3
  • Mike Sadek: W
  • Alan Hargesheimer: K

Top 5

  • Ken Oberkfell: W
  • Leon Durham: 7
  • Ted Simmons: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

  • Bill North: S8
  • Joe Pettini: 14/SH.1-2
  • Jack Clark: CS3(25)
  • Jack Clark: W
  • Larry Herndon: E5.1-2
  • Darrell Evans: W.2-3;1-2
  • Rennie Stennett: 8

Top 6

  • George Hendrick: S8
  • Dane Iorg: W.1-2
  • Ken Reitz: 5/LDP.2X2(54)
  • Mike Phillips: 7

Bot 6

  • Johnnie LeMaster: W
  • Mike Sadek: 34/SH.1-2
  • Joe Strain: S9/F89S.2XH(92);B-2(THH)
  • Bill North: W
  • Joe Pettini: S8/L8S.2XH(82);1-2

Top 7

  • Keith Smith: S8/L8
  • Tony Scott: 34/BG34S/SH.1-2
  • Ken Oberkfell: 6/P6
  • Leon Durham: 53/G5

Bot 7

  • Jack Clark: S6/G56
  • Larry Herndon: 7/F7
  • Darrell Evans: D7/G5L.1-3
  • Rennie Stennett: D7/G5L.3-H;2-H
  • Johnnie LeMaster: K
  • Mike Sadek: IW
  • Gary Lavelle: K

Top 8

  • Ted Simmons: S8/G6M
  • George Hendrick: D9/F89XD.1-3
  • Terry Kennedy: K
  • Ken Reitz: 63/G6MS.3-H;2-3
  • Mike Phillips: 31/G34

Bot 8

  • Bill North: W
  • Joe Pettini: 3E4/BG23/TH1/SH.1-3;B-2
  • Jack Clark: IW
  • Larry Herndon: S9/L9L.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Darrell Evans: 32(3)3/GDP/G34S.2-3;1-2
  • Rennie Stennett: IW
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 5/L5

Top 9

  • Keith Hernandez: 7/L7
  • Tony Scott: 6/L6
  • Ken Oberkfell: E5/G56S
  • Leon Durham: BK.1-2
  • Leon Durham: K

Notes & reviews

  • Strain injured his shoulder sliding head-first into Simmons blocking the plate.
  • Temperature was now around 55 degrees