Cincinnati Reds 3 – 12 St. Louis Cardinals
21 July 1979 · STL09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13+ Batters in an Inning · 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 131 games |
| 35 | final score 12–3 | 1 in 361 games | |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Keith Hernandez | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 12 | 14 | 2 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Griffey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Driessen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Knight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesar Geronimo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vic Correll | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mike LaCoss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Tomlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hector Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike LaCoss | 2.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Tomlin | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mario Soto | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Keith Hernandez | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Dane Iorg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Tony Scott | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Terry Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ken Oberkfell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silvio Martinez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Brock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Martinez | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Darold Knowles | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Littell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |