St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 3, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0	6
CHC	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	4	8	1	3

loss:

P. Vuckovich(10-8)win: Chicago Cubs logo

R. Reuschel(10-7)save: Chicago Cubs logo

B. Sutter(24)

Scoring Summary

STLCHC

1Ted Simmons grounds into a force out, first baseman Bill Buckner to shortstop Ivan De Jesus. Lou Brock scores. Keith Hernandez out at 2nd. Ted Simmons to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
1Steve Dillard hits a home run (1). [1 run] 11
4Dave Kingman grounds out to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Steve Dillard scores. Bill Buckner to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 12
4Larry Biittner doubles (6) on a to right fielder Bernie Carbo. Bill Buckner scores. [1 run] 13
6Larry Biittner doubles (7) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Bill Buckner scores. [1 run] 14
8Ted Simmons singles on a to center fielder Miguel Dilone. Lou Brock scores. Keith Hernandez to 2nd. [1 run] 24

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Garry Templeton Sr.SS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.325
2Lou BrockLF	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	.320
Will McEnaneyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Keith Hernandez1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	.331
4Ted SimmonsC	1	4	0	2	0	0	2	.318
Mike TysonPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
Steve SwisherC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
5Bernie CarboRF	2	4	0	0	2	0	2	.308
6Tony ScottCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.272
7Ken Reitz3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.274
8Ken Oberkfell2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.309
9Pete VuckovichP	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.148
Jerry MumphreyPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.287
TOTAL	8	34	2	2	5	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Pete VuckovichRHP	7.0	8	4	4	6	1	40	3.77
Will McEnaneyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3.21
TOTAL	8.0	8	4	4	6	1	43	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Miguel DiloneCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.206
2Steve Dillard2B	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.277
3Bill Buckner1B	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.275
4Dave KingmanLF	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.294
5Larry BiittnerRF	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.301
6Steve Ontiveros3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.277
7Tim BlackwellC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.203
8Ivan De Jesus Sr.SS	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
9Rick ReuschelP	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.091
Bruce SutterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167



TOTAL	8	30	4	4	6	0	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Rick ReuschelRHP	7.2	8	2	2	2	1	38	3.88
Bruce SutterRHP	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	10	1.26
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	5	1	48	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCHC

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Garry Templeton out, shortstop Ivan De Jesus to first baseman Bill Buckner. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Lou Brock singles on a to right fielder Larry Biittner.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Lou Brock steals (9) 2nd base. Lou Brock to 3rd. Lou Brock advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Tim Blackwell.
00
WALK — Keith Hernandez walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Ted Simmons grounds into a force out, first baseman Bill Buckner to shortstop Ivan De Jesus. Lou Brock scores. Keith Hernandez out at 2nd. Ted Simmons to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Bernie Carbo singles on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Ted Simmons out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Dave Kingman to third baseman Steve Ontiveros. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Miguel Dilone out to right fielder Bernie Carbo. [1 out]
10
HOME RUN — Steve Dillard hits a home run (1). [1 run]
11
STRIKEOUT — Bill Buckner strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
11
BATTER OUT — Dave Kingman out to left fielder Lou Brock. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

STL

CHC

2Runs4

8Hits8

0Errors1

.235Batting Avg.267

34At Bats30

0Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks0

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts6

6Left on Base3

8Total Bases16

Game Details

Friday, August 3, 1979 · 4:33 AM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 31,409 (75.4%)

weather: 80 degrees, sunny