St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 4, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	12	2	9
CHC	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	-	8	11	0	10

loss:

J. Denny(5-9)win: Chicago Cubs logo

M. Krukow(9-6)save: Chicago Cubs logo

B. Sutter(25)

Scoring Summary

STLCHC

1Keith Hernandez singles on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Garry Templeton scores. Lou Brock to 2nd. [1 run] 10
1Jerry Mumphrey walks. Lou Brock scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. Ted Simmons to 2nd. [1 run] 20
1Ken Oberkfell walks. Keith Hernandez scores. Ted Simmons to 3rd. Jerry Mumphrey to 2nd. [1 run] 30
3Bill Buckner doubles (24) on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Ivan De Jesus scores. Steve Dillard to 3rd. [1 run] 31
3Dave Kingman out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder George Hendrick. Steve Dillard scores. [1 run] [1 out] 32
3Steve Ontiveros out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Bill Buckner scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 33
4Garry Templeton doubles (21) on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. John Denny scores. Garry Templeton to 3rd. [1 run] 43
4Dave Kingman hits a home run (37). Mike Krukow scores. Bill Buckner scores. [3 runs] 46
5Mike Krukow singles on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Tim Blackwell scores. [1 run] 47
7Ted Simmons singles on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Lou Brock scores. Keith Hernandez to 2nd. [1 run] 57
7George Hendrick singles on a to center fielder Jerry Martin. Keith Hernandez scores. Ted Simmons to 2nd. [1 run] 67
8Bill Buckner reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Garry Templeton. Steve Dillard scores. Missed catch error by left fielder Lou Brock. [1 run] 68

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Garry Templeton Sr.SS	2	5	1	1	0	0	1	.325
2Lou BrockLF	3	5	2	0	0	0	1	.325
3Keith Hernandez1B	2	4	2	1	1	1	0	.333
4Ted SimmonsC	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	.323
Mike TysonPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
5George HendrickRF	1	4	0	1	1	0	3	.304
George FrazierP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dane IorgRF	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.289
6Jerry MumphreyCF	0	4	0	1	1	1	4	.280
7Ken Reitz3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.271
8Ken Oberkfell2B	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	.309
9John DennyP	0	1	1	0	1	1	3	.118
Roy ThomasP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Bernie CarboPH-RF	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	.293
Will McEnaneyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mark LittellP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	12	38	6	6	9	4	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
John DennyRHP	5.0	10	7	7	1	5	1	47	4.96
Roy ThomasRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	4.40
George FrazierRHP	1.1	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	3.98
Will McEnaneyLHP	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.21
Mark LittellRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	3.04
TOTAL	8.0	11	8	7	3	6	1	66	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ivan De Jesus Sr.SS	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.279
2Steve Dillard2B	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	.280
3Bill Buckner1B	2	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	.278
4Dave KingmanLF	2	4	1	4	2	0	1	3	.296
5Larry BiittnerRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.292
Willie HernandezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Dick TidrowP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Barry FooteC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
6Jerry MartinCF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.292
7Steve Ontiveros3B	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.275
8Tim BlackwellC	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	.208
Bruce SutterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
9Mike KrukowP	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.366
Scot ThompsonRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.348


TOTAL	11	32	8	7	3	6	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike KrukowRHP	6.2	7	5	5	5	3	0	48	3.72
Willie HernandezLHP	0.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	5.53
Dick TidrowRHP	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	3.75
Bruce SutterRHP	1.2	2	0	0	3	0	0	13	1.23

TOTAL	8.3	12	6	6	9	4	0	72	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Garry Templeton singles on a to left fielder Dave Kingman.
00
SINGLE — Lou Brock singles on a to right fielder Larry Biittner. Garry Templeton to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Keith Hernandez singles on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Garry Templeton scores. Lou Brock to 2nd. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Ted Simmons singles on a to right fielder Larry Biittner. Lou Brock to 3rd. Keith Hernandez to 2nd.
10
STRIKEOUT — George Hendrick strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
WALK — Jerry Mumphrey walks. Lou Brock scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. Ted Simmons to 2nd. [1 run]
20
STRIKEOUT — Ken Reitz strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
WALK — Ken Oberkfell walks. Keith Hernandez scores. Ted Simmons to 3rd. Jerry Mumphrey to 2nd. [1 run]
30
STRIKEOUT — John Denny strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Ivan De Jesus out, third baseman Ken Reitz to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [1 out]
30
BATTER OUT — Steve Dillard out, third baseman Ken Reitz to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [2 outs]
30
SINGLE — Bill Buckner singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick.
30
SINGLE — Dave Kingman singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Bill Buckner to 3rd.
30
FORCEOUT — Larry Biittner grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Garry Templeton. Dave Kingman out at 2nd. Larry Biittner to 1st. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

STL

CHC

6Runs8

12Hits11

2Errors0

.316Batting Avg.344

38At Bats32

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In7

4Walks6

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts3

9Left on Base10

13Total Bases15

Game Details

Saturday, August 4, 1979 · 4:33 AM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 29,720 (71.4%)

weather: 70 degrees, sunny