Bob Sykes, making his first N.L. start, pitched six innings to receive credit for the victory as the Cardinals blanked the Cubs, 7-0. The scoring began in the third inning on a single by Sykes, his first major league hit, and homer by Lou Brock, the veteran outfielder's first circuit clout since 1977. A double by Keith Hernandez and homer by George Hendrick in the same inning produced two more tallies. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     10, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  4    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   7  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Brock lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .222
Sizemore 2b           2   0   1   0     3   0   .455        Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Buckner 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .077        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kingman lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .455        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .100      Templeton ss          3   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   1     0   1   .429
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   3   .100      Hendrick cf           2   2   1   2     2   1   .273
McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott rf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .571
  Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .500
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sykes p               3   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Thompson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .667        Dimmel lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     7   7             Totals               32   7   8   7     5   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,190
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Cardinals 6
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Ontiveros (2), Hernandez (2)
Triples: Hernandez (1), Scott (2)
Home Runs: Brock (1), Hendrick (1)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (1), Scott (2), Tyson (1)
GIDP: De Jesus 2 (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(0-1)        4     4   4   4   3   4   2  19   9.00
Burris                  0.1   2   3   3   2   0   0   5  27.00
Moore                   1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.08
Lamp                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.80
Totals                  8     8   7   7   5   7   2  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(1-0)            6     5   0   0   2   3   0  24   0.00
Bruno                   2     2   0   0   3   4   0  11   0.00
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   7   7   0  39

Umpires: HP - Tom Fleming, 1B - Bob Hantak, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Pete Negri


CUBS 1ST: Debut for umpires Tom Fleming and Pete Negri;
De Jesus was called out on strikes; Sizemore singled to left;
Sizemore stole second; Buckner struck out; Kingman flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Ontiveros
singled to left; Martin flied out to right; Foote struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to shortstop; Hendrick walked;
Scott forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); Scott stole second;
Reitz walked; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen reached on an error by Tyson; De Jesus
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[McGlothen out at second]; Sizemore walked; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sykes singled; Brock homered [Sykes scored];
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez doubled
to right; Simmons flied out to right [Hernandez to third];
Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored]; Scott was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to right; Ontiveros doubled to right; Martin popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson walked; Tyson stole
second; Sykes struck out; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 5TH: Foote singled to right; CLINES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN;
Clines singled [Foote to second]; De Jesus grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foote to third,
Clines out at second]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: BURRIS REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Templeton
walked; Hernandez tripled to left [Templeton scored]; Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick walked; Scott tripled
to center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored]; MOORE REPLACED
BURRIS (PITCHING); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 7.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to center; Kingman walked; Murcer
forced Kingman (right to shortstop); Ontiveros flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sykes grounded out (first to pitcher); Brock
singled; Templeton forced Brock (second to shortstop); Hernandez
lined to right; 53 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 7TH: BRUNO REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); DIMMEL REPLACED SYKES
(PLAYING LF); Martin singled to right; Foote was called out on
strikes; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MOORE; Thompson walked [Martin to
second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Sizemore walked
[Martin to third, Thompson to second]; Buckner flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: LAMP REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick struck out; Scott
singled to right; Reitz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 8TH: Kingman singled; Murcer walked [Kingman to second];
Ontiveros flied out to center [Kingman to third]; Martin struck
out; Foote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dimmel
grounded out (second to first); IORG BATTED FOR BRUNO; Iorg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR
LAMP; Vail walked; De Jesus lined into a double play (second to
first) [Vail out at first]; Sizemore walked; Buckner lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.