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A run-scoring single by Tony Scott enabled the Cardinals to outlast the Cubs, 3-2, in a 14-inning marathon. With one out, Keith Hernandez stroked a double, Ted Simmons received an intentional base on balls and, after the second out, Scott delivered his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 18, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 0 Cubs 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 6 0 3 0 0 3 .259 De Jesus ss 5 1 2 0 1 2 .250 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Templeton ss 6 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez 1b 6 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Simmons c 5 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg rf,lf 6 1 3 0 0 0 .267 Murcer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Dimmel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Buckner 1b 7 0 2 0 0 1 .200 Scott cf,rf 6 1 2 1 0 1 .364 Kingman lf 5 0 2 2 1 2 .300 Reitz 3b 6 0 1 1 0 0 .371 Ontiveros 3b 5 0 0 0 1 2 .241 Phillips 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Thompson rf 6 0 2 0 0 0 .538 Tyson ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Martin cf 6 0 0 0 0 3 .219 Vuckovich p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Foote c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .192 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Dillard pr,2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Vail ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hendrick ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Totals 51 3 13 3 1 8 Totals 50 2 12 2 6 12 Time of Game: 3:28 Attendance: 12,825 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 13 DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 3 Doubles: Iorg (2), Hernandez (4), Thompson (3), Kingman (2) Triples: Buckner (1) Stolen Bases: Dillard (1) Caught Stealing: Tyson (1), De Jesus 2 (2) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (2) GIDP: Hernandez 2 (2), Martin (3) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich 6 9 2 2 2 4 0 27 2.50 Schultz 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.91 Littell 3.2 1 0 0 3 6 0 14 0.00 Bruno W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00 Knowles SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 Totals 14 12 2 2 6 12 0 57 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel 9 9 2 2 0 3 0 34 4.03 Hernandez 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 9 5.79 Moore L(0-1) 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 2.84 Totals 14 13 3 3 1 8 0 52 Passed Balls: Simmons (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Bill Lawson, 2B - Joe Maher, 3B - Dick Cavenaugh CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled; Templeton forced Brock (shortstop to second); Hernandez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Sizemore struck out while De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Buckner tripled to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Thompson doubled to right [Ontiveros to third]; Martin grounded out (third to first); Foote popped to shortstop; Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz popped to shortstop; Phillips flied out to left; Vuckovich singled to right; Brock singled [Vuckovich to second]; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded out (third to first); Kingman doubled to right [De Jesus scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons flied out to center; Iorg doubled to right; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Thompson made an out to first; Martin struck out; Foote popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to second; Phillips grounded out (catcher to first); Vuckovich popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Reuschel lined to third; De Jesus singled to right; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore singled to left; Buckner singled [Sizemore to second]; Kingman singled to left [Sizemore scored, Buckner to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to left; Templeton forced Brock (shortstop unassisted); Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Thompson made an out to pitcher; Martin struck out; Foote singled to left; Reuschel forced Foote (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons made an out to first; Iorg singled to right; Scott singled to left [Iorg to second]; Reitz singled to right [Iorg scored, Scott to third]; Phillips grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Scott scored, Reitz to second]; CARBO BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Carbo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); De Jesus struck out; Sizemore flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Thompson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons made an out to first; Iorg singled to left; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Iorg to second]; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Martin struck out; Foote singled to left; DILLARD RAN FOR FOOTE; VAIL BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Vail singled to left [Dillard to third]; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); De Jesus struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 10TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BLACKWELL REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING C ); TYSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Tyson singled to right; Littell struck out; Tyson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 10TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Buckner struck out; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 11TH: Templeton singled to left; Hernandez lined into a double play (third to second) [Templeton out at second]; Simmons popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 11TH: Thompson singled to left; Martin grounded into a double play (first to second) [Thompson out at second]; Dillard walked; Dillard stole second; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Dillard to third]; Blackwell walked; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 12TH: Iorg flied out to center; Scott was called out on strikes; Reitz popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 12TH: CLINES BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Clines was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman walked; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 13TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Tyson popped to shortstop; HENDRICK BATTED FOR LITTELL; Hendrick flied out to center; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 13TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); IORG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BRUNO REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Thompson flied out to center; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 14TH: Templeton struck out; Hernandez doubled; Simmons was walked intentionally; Iorg forced Simmons (shortstop to second) [Hernandez to third]; Scott singled to left [Hernandez scored, Iorg to second]; Reitz made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 14TH: DIMMEL REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Blackwell walked; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blackwell to second]; MURCER BATTED FOR MOORE; Murcer flied out to right [Blackwell to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2. |
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