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 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    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.