The Cubs capitalized on two errors and edged the Cardinals, 3-2. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when Bobby Murcer drew a base on balls, advanced to third on a single by Barry Foote and scored on a wild throw by Cardinal third baseman Ken Reitz.

The Cubs' first tally in the second inning also resulted from an error. Steve Ontiveros singled, went to third when left fielder Lou Brock misplayed ball for a two-base error and tallied on a single by Murcer. The Cubs' other run come on a homer by Ivan DeJesus in the third. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Thursday, April 19, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Cubs 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 De Jesus ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .275 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Thompson cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .471 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Iorg rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .211 Martin cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .354 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Reitz 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .378 Murcer rf 2 1 2 0 1 0 .273 Tyson pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Foote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Hendrick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Oberkfell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Phillips 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Forsch p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 3 3 Totals 31 3 8 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 9,117 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 2 Errors: Iorg, Reitz, Foote Triples: Forsch (1) Home Runs: De Jesus (1) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (1) Caught Stealing: Brock (1) GIDP: Phillips (1), Iorg (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(0-2) 6 7 3 2 1 3 1 25 4.58 Bruno 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 8 3 2 1 3 1 32 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp W(1-0) 7 6 2 2 2 2 0 27 2.13 Sutter SV(2) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Forsch (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Dick Cavenaugh, 3B - Dennis Riccio CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros singled to left; Murcer singled to right [Ontiveros scored (error by Iorg) (unearned) (no RBI), Murcer to third]; Foote grounded out (first to second); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz walked; Phillips grounded into a double play (second to first) [Reitz out at second]; Forsch tripled to left; Brock singled to right [Forsch scored]; Templeton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus homered; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner singled to left; Kingman popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to third; Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez stole second [Hernandez to third (error by Foote)]; Iorg reached on a fielder's choice [Hernandez scored]; Scott singled to center [Iorg to second]; Reitz struck out; Phillips forced Scott (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros flied out to right; Murcer walked; Foote singled to right [Murcer to third]; Sizemore reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer scored (no RBI), Foote out at third (third to first to pitcher to second to third)]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Lamp struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Brock flied out to left; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Thompson singled to center; Buckner hit into a double play (second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez popped to third; Simmons walked; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Kingman popped to catcher; Ontiveros grounded out (second to pitcher); Murcer singled to right; Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Scott flied out to left; Reitz singled to left; TYSON RAN FOR REITZ; Phillips lined to third; CARBO BATTED FOR FORSCH; Carbo made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PHILLIPS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BRUNO REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); CLINES BATTED FOR LAMP; Clines popped to second; De Jesus singled to left; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to left; Hernandez walked; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to left; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Iorg flied out to center; Scott struck out; HENDRICK BATTED FOR TYSON; Hendrick singled to left; OBERKFELL RAN FOR HENDRICK; Phillips grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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