Bill Buckner batted the Cubs to a 3-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before the Cardinals came back behind the hitting of Tony Scott and Jerry Mumphrey to win the second game, 5-4. In the opener, Buckner drove in all Cub runs, hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning and two-run double in the eighth. Bruce Sutter recorded his 26th save of the campaign.

In the nightcap, Scott belted a two-run homer and Mumphrey had three hits and two RBIs to pace the Redbird victory. Scott connected for the circuit following a single by George Hendrick in the second inning. After the Cards added a tally in the third, Mumphrey stroked a run-scoring single in the fifth and hit a sacrifice fly for the deciding run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .325      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Thompson rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .347
Scott cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Buckner 1b            4   1   3   3     0   0   .282
Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .334      Kingman lf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .295
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .303        Biittner lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ontiveros 3b          1   0   0   0     2   0   .274
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Oberkfell 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .309        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .122      Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Simmons c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .322        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Foote c             0   1   0   0     1   0   .236

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   5             Totals               28   3   5   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0
Doubles: Hernandez (29), Templeton (22), Buckner (25)
Home Runs: Buckner (10)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez 2 (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(9-5)         7.1   4   3   3   4   4   1  29   3.07
Knowles                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.80
Littell                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.02
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   5   1  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    7     7   2   2   1   4   0  29   4.41
Hernandez W(3-1)        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.43
Sutter SV(26)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.21
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dave Pallone


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock lined to center;
Scott singled to right; Hernandez doubled to left [Scott
scored]; Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Kennedy
singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Reitz forced Kennedy
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson walked; Buckner singled
to right [Thompson to third]; Kingman struck out; Martin flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell walked; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton
grounded out (second to first) [Oberkfell to third]; Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Dillard
lined to center; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
singled to second; Hendrick forced Hernandez (second to
shortstop); Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Lamp popped to second; De Jesus grounded out (second
to first); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (second
to first); Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner homered; Kingman struck out; Martin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros walked; Dillard singled to
center [Ontiveros to third]; Blackwell popped to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: BIITTNER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Templeton
doubled to left; Brock grounded out (first unassisted)
[Templeton to third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick struck out; Kennedy grounded out (first
to pitcher); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Biittner
struck out; Martin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell singled to second; Martinez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oberkfell to second];
Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros walked; DILONE RAN FOR ONTIVEROS; On a bunt
Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory; HENDERSON BATTED
FOR BLACKWELL; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); FOOTE REPLACED LAMP (PLAYING C );
Scott singled to third; Hernandez grounded out (second to first)
[Scott to second]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first);
Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Foote walked; On a bunt De Jesus made an out to first;
Thompson singled to right [Foote to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Buckner doubled to left [Foote scored,
Thompson scored]; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first);
LITTELL REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); SIMMONS REPLACED KNOWLES
(PLAYING C ); Martin struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell grounded out (second to
first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.