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Sunday August 5, 1979
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    0  2  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  1
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     1   0   .326      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Mumphrey lf           4   0   3   2     0   0   .291      Thompson rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .351
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .331      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .282
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Biittner lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Hendrick rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .303        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Scott cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .274      Martin cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .288
Reitz 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .266      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Tyson 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .214      Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Carbo rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Kelleher 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
                                                            Ontiveros ph,3b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .273
                                                          Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Henderson ph,lf     2   0   1   0     0   0   .296

Totals               32   5   9   5     3   2             Totals               34   4   9   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 35,769
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 5
DP: Cardinals 3, Cubs 2
Errors: Tyson, De Jesus
Doubles: Buckner (26)
Home Runs: Scott (4), Martin (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Mumphrey (3)
GIDP: Simmons (6), Reitz (10), Buckner (10), Dillard (1), De Jesus (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(5-10)          7.2   9   4   4   1   1   1  31   4.73
Littell SV(6)           1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.94
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   1   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(6-9)         5     7   4   4   1   0   1  21   4.80
Caudill                 3     0   1   0   2   1   0  12   4.34
McGlothen               1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.44
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   2   1  38

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey singled to left; Hernandez grounded out (second to
first) [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson singled to left
[De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [De Jesus to third, Thompson out
at second]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Scott homered
[Hendrick scored]; Reitz grounded out (second to first); Tyson
flied out to right; Forsch lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin struck out; Foote grounded out (third to
first); Dillard walked; Kelleher forced Dillard (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey singled to
center [Templeton to third]; Hernandez forced Mumphrey (second
to shortstop) [Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus
grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick walked; Scott forced Hendrick (second to
shortstop); Reitz grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs
0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner popped to shortstop; Biittner singled to
shortstop; Martin homered [Biittner scored]; Foote lined to
center; Dillard grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to second; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Templeton
popped to second; Mumphrey singled to center [Tyson scored,
Mumphrey to second (on throw to home)]; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); SIZEMORE
BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); De
Jesus reached on an error by Tyson [De Jesus to first]; Thompson
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: CAUDILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Simmons
popped to third; Hendrick popped to shortstop; Scott was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); Biittner
flied out to left; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz reached on an error by De Jesus [Reitz to
first]; Tyson walked [Reitz to second]; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reitz to third, Tyson to
second]; Templeton was walked intentionally; Mumphrey lined out
on a sacrifice fly to center [Reitz scored (unearned)];
Hernandez lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Foote singled to left; Dillard grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Foote out at second];
ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Ontiveros flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick lined to pitcher;
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Henderson singled; De
Jesus grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Henderson out at second]; Thompson singled to left;
Buckner doubled to right [Thompson scored]; Biittner singled to
right [Buckner scored]; DILONE RAN FOR BIITTNER; LITTELL
REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); CARBO REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING
RF); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); HENDERSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Reitz flied out to center; Tyson
singled to shortstop; Carbo struck out; Templeton singled to
left [Tyson to second]; Mumphrey forced Templeton (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Foote flied out to center; KINGMAN BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Kingman flied out to center; Ontiveros walked; Henderson forced
Ontiveros (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.



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