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Friday August 10, 1979
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .280      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .335
Thompson rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .344      Brock lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Mumphrey cf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .326
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez 1b          4   1   4   2     0   0   .338
Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .298      Carbo rf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .289
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .285        Hendrick rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .308
Caudill p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .149
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Biittner ph,1b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .297

Totals               33   3   7   3     1   9             Totals               34   5  10   5     2  11

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 49,467
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Hernandez (33)
Triples: De Jesus (7)
Home Runs: Kingman (39), Carbo (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (11), Hernandez (7)
GIDP: Buckner (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill L(0-4)          4.1   9   5   5   1   7   1  23   4.85
Tidrow                  2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  10   3.87
Capilla                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.75
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2  11   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(6-10)          7.1   6   2   2   1   7   0  29   4.62
Littell SV(7)           1.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   5   2.98
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   9   1  34

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson flied out to center;
Buckner walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock popped
to shortstop; Mumphrey singled to right; Hernandez singled to
center [Mumphrey to third]; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Foote flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Reitz
flied out to center; Oberkfell walked; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Sizemore singled to center; On a bunt Caudill struck
out; De Jesus tripled to center [Sizemore scored]; Thompson
singled to left [De Jesus scored]; Buckner forced Thompson
(first to shortstop); Kingman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Brock
singled to left; Brock stole second; Mumphrey singled to second
[Brock to third]; Hernandez singled to left [Brock scored,
Mumphrey to second]; Carbo flied out to right [Mumphrey to
third]; Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Martin struck out; Ontiveros struck out; Foote
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz struck out; Oberkfell struck out; Forsch
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Caudill
struck out; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton flied out to center; Brock singled to
center; Brock stole second; Mumphrey singled to center [Brock
scored, Mumphrey to second (on throw to home)]; Hernandez
doubled to right [Mumphrey scored]; Carbo homered [Hernandez
scored]; TIDROW REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING); Kennedy grounded
out (second to first); Reitz struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 6TH: Thompson flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell flied out to right; Forsch was called
out on strikes; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 7TH: Martin grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Foote singled to center;
Sizemore forced Foote (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to right;
Hernandez stole second; Carbo walked; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 8TH: HENDRICK REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); BIITTNER BATTED
FOR TIDROW; Biittner singled to center; De Jesus forced Biittner
(first to shortstop); Thompson singled to left [De Jesus to
second]; LITTELL REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Buckner grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Thompson out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAPILLA
REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Reitz lined to left; Oberkfell
flied out to left; Littell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 9TH: Kingman homered; Martin struck out; Ontiveros struck
out; Foote flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 5.



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