Steve Dillard hit his fourth homer in the last eight games with the Cubs and added a pair of doubles to lead the way to a 7-3 victory over the Cardinals, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. Roy Thomas, who started for the Cards, shut out the Cubs until the sixth inning when Dillard led off with his homer. Bill Buckner followed with a circuit clout in the seventh.

Dillard doubled in the eighth and scored when Bruce Sutter bunted and Cardinal reliever George Frazier threw wildly on a sacrifice. The Cubs then put the decision away with four runs in the ninth, with Dillard doubling for his third RBI of the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  4  -   7 10  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3 12  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   3   .277      Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   1   .335
Thompson rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .336      Brock lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .320
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .289        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dilone pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .206        O'Brien p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Martin cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Mumphrey rf,lf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .326
  Biittner ph,lf      1   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Hernandez 1b          4   1   3   1     1   1   .342
Dillard 2b            4   3   3   3     0   0   .342      Scott cf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .270
Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Sutter p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .312
                                                          Thomas p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Carbo ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .277

Totals               37   7  10   6     0   5             Totals               37   3  12   2     3  10

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 47,354
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Cardinals 12
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Buckner, Sutter, Frazier
Doubles: Ontiveros (18), Martin (27), Dillard 2 (4), Kingman (11), Brock (10)
Home Runs: Dillard (4), Buckner (12)
Stolen Bases: Sutter (1), Dilone (7), Templeton (18), Hernandez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutter (2), Mumphrey (6), Thomas (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(12-7)        6.2   7   0   0   2   6   0  29   3.62
Sutter SV(27)           2.1   5   3   2   1   4   0  13   1.43
Totals                  9    12   3   2   3  10   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas L(1-2)           7     4   2   2   0   5   2  25   3.35
Frazier                 0.1   1   1   0   0   0   0   3   3.92
Knowles                 1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.92
O'Brien                 0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6  40.50
Totals                  9    10   7   6   0   5   2  38

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
third to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton stole
second; Brock walked; Mumphrey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Templeton to third, Brock to second]; Simmons popped
to second; Hernandez walked; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz singled to center; Oberkfell forced Reitz
(second to shortstop); Thomas reached on an error by Buckner on
a sacrifice bunt [Oberkfell to second, Thomas to first];
Templeton struck out; Brock forced Thomas (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Foote popped to first; Dillard grounded out (third to
first); Reuschel flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Simmons
singled to right; Hernandez singled to right [Simmons out at
third (right to third), Hernandez to second (on throw to 3b)];
Scott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded
out (first to pitcher); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz struck out; Oberkfell singled to center;
Thomas struck out; Templeton forced Oberkfell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
doubled to left; Martin flied out to center; Foote grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock doubled to second; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (first unassisted)
[Brock to third]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Dillard homered; Reuschel grounded out (second to
first); De Jesus struck out; Thompson grounded out (second to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott lined to first; Reitz flied out to right;
Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner homered; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); Ontiveros flied out to center; Martin doubled to right;
Foote flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: CARBO BATTED FOR THOMAS; Carbo lined to left;
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to
center; SUTTER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Mumphrey walked
[Brock to second]; Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FRAZIER REPLACED
BROCK (PITCHING); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Dillard doubled to left; Sutter reached on an error by Frazier
on a sacrifice bunt [Dillard scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sutter
to first]; Sutter stole second; De Jesus grounded out (pitcher
to first); KNOWLES REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); Thompson lined
to second; Buckner flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole
second; Scott struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oberkfell singled to right [Hernandez scored]; Carbo
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kingman doubled to left; DILONE RAN FOR KINGMAN;
Dilone stole third; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first);
O'BRIEN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); BIITTNER BATTED FOR MARTIN;
Biittner singled to left [Dilone scored]; Foote singled to left
[Biittner to second]; Dillard doubled to center [Biittner
scored, Foote scored]; Sutter singled to right [Dillard scored];
De Jesus lined to left; Thompson popped to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIITTNER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Templeton singled to third; IORG
BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Iorg struck out; Mumphrey singled to center
[Templeton to second]; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Templeton to third, Mumphrey to second]; Hernandez singled to
pitcher [Templeton scored, Mumphrey scored (error by Sutter)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.