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Monday August 13, 1979
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Lou Brock became the 14th player in baseball history and second Cardinal to get 3,000 hits when he cracked singles in two trips to the plate in a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. The veteran left fielder sliced a single to left in the first inning and rammed a line drive off Cub pitcher Dennis Lamp's hand in the fourth frame. Lamp sustained a bruised hand and was forced to leave the game.

The Redbirds won the contest in the ninth when a one-out single by Ken Reitz, a hit batsman and a pinch-single by Dane Iorg loaded the bases before Garry Templeton delivered a sacrifice fly to score Tom Herr, pinch-runner for Reitz, with the winning tally. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Monday, August 13, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  1
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     2   0   .277      Templeton ss          4   1   1   1     0   1   .335
Thompson rf,cf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .332      Brock lf              2   0   2   0     0   0   .326
  Vail ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .351        Scott ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Dilone cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .339
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Kingman lf            4   0   3   0     0   1   .302      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .300
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .276      Mumphrey cf,lf        3   0   2   0     1   0   .330
Martin cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Herr pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Oberkfell 2b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .311
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Vuckovich p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .153
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Dillard 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .354        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Iorg ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner rf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .306

Totals               33   2   8   2     5   4             Totals               32   3  10   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 44,457
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Buckner, Reitz
Doubles: Dillard (5), Biittner (8), Kingman (13), Hernandez (34), Oberkfell (12)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (2), Hernandez (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Vail (2), Templeton (3)
GIDP: Martin (9)
Hit by Pitch: Oberkfell (2,by Hernandez)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    3     4   2   1   0   2   0  11   4.29
Capilla                 2.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  11   5.23
Caudill                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.78
Hernandez L(4-2)        2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0  10   5.49
Sutter                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.41
Totals                  8.2  10   3   2   2   6   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich               6     7   2   2   4   3   0  28   3.75
McEnaney                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.06
Littell W(8-3)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.96
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Buckner walked; Kingman singled to third
[Buckner to second]; Ontiveros walked [Buckner to third, Kingman
to second]; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Brock singled to
left [Templeton to third]; Hernandez hit into a double play
(third to first) [Brock out at third (first to shortstop),
Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Foote flied out to left; Dillard reached on an error
by Reitz [Dillard to second]; Lamp grounded out (second to
first) [Dillard to third]; De Jesus walked; Thompson lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Mumphrey
singled to center; Reitz hit into a double play (center to
first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner flied out to center; Kingman singled to left;
Ontiveros flied out to center; Martin singled to shortstop
[Kingman to second]; Kingman was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Vuckovich struck out; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Foote popped to shortstop; Dillard grounded out (third
to first); Lamp popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to pitcher; Lou Brock's 3000th
hit; CAPILLA REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Hernandez forced
Brock (first to shortstop); Hernandez was picked off and caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by Buckner; assist
by Capilla); Simmons was called out on strikes; Hendrick singled
to center [Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Mumphrey singled to
right [Hendrick to second]; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus walked; Thompson struck out; Buckner forced
De Jesus (third to second); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell walked; Vuckovich out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton flied
out to center [Oberkfell to third]; SCOTT BATTED FOR BROCK;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 6TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros singled to left; Martin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; Foote flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to center; Simmons flied out to
left; CAUDILL REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); BIITTNER REPLACED
CAPILLA (PLAYING RF); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Hendrick flied out to center; Mumphrey was walked intentionally;
Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 7TH: Dillard doubled to left; Biittner doubled to left
[Dillard scored]; De Jesus singled to right [Biittner to third];
MCENANEY REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Vail lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Biittner
scored]; Buckner flied out to right; Kingman doubled to left [De
Jesus to third]; Ontiveros was walked intentionally; HENDERSON
BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Henderson flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); DILONE
REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); Oberkfell doubled to left; CARBO
BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Carbo grounded out (second to first)
[Oberkfell to third]; Templeton was called out on strikes; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 2.

CUBS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Foote flied out to
center; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus flied out to left; Dilone struck out; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
singled to center; HERR RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell was hit by a
pitch [Herr to second]; Debut game for Tom Herr; SUTTER
REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); IORG BATTED FOR LITTELL; Iorg
singled to center [Herr to third, Oberkfell to second];
Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Herr scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.



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