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Wednesday September 19, 1979
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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   2  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Thompson cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Mumphrey lf,rf        5   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Kingman lf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .289      Scott cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .261
Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Hendrick rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Brock ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Martin rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     2   1   .176        Hernandez ph,1b     1   1   1   1     0   0   .342
Kelleher 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Iorg 1b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .291
Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .233        Herr pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Swisher c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .149
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Simmons ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Oberkfell 2b,3b       4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Fulgham p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .132
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               33   3   5   3     2   5             Totals               36   2   8   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 11,162
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Cardinals 6
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Iorg (9), Scott (22)
Triples: Hernandez (11)
Home Runs: Kingman 2 (47), Martin (19)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (26)
Caught Stealing: Scott (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (8)
GIDP: Ontiveros (18), Kelleher (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                7     4   0   0   2   2   0  25   4.59
Sutter W(6-6)           2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   2.13
Tidrow SV(4)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.50
Totals                 10     8   2   2   2   4   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham L(9-6)          9     5   3   3   2   4   3  34   2.66
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.25
Totals                 10     5   3   3   2   5   3  36

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (6)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Fred Brocklander


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled to left; Kingman flied out to right; Biittner flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted);
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott walked; Scott
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick walked; Reitz lined into a double play
(second to first) [Hendrick out at first]; Iorg doubled to
right; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Iorg to third]; Swisher was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher lined to center; Holtzman struck out; De
Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell lined to shortstop; Fulgham grounded
out (third to first); Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Kingman homered;
Biittner grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey flied out to right; Scott flied out to
right; Hendrick singled to left; Reitz forced Hendrick (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Martin flied out to right; Blackwell was called out on
strikes; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Swisher
singled to left; Oberkfell struck out; Fulgham forced Swisher
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 6TH: Holtzman struck out; De Jesus popped to second;
Thompson reached on an error by Templeton [Thompson to first];
Kingman forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mumphrey lined to center; Scott popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
struck out; Martin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
grounded out (catcher to first); Iorg singled to second; SIMMONS
BATTED FOR SWISHER; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Blackwell walked;
Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blackwell to
second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Buckner grounded out
(second to first) [Blackwell to third]; De Jesus flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Oberkfell
singled to left; Fulgham struck out; Templeton forced Oberkfell
(third to second); Templeton stole second; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 9TH: Thompson lined to left; Kingman homered; Biittner
singled to right; Ontiveros grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Biittner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott doubled to left; BROCK BATTED FOR HENDRICK;
Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to third];
HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR REITZ; Hernandez tripled to left [Scott
scored]; Iorg singled to right [Hernandez scored]; HERR RAN FOR
IORG; Simmons struck out; Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 10TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Martin homered; Blackwell walked; LITTELL REPLACED
FULGHAM (PITCHING); On a bunt Kelleher grounded into a double
play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Blackwell out at second];
HENDERSON BATTED FOR SUTTER; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 10TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); CARBO
BATTED FOR LITTELL; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first);
Templeton popped to second; Mumphrey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.



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