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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