Bill Buckner helped himself to four hits, including a two-run homer in the first inning, to lead the Cubs to a 9-4 victory over the Cardinals. Buckner's homer snapped a string of 23 innings of scoreless pitching by Bob Sykes. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    16, 1980 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         2  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  3  -   9 15  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4  9  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           6   0   2   1     0   1   .274      Scott cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .230
Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .275      Templeton ss          5   2   3   0     0   0   .333
  Figueroa cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Buckner rf,lf         5   3   4   3     0   1   .322      Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .309
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .264      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .322
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Durham lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Johnson 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .249      Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Thompson pr,1b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .220      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Martin cf,rf          3   0   0   2     1   0   .243      Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .108
Blackwell c           4   2   1   0     1   1   .271        Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Tyson 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .247        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Krukow p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .216        Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Dillard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            1   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Bonds ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ramsey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .272

Totals               42   9  15   8     4   6             Totals               37   4   9   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 38,710
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Kelleher, Tyson, Templeton
Doubles: Tyson (13), Scott (11)
Triples: Blackwell (4)
Home Runs: Buckner (8)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (30), Martin (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Martin (6)
Hit by Pitch: Durham (1,by Krukow)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(8-12)          5     2   0   0   0   2   0  18   3.97
Hernandez               1.2   3   2   1   0   0   0   8   5.22
Tidrow                  1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.76
Sutter SV(26)           1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.31
Totals                  9     9   4   3   1   2   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(6-9)            3     4   3   3   3   2   1  16   4.35
Otten                   2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   7.09
Hood                    1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   2.83
Urrea                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.49
Littlefield             2     6   4   3   1   2   0  13   3.13
Totals                  9    15   9   8   4   6   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Krukow (7)
Wild Pitches: Hood (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Randle walked; Buckner
homered [Randle scored]; Kingman popped to shortstop; Johnson
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton
flied to left in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell
tripled to left; Tyson popped to shortstop; Krukow singled to
right [Blackwell scored]; De Jesus flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
popped to third in foul territory; Durham lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Randle lined to second; Buckner struck out; Kingman
walked; Johnson singled to right [Kingman to third]; Martin
walked [Johnson to second]; Blackwell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reitz struck out; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR SYKES; Phillips flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: OTTEN REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Tyson doubled to
left; Krukow flied out to left; De Jesus grounded out (first
unassisted) [Tyson to third]; Randle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Templeton singled to
pitcher; Mike Krukow hit on forehead; Hernandez flied out
to center; Simmons singled to left [Templeton to third];
Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to right; Kingman singled to right
[Buckner to second]; Johnson forced Kingman (shortstop to
second) [Buckner to third]; Martin hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Buckner scored]; Blackwell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Durham was hit by a pitch; Oberkfell flied out to
right; Reitz popped to shortstop; KENNEDY BATTED FOR OTTEN;
Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: HOOD REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Tyson flied out to
right; DILLARD BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Dillard struck out; De Jesus
singled to center; De Jesus stole second; Randle popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Scott
doubled to left; Templeton singled to second [Scott scored
(error by Tyson) (no RBI), Templeton to second]; Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Templeton scored (unearned)];
Hendrick flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner singled to right; Kingman grounded out (third
to first) [Buckner to second]; Hood threw a wild pitch [Buckner
to third]; URREA REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Johnson reached on a
fielder's choice; Martin forced Johnson (shortstop to second)
[Buckner scored]; Martin stole second; Blackwell popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Durham flied out to right; Oberkfell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz singled to left; BONDS BATTED FOR
URREA; TIDROW REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Bonds flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); Tyson singled
to center; Tidrow forced Tyson (first to shortstop); De Jesus
struck out; Randle singled to center [Tidrow to second]; Buckner
singled to right [Tidrow scored, Randle to third]; Kingman
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: FIGUEROA REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING CF); BUCKNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLEHER REPLACED KINGMAN
(PLAYING 3B); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to second;
Hernandez singled to right [Templeton to second]; Simmons flied
out to center [Templeton to third]; Hendrick singled to right
[Templeton scored, Hernandez to third]; SUTTER REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Durham singled to center [Hernandez scored, Hendrick
to second]; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 9TH: Johnson singled to left; THOMPSON RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Martin grounded out (third to first) [Thompson to second];
Blackwell was walked intentionally; Tyson singled to left
[Thompson scored, Blackwell scored (error by Templeton) (no
RBI), Tyson to second]; Sutter struck out; De Jesus singled to
left [Tyson scored (unearned)]; Figueroa lined to first; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); RAMSEY BATTED FOR
LITTLEFIELD; Ramsey grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
walked; Templeton reached on an error by Kelleher [Scott to
second, Templeton to first]; Hernandez forced Templeton (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Cardinals 4.