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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 19, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 19, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 19, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Lamp |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,117 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Bill Lawson 1B: Bob Nelson 2B: Dick Cavenaugh 3B: Dennis Riccio |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
Ken Boyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Scot Thompson | Center Fielder |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Barry Foote | Catcher |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Dennis Lamp | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Lamp
There goes Brock. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Forsch
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Forsch
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Forsch
Buckner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Forsch
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Forsch
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Forsch
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Iorg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Iorg. Ontiveros goes all the way around to score. Murcer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foote vs. Forsch
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lamp
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Lamp
Forsch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Forsch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Forsch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamp vs. Forsch
Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Forsch
De Jesus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Forsch
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Forsch
Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Forsch
Kingman hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Lamp
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Foote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hernandez scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Lamp
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Forsch
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Forsch
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Forsch
Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reitz. Murcer scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamp vs. Forsch
There's a wild pitch. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamp vs. Forsch
Lamp strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Lamp
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Forsch
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Forsch
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Forsch
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips catches it and throws to first to double up Thompson. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Forsch
Kingman hits a popup in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Forsch
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Forsch
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Forsch
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lamp
Mike Tyson pinch runs for Ken Reitz.
Phillips hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Lamp
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Carbo hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Bruno
Mike Tyson now playing second base. Mike Phillips now playing third base. Tom Bruno now pitching.
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bruno
Gene Clines pinch hits for Dennis Lamp.
Clines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Bruno
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Bruno
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutter
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutter
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Sutter
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Bruno
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Bruno
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Bruno
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Sutter
Jerry Martin now playing center field. Scot Thompson now playing left field.
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sutter
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Sutter
George Hendrick pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Sutter
Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for George Hendrick.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/19/1979 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 4 0 2 1 De Jesus I, ss 4 1 2 1 Templeton G, ss 4 0 0 0 Thompson S, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 1 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Iorg D, rf 4 0 0 1 Martin J, cf 0 0 0 0 Scott T, cf 4 0 1 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 0 1 0 Murcer B, rf 2 1 2 0 Tyson M, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Foote B, c 3 0 1 0 Hendrick G, ph 1 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, pr 0 0 0 0 Lamp D, p 2 0 0 0 Phillips M, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Clines G, ph 1 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 1 1 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Carbo B, ph 1 0 0 0 Bruno T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 31 3 8 1 St.Louis 001 100 000 -- 2 Chicago 011 100 00x -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Forsch B (L) 6.0 7 3 2 1 3 Bruno T 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lamp D (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 2 Sutter B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Iorg D, Foote B, Reitz K, Brock L DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 5 3B -- Forsch B HR -- De Jesus I SB -- Hernandez K CS -- Brock L WP -- Forsch B T -- 2:01 A -- 9117
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