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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 20, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Lamp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,133 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: Steve Fields |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scot Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Second Baseman |
| Dennis Lamp | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 20, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Martinez
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Martinez
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Martinez
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Martinez
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. De Jesus moves to third. Kingman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ontiveros vs. Martinez
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Kingman moves to third. Biittner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Martinez
Martin hits a line drive towards short. Templeton catches it and throws to first to double up Ontiveros. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Martinez
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Martinez
Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamp vs. Martinez
Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Martinez
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Martinez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Martinez
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
Oberkfell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Lamp
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lamp
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Martinez
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Martinez
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Martinez covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Martinez
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Martinez
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lamp
There goes Brock. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Martinez
Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamp vs. Martinez
Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Martinez
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Martinez
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Martinez
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Lamp
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Martinez
Biittner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Martinez
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Martinez
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Martinez
Foote hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lamp
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Lamp
There goes Templeton. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Martinez
Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamp vs. Martinez
Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Martinez
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Martinez
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Martinez
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lamp
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Hernandez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
There goes Scott. The throw from Foote and he is out, Kelleher applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Martinez
George Hendrick now playing right field.
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Martinez
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Martinez
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Martinez
Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Steve Ontiveros.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
Steve Dillard now playing third base.
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Lamp
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Lamp
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Martinez
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Martinez
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Martinez
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Dennis Lamp.
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1979 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 1 3 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson S, cf 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 3 1 1 0
Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 1 0
Biittner L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 1
Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 2 1 Iorg D, rf 3 0 1 0
Seibert K, pr 0 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 0 0 0 0
Dillard S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Scott T, cf 2 0 0 1
Martin J, rf 3 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Foote B, c 4 0 0 0 Herr T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Kelleher M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Martinez S, p 3 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Lamp D, p 3 0 0 0
Buckner B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 6 1 27 2 5 2
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 100 10x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp D (L) 8.0 5 2 1 1 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez S (W) 9.0 6 1 0 2 2
E -- Oberkfell K, Biittner L
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, St.Louis 2
SB -- Brock L, De Jesus I, Hernandez K
CS -- Templeton G, Scott T
T -- 1:52
A -- 14133
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