Cardinals @ Cubs
August 5, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 9 1
Cubs 4 9 1
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Cardinals 5 9 1
Cubs 4 9 1

Ken Henderson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .302
OBP 1.000 .448
At Bats 1 53
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 5

Mark Littell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 5
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Wrigley Field - August 5, 1979
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Mark Littell
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Jerry Mumphrey
Tony Scott
Bernie Carbo
Ken Henderson
Steve Ontiveros

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 9 1 6
Chicago Cubs 4 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Forsch
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save Mark Littell
Game Winning RBI Tony Scott
Attendance 35,769
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dave Kingman pinch hits for Steve Dillard. Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tyson moves to second.
Top 9 Carbo strikes out.
Top 9 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Ken Henderson now playing left field. Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Larry Biittner. Mark Littell now pitching. Bernie Carbo now playing right field. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Bill Caudill. Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a line drive towards the mound. Caudill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Steve Ontiveros now playing third base. Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reitz tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Templeton is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Forsch bunts towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third. Tyson moves to second.
Top 7 Tyson takes first base on ball four. Reitz moves to second.
Top 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 6 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bill Caudill now pitching. Simmons hits a popup towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson.
Bottom 5 Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson scores. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 5 Templeton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Forsch bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. Tyson moves to second.
Top 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards second. Dillard scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. Templeton scores.
Top 3 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third.
Top 3 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Dillard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin strikes out.
Top 2 Forsch hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 1 Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.