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August 13, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 1
Cardinals 2 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 1
Cardinals 3 10 1

Garry Templeton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .335
OBP .250 .353
At Bats 4 474
Hits 1 159
• Singles 1 116
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 13
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 40

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 28
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Busch Stadium - August 13, 1979
Out
Bruce Sutter
Barry Foote
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Miguel Dilone
Larry Biittner
Garry Templeton
Dane Iorg
Ken Oberkfell
Tom Herr

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 8 1 10
St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Mark Littell
Losing Pitcher Guillermo Hernandez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Garry Templeton
Attendance 44,457
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herr tags and scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mark Littell. Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herr moves to third. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tom Herr pinch runs for Ken Reitz. Oberkfell is hit by the pitch. Herr moves to second.
Bottom 9 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dilone strikes out.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Littell covering, for the out.
Top 8 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mark Littell now pitching. Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Templeton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Will McEnaney. Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Miguel Dilone now playing center field. Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Bill Caudill. Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ontiveros is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Kingman reaches second base with a double. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 7 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Will McEnaney now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Scot Thompson. Vail hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biittner tags and scores.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third.
Top 7 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Dillard scores.
Top 7 Dillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Dillard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mumphrey is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Bill Caudill now pitching. Larry Biittner now playing right field. Scot Thompson now playing center field. Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Tony Scott now playing center field. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tony Scott pinch hits for Lou Brock. Scott strikes out.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Vuckovich bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kingman strikes out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Thompson strikes out.
Top 5 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Simmons is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 That's a pickoff. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Doug Capilla now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Lamp hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foote hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vuckovich strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kingman. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Reitz applying the tag.
Top 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kingman moves to second.
Top 3 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a fly ball towards right. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Mumphrey.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hendrick is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dillard moves to third.
Top 2 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Dillard moves to second.
Top 2 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with De Jesus covering. It's a double play. Templeton scores.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Kingman moves to second.
Top 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to second.
Top 1 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.