Cardinals @ Cubs
August 3, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 8 0
Cubs 4 8 1
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Cardinals 2 8 0
Cubs 4 8 1

Ken Oberkfell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .310
OBP .000 .374
At Bats 3 187
Hits 0 58
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 18

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 23
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Wrigley Field - August 3, 1979
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Strikeout
Bruce Sutter
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Miguel Dilone
Larry Biittner
Ken Oberkfell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 8 0 6
Chicago Cubs 4 8 1 3
Winning Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher Pete Vuckovich
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Dave Kingman
Attendance 31,409
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oberkfell strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Reitz hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Will McEnaney now pitching. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Steve Swisher now catching. Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McEnaney, and towards Templeton, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Carbo strikes out.
Top 8 Mike Tyson pinch runs for Ted Simmons. Bruce Sutter now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to third. Tyson moves to second.
Top 8 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Top 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dilone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Blackwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Blackwell reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out.
Top 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 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 7 Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores.
Bottom 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. Templeton moves to second.
Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kingman for the out. Dillard scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Dillard moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Carbo strikes out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a line drive into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dilone strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Reuschel bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Brock hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oberkfell 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 Reitz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Simmons trying to get to third. Kingman throws the ball in to Ontiveros, who tags Simmons for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock scores.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.