Cubs @ Cardinals
August 12, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 8 1
Cardinals 3 9 2
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Cubs 5 8 1
Cardinals 3 9 2

George Hendrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .500 .365
At Bats 3 368
Hits 1 111
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 39
RBI’s 0 54

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 27
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Busch Stadium - August 12, 1979
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Strikeout
Bruce Sutter
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry Martin
Ken Henderson
George Hendrick
Keith Hernandez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 8 1 6
St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 2 11
Winning Pitcher Guillermo Hernandez
Losing Pitcher John Fulgham
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Ivan De Jesus
Attendance 40,995
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hendrick strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton scores.
Bottom 9 Brock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dillard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Templeton reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Tidrow 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 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 9 George Frazier now pitching. Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mark Littell. Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Reitz is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Dillard hits a line driveBrock throws the ball in to Reitz who tags Dillard trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Blackwell scores.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Blackwell moves to second.
Top 8 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Martin strikes out.
Top 8 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Henderson now playing right field. Dick Tidrow now pitching. Tim Blackwell now catching. Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Mark Littell now pitching. Kingman 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 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vail moves to third.
Top 7 Will McEnaney now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Scot Thompson. Vail hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Vail reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dillard scores. De Jesus moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez. Henderson strikes out.
Top 7 Dillard bunts towards the mound. Fulgham juggles the ball. That's an error on Fulgham. Dilone scores. Dillard moves to second.
Top 7 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Barry Foote. There goes Dilone. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Dilone steals second.
Top 7 Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fulgham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 The umpire calls a balk on McGlothen Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros juggles the ball. That's an error on Ontiveros.
Top 6 Martin strikes out.
Top 6 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McGlothen, and towards De Jesus, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Buckner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fulgham strikes out.
Bottom 4 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Mumphrey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Fulgham covering, for the out.
Top 4 Dillard is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Foote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Foote reaches second base with a double. Kingman scores.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a line drive off the glove of Templeton, and into shallow left field. Kingman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Brock. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fulgham scores. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fulgham moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fulgham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez catches it and steps on first to double up Thompson.
Top 3 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McGlothen strikes out.
Top 2 Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foote moves to second.
Top 2 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Templeton bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.