St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 2 1
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Iorg rf 4 0 0 1
Scott cf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 2 0 1 0
  Tyson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph 1 0 1 0
  Oberkfell pr 0 0 0 0
Phillips 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 1 1 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 1
Thompson cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
  Martin cf 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0
Murcer rf 2 1 2 0
Foote c 3 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 1
St. Louis 001 100 000272
Chicago 011 100 00x381
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (0-2) 6.0 7 3 2 1 3
  Bruno   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Sutter  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–Iorg (1), Reitz (1), Foote (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 2.  3B–St. Louis Forsch (1,off Lamp).  HR–Chicago DeJesus (1,3rd inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Hernandez (1,2nd base off Lamp/Foote).  CS–Brock (1,2nd base by Lamp/Foote).  WP–Forsch (1).  U-HP–Bill Lawson, 1B–Bob Nelson, 2B–Dick Cavanaugh, 3B–Dennis Riccio.  T–2:01.  A–9,117.
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