Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 1 1
Thompson rf 3 0 1 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 1
  Tidrow p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 1 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 2 1
  Dilone pr 0 1 0 0
  Blackwell c 0 1 0 0
Dillard 2b 2 1 2 1
McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 2 0
Brock lf 5 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 1
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 1
Oberkfell 2b 2 0 0 0
Fulgham p 2 1 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Chicago 000 100 310581
St. Louis 001 100 001392
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen   5.1 7 2 2 3 4
  Hernandez  W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tidrow   2.1 2 1 1 2 2
  Sutter  SV (28) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  L (4-4) 6.1 6 4 3 3 5
  McEnaney   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Littell   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Frazier   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
8

  E–Ontiveros (14), Brock (6), Fulgham (2).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Kingman (12,off Fulgham); Foote (17,off Fulgham); Vail (5,off McEnaney), St. Louis Brock (11,off McGlothen); Templeton (24,off Tidrow).  SH–Dillard (3,off Fulgham).  IBB–Dillard (3,by Fulgham); Simmons (16,by McGlothen).  SB–Dilone (8,2nd base off Fulgham/Simmons); Brock (12,2nd base off McGlothen/Foote).  WP–Littell (5).  BK–McGlothen (1).  IBB–McGlothen (4,Simmons); Fulgham (3,Dillard).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:43.  A–40,995.
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