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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Thompson cf 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 2 2 2
Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin rf 4 1 1 1
Blackwell c 2 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 0 0
Mumphrey lf,rf 5 0 0 0
Scott cf 3 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 2 0 1 0
  Brock ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Iorg 1b 4 0 3 1
  Herr pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Swisher c 2 0 1 0
  Simmons ph,c 2 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Fulgham p 3 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Chicago 000 100 001 1350
St. Louis 000 000 002 0281
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   7.0 4 0 0 2 2
  Sutter  W (6-6) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Tidrow  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  L (9-6) 9.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Littell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
5
3
3
2
5

  E–Templeton (33).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Iorg (9,off Holtzman); Scott (22,off Sutter).  3B–St. Louis Hernandez (11,off Sutter).  HR–Chicago Kingman 2 (47,4th inning off Fulgham 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Fulgham 0 on, 1 out); Martin (19,10th inning off Fulgham 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Kelleher (8,off Fulgham).  SB–Templeton (26,2nd base off Sutter/Blackwell).  CS–Scott (16,2nd base by Holtzman/Blackwell).  WP–Holtzman (6).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:29.  A–11,162.
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