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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 3, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Fulgham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Lamp |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 31,120 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: (none) 3B: Dutch Rennert |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| John Fulgham | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scot Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Steve Macko | Second Baseman |
| Dennis Lamp | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Fulgham
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fulgham
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Fulgham
Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Fulgham
Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lamp
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fulgham vs. Lamp
Fulgham takes first base on ball four. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Mumphrey scores. Oberkfell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Lamp
There goes Templeton. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Templeton steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Fulgham
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fulgham
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Fulgham
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lamp
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Lamp
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macko vs. Fulgham
Macko hits a line drive towards the mound. Fulgham reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamp vs. Fulgham
Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Fulgham
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
Oberkfell hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fulgham vs. Lamp
Fulgham strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fulgham
Thompson bunts towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Fulgham covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Fulgham
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Fulgham
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Fulgham
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fulgham
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Fulgham
Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macko vs. Fulgham
Macko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamp vs. Fulgham
Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lamp
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Lamp
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Fulgham
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fulgham
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Fulgham
Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Fulgham
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fulgham vs. Lamp
Fulgham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Fulgham
Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Fulgham
Martin hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seibert vs. Fulgham
Kurt Seibert pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
Seibert strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lamp
Bruce Kimm now catching.
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lamp
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lamp
Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macko vs. Fulgham
Macko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Fulgham
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Dennis Lamp.
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Fulgham
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fulgham vs. Tidrow
Fulgham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Tidrow
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Tidrow
There goes Templeton. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. Templeton steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Tidrow
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fulgham
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Fulgham
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Fulgham
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Larry Biittner.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thompson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Fulgham
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1979 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 5 0 1 1 De Jesus I, ss 3 0 0 0
Brock L, lf 5 0 2 0 Thompson S, rf 4 1 2 0
Hernandez K, 1b 2 1 1 0 Biittner L, 1b 4 0 2 0
Simmons T, c 3 0 1 1 Dilone M, pr 0 0 0 0
Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, rf 3 1 1 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Martin J, cf 2 0 0 0
Oberkfell K, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0
Fulgham J, p 3 0 0 0 Seibert K, ph 1 0 0 0
Kimm B, c 0 0 0 0
Macko S, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lamp D, p 2 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 30 1 5 0
St.Louis 011 000 000 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham J (W) 9.0 5 1 0 2 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp D (L) 8.0 6 2 2 5 2
Tidrow D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lamp D, Templeton G
DP -- St.Louis 3, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 4
SB -- Templeton G 2, Hernandez K
T -- 2:18
A -- 31120
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