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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 11, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 11, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Thomas |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 47,354 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scot Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Roy Thomas | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 11, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Thomas
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Thomas
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Thomas, and towards Reitz, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Thomas
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Reuschel
There goes Templeton. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Templeton steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Reuschel
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Templeton moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Reuschel
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Thomas
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Thomas
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Thomas
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Reuschel
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Reuschel
Thomas bunts towards first. Buckner juggles the ball. That's an error on Buckner. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Reuschel
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Thomas
Foote hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Thomas
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Thomas
Reuschel hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Simmons trying to get to third. Thompson throws the ball in to Ontiveros, who tags Simmons for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Reuschel
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Thomas
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Thomas
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Thomas
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Reuschel
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Reuschel
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Thomas
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Thomas
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Thomas
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foote vs. Thomas
Foote 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
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuschel
Brock hits a line drive off the glove of Dillard, and into shallow right field. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Thomas
Dillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Thomas
Reuschel 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Thomas
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Thomas
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Reuschel
Scott hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Reuschel
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Thomas
Buckner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Thomas
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Thomas
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Thomas
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foote vs. Thomas
Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Reuschel
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Roy Thomas.
Carbo hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuschel
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Sutter
Simmons is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Frazier
Bernie Carbo now playing right field. George Frazier now pitching. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field.
Dillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Dillard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutter vs. Frazier
Sutter bunts towards the mound. Frazier juggles the ball. That's an error on Frazier. Dillard scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Frazier
There goes Sutter. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Sutter steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Frazier
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frazier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Knowles
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutter
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Sutter
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Sutter
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Sutter
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. Sutter
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Sutter
Carbo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Knowles
Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Kingman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Knowles
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Dave Kingman.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Dilone steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ontiveros vs. Knowles
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biittner vs. O'Brien
Dan O'Brien now pitching. Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jerry Martin.
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dilone scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. O'Brien
Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. O'Brien
Dillard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Dillard reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. Foote goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutter vs. O'Brien
Sutter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. O'Brien
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. O'Brien
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutter
Miguel Dilone now playing center field. Larry Biittner now playing left field.
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Sutter
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Dan O'Brien.
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Sutter
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Sutter
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. Templeton moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Sutter
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sutter. Templeton scores. Mumphrey scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Sutter
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1979 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 5 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 5 1 2 0
Thompson S, rf 5 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 3 0 2 0
Buckner B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Frazier G, p 0 0 0 0
Kingman D, lf 4 0 1 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0
Dilone M, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 O'Brien D, p 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Iorg D, ph 1 0 0 0
Martin J, cf 3 0 1 0 Mumphrey J, rf-lf 3 1 1 0
Biittner L, ph-lf 1 1 1 1 Simmons T, c 5 0 1 0
Foote B, c 4 1 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 3 1
Dillard S, 2b 4 3 3 3 Scott T, cf 5 0 0 0
Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Sutter B, p 1 0 1 1 Oberkfell K, 2b 4 0 2 1
Thomas R, p 1 0 0 0
Carbo B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
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37 7 10 6 37 3 12 2
Chicago 000 001 114 -- 7
St.Louis 000 000 012 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 6.2 7 0 0 2 6
Sutter B (S) 2.1 5 3 2 1 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas R (L) 7.0 4 2 2 0 5
Frazier G 0.1 1 1 0 0 0
Knowles D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
O'Brien D 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
E -- Buckner B, Frazier G, Sutter B
LOB -- Chicago 4, St.Louis 12
2B -- Ontiveros S, Brock L, Martin J, Dillard S 2, Kingman D
HR -- Dillard S, Buckner B
SB -- Templeton G, Sutter B, Hernandez K, Dilone M
SH -- Mumphrey J, Thomas R, Sutter B
T -- 2:41
A -- 47354
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