The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8 to 6, on August 4, 1979.

Final

Cardinals

52-52

6

Cubs

56-48

8

STL

CHC

1

3

0

2

0

3

0

3

4

1

3

5

0

1

6

0

7

2

0

8

0

1

9

0

R

6

8

H

12

11

E

2

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

STL

CHC

Single by Keith Hernandez; Garry Templeton scored.

1

0

Jerry Mumphrey walked; Lou Brock scored.

2

0

Ken Oberkfell walked; Keith Hernandez scored.

3

0

Bottom 3rd

STL

CHC

Double by Bill Buckner; Ivan De Jesus scored.

3

1

Sacrifice fly by Dave Kingman; Steve Dillard scored.

3

2

Sacrifice fly by Steve Ontiveros; Bill Buckner scored.

3

Top 4th

STL

CHC

Double by Garry Templeton; John Denny scored.

4

3

Bottom 4th

STL

CHC

Home run by Dave Kingman; Mike Krukow and Bill Buckner scored.

4

6

Bottom 5th

STL

CHC

Single by Mike Krukow; Tim Blackwell scored.

4

7

Top 7th

STL

CHC

Single by Ted Simmons; Lou Brock scored.

5

7

Single by George Hendrick; Keith Hernandez scored.

6

7

Bottom 8th

STL

CHC

Bill Buckner ground ball; Errors by Garry Templeton and Lou Brock; Steve Dillard scored.

6

8

Cardinals

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	CS	TB
Garry Templeton SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	3
Lou Brock LF	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	3
Keith Hernandez 1B	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	2
Ted Simmons C	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	3
Mike Tyson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Hendrick RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
George Frazier P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dane Iorg RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jerry Mumphrey CF	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Ken Reitz 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ken Oberkfell 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
John Denny P	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Roy Thomas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie Carbo PH,RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Will McEnaney P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Littell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	6	12	6	4	9	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
John Denny (L)	5.0	10	7	7	5	1	1
Roy Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Frazier	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Will McEnaney	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Littell	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	8.0	11	8	7	6	3	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Dillard 2B	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	1
Bill Buckner 1B	3	2	2	1	0	2	0	3
Dave Kingman LF	4	1	2	4	1	0	2	5
Larry Biittner RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Tidrow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barry Foote C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Martin CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Ontiveros 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Blackwell C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Bruce Sutter P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Krukow P	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
Scot Thompson RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	8	11	7	1	6	3	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Mike Krukow (W)	6.2	7	5	5	3	5
Willie Hernandez	0.0	1	1	1	1	0
Dick Tidrow	0.2	2	0	0	0	1
Bruce Sutter (S)	1.2	2	0	0	0	3
Totals	9.0	12	6	6	4	9

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

12th

R

140

6th

SO

232

14th

ERA

4.23

22nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	10	.630	1.0
Reds	15	12	.556	3.0
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	13	14	.481	5.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Thu 5/2	CHC	@	NYM	1:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

15-13

17

Final

0

Cubs

17-10

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

29

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.677

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0