The Chicago Cubs couldn't pull it off against the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 to 4, on August 5, 1979.

1979 Chicago Cubs

Final

STL

Cardinals

53-53

5

CHC

Cubs

57-49

4

STL

CHC

1

0

0

2

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

2

5

1

0

6

0

0

7

1

0

8

0

2

9

0

0

R

5

4

H

9

9

E

1

1

Top 2nd

STL

CHC

Cardinals

Home run by Tony Scott; George Hendrick scored.

2

0

Top 3rd

STL

CHC

Cardinals

Keith Hernandez grounded out; Garry Templeton scored.

3

0

Bottom 4th

STL

CHC

Cubs

Home run by Jerry Martin; Larry Biittner scored.

3

2

Top 5th

STL

CHC

Cardinals

Single by Jerry Mumphrey; Mike Tyson scored.

4

2

Top 7th

STL

CHC

Cardinals

Sacrifice fly by Jerry Mumphrey; Ken Reitz scored.

5

2

Bottom 8th

STL

CHC

Cubs

Double by Bill Buckner; Scot Thompson scored.

5

3

Cubs

Single by Larry Biittner; Bill Buckner scored.

5

4

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Jerry Mumphrey LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Hendrick RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Scott CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Tyson 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Bob Forsch P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bernie Carbo RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5 1 3 2 0 0 12

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Forsch (W) 7.2 9 4 4 1 1 1
Mark Littell (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 2 1 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Ivan De Jesus SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scot Thompson RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Larry Biittner LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Miguel Dilone PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lynn McGlothen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Martin CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Barry Foote C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Steve Dillard 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dave Kingman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mick Kelleher 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Ontiveros PH,3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Holtzman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Caudill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Henderson PH,LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 2 1 0 0 13

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ken Holtzman (L) 5.0 7 4 4 1 0 1
Bill Caudill 3.0 0 1 0 2 1 0
Lynn McGlothen 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 9 5 4 3 2 1

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HR

6

Busch

Michael Busch

RBI

17

Busch

Michael Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Seiya Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Team Rankings

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HR

28

11th

R

140

5th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

10th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
17 8 .680
Cubs Cubs
17 9 .654 0.5
Reds Reds
14 12 .538 3.5
Pirates Pirates
13 14 .481 5.0
Cardinals Cardinals
12 14 .462 5.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sun
4/28
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
4/29
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
4/30
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
5/1
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM

Last Game

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BOS Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

CHC Cubs

17-9

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MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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10

Trout

Mike Trout

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

8

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

RBI Leaders

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31

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

25

Perez

Salvador Perez

23

García

Adolis García

Batting Average Leaders

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.382

Betts

Mookie Betts

.376

Smith

Will Smith

.356

Contreras

William Contreras

Hit Leaders

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42

Betts

Mookie Betts

40

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

37

Kwan

Steven Kwan

Run Leaders

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28

Betts

Mookie Betts

24

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

24

Contreras

William Contreras

OBP Leaders

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.485

Betts

Mookie Betts

.437

Soto

Juan Soto

.436

Contreras

William Contreras

SLG Leaders

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.681

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.645

Betts

Mookie Betts

SB Leaders

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17

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

13

Turang

Brice Turang

11

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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4

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

4

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

4

Minter

A.J. Minter

Strikeout Leaders

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46

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

44

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

42

Castillo

Luis Castillo

ERA Leaders

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0.72

López

Reynaldo López

0.98

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

José Berríos

WHIP Leaders

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0.70

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.74

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.74

Cease

Dylan Cease

K/9 Leaders

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12.13

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.10

Jones

Jared Jones

12.07

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

K/BB Leaders

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9.75

Jones

Jared Jones

9.50

Ryan

Joe Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Walk Leaders

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3

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

4

Jones

Jared Jones

4

Ryan

Joe Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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487.6

Betts

Mookie Betts

457.8

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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370

Betts

Mookie Betts

347

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

337

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/25
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
1-6
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
2-6
Thu
4/25
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
4-2
Thu
4/25
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
6-7
Thu
4/25
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
4/27
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
4:05 PM
Sat
4/27
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
4:05 PM
Sat
4/27
CIN CIN
@
TEX TEX
4:05 PM
Sat
4/27
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM