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

9

Morel

RBI

27

Morel

AVG

.288

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

51

Imanaga

ERA

0.96

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

44

11th

R

195

11th

SO

361

11th

ERA

3.78

12th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	24	17	.585
Cubs	24	18	.571	0.5
Pirates	19	23	.452	5.5
Reds	17	24	.415	7.0
Cardinals	17	24	.415	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/14	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Wed 5/15	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Thu 5/16	PIT	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Fri 5/17	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 5/18	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Last Game

Braves

25-13

2

Final

0

Cubs

24-18

Mon 13 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

13

Tucker

12

Henderson

12

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

40

Ozuna

37

Ramírez

34

Soto

Batting Average Leaders

.354

Contreras

.354

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

Hit Leaders

58

Ohtani

58

Betts

57

Contreras

Run Leaders

38

Contreras

38

Jr.

35

Betts

OBP Leaders

.440

Betts

.433

Contreras

.422

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.659

Ohtani

.636

Ozuna

.617

Jeffers

SB Leaders

25

Cruz

17

Caballero

16

Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Suárez

6

Lugo

6

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

73

Glasnow

65

Wheeler

64

Crochet

ERA Leaders

0.96

Imanaga

1.34

López

1.50

Suárez

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.75

Cease

0.86

Skubal

K/9 Leaders

12.34

Crochet

11.69

Peralta

11.65

Flaherty

K/BB Leaders

10.50

Flaherty

10.25

Eflin

10.20

Kirby

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Kirby

6

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

644.6

Ohtani

630

Betts

619.9

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

495

Ohtani

481

Betts

475

Cruz

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