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Standings
MIL
@BOS		5
6
TEX
@CLE		6
2
KCR
@DET		3
6
CAL
@MIN		6
0
BAL
@NYY		1
5
SEA
@OAK		5
6
CHW
@TOR		6
1
STL
@CHC		3
5
ATL
@CIN		4
7
HOU
@LAD		6
10
NYM
@MON		4
5		 
(12)
PHI
@PIT		13
2
SFG
@SDP		3
4
Tuesday, April 17, 1979 1:33PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 11,010, Time of Game: 2:19
Cardinals
3
4-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
 at Cubs
5
2-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 4 GB
W: Ken Holtzman (1-1)
L: John Denny (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3  7  2
Cubs            0  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .263 .582 -0.024 1.10 0.071 -0.095 -0.5 1 3
Tony Scott RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .368 .868 -0.155 1.24 0.000 -0.155 -1.3 3 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .265 .930 -0.049 0.74 0.028 -0.077 -0.4 8 1
Ted Simmons C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .303 .954 0.225 0.70 0.251 -0.026 1.8 5 1 HR
George Hendrick CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .226 .701 0.005 0.89 0.043 -0.038 0.1 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .414 1.091 -0.071 1.27 0.051 -0.122 -0.3 2 2 2B
Tom Grieve LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .425 -0.024 0.88 0.027 -0.052 -0.2 1 0
   Lou Brock PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .594 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 0
Mike Tyson 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .633 0.049 0.89 0.069 -0.020 0.5 2 4
   Dane Iorg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .422 -0.014 0.52 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
   Mike Phillips 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Denny P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.043 0.87 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 0 1
   Roger Freed PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.051 2.22 0.000 -0.051 -0.5
   Silvio Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Bernie Carbo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 -0.039 1.53 0.000 -0.039 -0.2
Team Totals 34 3 7 2 5 5 .206 .631 -0.216 1.02 0.540 -0.757 -1.7 24 12
2B: K Reitz (6, off K Holtzman).
HR: T Simmons (2, off K Holtzman; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: T Simmons 4; G Templeton 2; K Reitz 2; G Hendrick; M Tyson; T Grieve.
RBI: T Simmons 2 (4).
2-out RBI: T Simmons 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Tyson-G Templeton-K Hernandez.
E: T Simmons (1); G Templeton (4).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .605 -0.096 0.88 0.000 -0.096 -1.8 1 3 SH
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .704 -0.090 0.76 0.004 -0.094 -1.1 0 4
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .179 .476 -0.006 0.77 0.044 -0.051 -0.2 11 1
Dave Kingman LF 3 2 1 2 1 0 .280 1.059 0.242 0.91 0.270 -0.028 1.6 4 0 HR
Steve Ontiveros 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .768 0.085 0.81 0.100 -0.015 0.7 2 2
Scot Thompson RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 .714 1.750 0.231 1.00 0.234 -0.003 2.4 2 0 2·2B
Jerry Martin CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .269 .668 -0.025 0.93 0.087 -0.112 -0.1 2 0 GDP
Barry Foote C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .136 .310 -0.060 0.68 0.023 -0.083 -0.5 4 1 SB
Ken Holtzman P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.002 0.86 0.039 -0.037 -0.3 1 1
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.003 0.44 0.003 0.000 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 8 5 6 4 .258 .798 0.286 0.83 0.804 -0.519 0.9 27 12
2B: S Thompson 2 (2, 2 off J Denny).
HR: D Kingman (3, off J Denny; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: I de Jesus (1, off J Denny).
TB: S Thompson 5; D Kingman 4; B Foote; J Martin; S Ontiveros; B Buckner.
GIDP: J Martin (2).
RBI: D Kingman 2 (8); S Thompson 2 (3); J Martin (2).
2-out RBI: J Martin.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: B Foote (1, 2nd base off S Martinez/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Denny, L (1-2) 5 7 5 5 4 1 1 3.43 26 30 -0.330 1.10 -2.4
Silvio Martinez 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 12 0 0 0.046 0.28 1.6
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 6 4 1 5.62 38 30 0 0 -0.284 1.02 -0.9

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Holtzman, W (1-1) 7.1 6 3 3 5 2 1 4.76 33 51 0.118 0.97 1.4
Bruce Sutter, S (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 6 1 1 0.098 1.23 0.2
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 5 5 1 3.00 39 51 1 1 0.216 0.83 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: B Sutter 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Dennis Riccio, 3B - Joe Maher.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 11,010.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 52° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Garry Templeton SS 1 Ivan de Jesus SS
2 Tony Scott RF 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Dave Kingman LF
5 George Hendrick CF 5 Steve Ontiveros 3B
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Scot Thompson RF
7 Tom Grieve LF 7 Jerry Martin CF
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Barry Foote C
9 John Denny P 9 Ken Holtzman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-2 2 1-- RR STL T. Simmons K. Holtzman -23% 55% Home Run; Hernandez Scores
b5 2-2 1 1-- RR CHC D. Kingman J. Denny 23% 80% Home Run; Buckner Scores
b4 0-0 0 12- RR CHC S. Thompson J. Denny 16% 83% Double to LF; Kingman Scores; Ontiveros Scores
b2 0-0 0 12- OO CHC J. Martin J. Denny -11% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ontiveros to 3B
t1 0-0 2 123 O STL K. Reitz K. Holtzman 7% 55% Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Templeton K. Holtzman 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Scott K. Holtzman 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- STL K. Hernandez K. Holtzman -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- STL T. Simmons K. Holtzman -2% 51% Walk; Hernandez to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- STL G. Hendrick K. Holtzman -3% 48% Walk; Hernandez to 3B; Simmons to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 O STL K. Reitz K. Holtzman 7% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus J. Denny -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC T. Sizemore J. Denny -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC B. Buckner J. Denny 1% 52% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC D. Kingman J. Denny -2% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Grieve K. Holtzman 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- STL M. Tyson K. Holtzman -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Denny K. Holtzman 3% 53% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- STL G. Templeton K. Holtzman -2% 51% Single to CF; Tyson to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O STL T. Scott K. Holtzman 4% 55% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- CHC S. Ontiveros J. Denny 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- CHC S. Thompson J. Denny 6% 64% Single to RF; Ontiveros to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- OO CHC J. Martin J. Denny -11% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ontiveros to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O CHC B. Foote J. Denny -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez K. Holtzman 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons K. Holtzman 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- STL G. Hendrick K. Holtzman -1% 53% Single to LF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz K. Holtzman 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- CHC K. Holtzman J. Denny 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CHC I. de Jesus J. Denny -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Holtzman to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O CHC T. Sizemore J. Denny -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B; Holtzman to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 O CHC B. Buckner J. Denny -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Grieve K. Holtzman 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL M. Tyson K. Holtzman 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Denny K. Holtzman 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- CHC D. Kingman J. Denny 4% 60% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- CHC S. Ontiveros J. Denny 6% 67% Single to LF; Kingman to 2B
b4 0-0 0 12- RR CHC S. Thompson J. Denny 16% 83% Double to LF; Kingman Scores; Ontiveros Scores
b4 2-0 0 -2- CHC J. Martin J. Denny 2% 84% Walk
b4 2-0 0 12- O CHC B. Foote J. Denny -3% 81% Popfly: C
b4 2-0 1 12- O CHC K. Holtzman J. Denny -3% 78% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Martin to 2B
b4 2-0 2 12- O CHC I. de Jesus J. Denny -3% 75% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t5 0-2 0 --- O STL G. Templeton K. Holtzman 3% 78% Flyball: RF
t5 0-2 1 --- O STL T. Scott K. Holtzman 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- STL K. Hernandez K. Holtzman -2% 78% Walk
t5 0-2 2 1-- RR STL T. Simmons K. Holtzman -23% 55% Home Run; Hernandez Scores
t5 2-2 2 --- O STL G. Hendrick K. Holtzman 1% 57% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' John Denny facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- O CHC T. Sizemore J. Denny -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- CHC B. Buckner J. Denny 3% 57% Single to RF
b5 2-2 1 1-- RR CHC D. Kingman J. Denny 23% 80% Home Run; Buckner Scores
b5 4-2 1 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros J. Denny -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-2 2 --- CHC S. Thompson J. Denny 2% 80% Double to RF
b5 4-2 2 -2- R CHC J. Martin J. Denny 7% 87% Single to CF; Thompson Scores
b5 5-2 2 1-- O CHC B. Foote J. Denny -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
t6 2-5 0 --- O STL K. Reitz K. Holtzman 2% 89% Lineout: 3B
t6 2-5 1 --- STL T. Grieve K. Holtzman -3% 86% Single to CF
t6 2-5 1 1-- STL M. Tyson K. Holtzman -4% 82% Single to CF; Grieve to 2B
Roger Freed pinch hits for John Denny (P) batting 9th
t6 2-5 1 12- O STL R. Freed K. Holtzman 5% 87% Strikeout
t6 2-5 2 12- O STL G. Templeton K. Holtzman 4% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Silvio Martinez facing 9-1-2
Silvio Martinez replaces Roger Freed (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-2 0 --- O CHC K. Holtzman S. Martinez -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 1 --- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Martinez -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 2 --- CHC T. Sizemore S. Martinez 0% 90% Walk
b6 5-2 2 1-- O CHC B. Buckner S. Martinez -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
t7 2-5 0 --- O STL T. Scott K. Holtzman 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-5 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez K. Holtzman 2% 93% Flyball: LF
t7 2-5 2 --- O STL T. Simmons K. Holtzman 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Silvio Martinez facing 4-5-6
b7 5-2 0 --- O CHC D. Kingman S. Martinez -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b7 5-2 1 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros S. Martinez -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b7 5-2 2 --- O CHC S. Thompson S. Martinez -0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
t8 2-5 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick K. Holtzman 2% 95% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t8 2-5 1 --- STL K. Reitz K. Holtzman -3% 92% Double to LF
Bruce Sutter replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
Lou Brock pinch hits for Tom Grieve (LF) batting 7th
t8 2-5 1 -2- STL L. Brock B. Sutter -1% 91% Wild Pitch; Reitz to 3B
t8 2-5 1 --3 R STL L. Brock B. Sutter -1% 90% Wild Pitch; Reitz Scores
t8 3-5 1 --- O STL L. Brock B. Sutter 2% 92% Strikeout (C-1B)
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
t8 3-5 2 --- O STL D. Iorg B. Sutter 1% 94% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Silvio Martinez facing 7-8-9
Mike Phillips replaces Dane Iorg (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Lou Brock moves from PH to LF
b8 5-3 0 --- O CHC J. Martin S. Martinez -1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 5-3 1 --- CHC B. Foote S. Martinez 1% 94% Single to LF
b8 5-3 1 1-- CHC B. Sutter S. Martinez 2% 96% Foote Steals 2B; Foote to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b8 5-3 1 --3 CHC B. Sutter S. Martinez 0% 96% Walk
b8 5-3 1 1-3 O CHC I. de Jesus S. Martinez -2% 94% Strikeout
b8 5-3 2 1-3 O CHC T. Sizemore S. Martinez -1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Silvio Martinez (P) batting 9th
t9 3-5 0 --- O STL B. Carbo B. Sutter 4% 96% Flyball: LF
t9 3-5 1 --- STL G. Templeton B. Sutter -5% 91% Single to RF
t9 3-5 1 1-- O STL T. Scott B. Sutter 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-5 2 1-- O STL K. Hernandez B. Sutter 4% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.

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