April 19, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
MIL 3 CAL 6
@MIN 4 BAL 6
@NYY 3 CHC 3
STL 2 CIN 2
ATL 0 SFG 14
@SDP 10

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 9,117

Thursday, April 19, 1979, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:01

Cardinals

5-5

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  2
Cubs            0  1  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  1

W: D Lamp (1-0), L: B Forsch (0-2), S: B Sutter (2)

Cubs

3-6

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .720    0    2   0   CS
G Templeton SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .505    0    0   1   
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .868    0    9   3   SB
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .803    0    4   0   
D Iorg RF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .211  .566    0    2   0   GDP
T Scott CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .354  .812    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    2   0   1   0    1   1  .378  .983    0    2   2   
  M Tyson PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .664         1   2   
  G Hendrick PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .718    0    0   0   
  K Oberkfell PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
M Phillips 2B-3B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   5   GDP
B Forsch P                    2   1   1   0    0   1  .200 1.029    0    2   3   3B
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .450    0    0   0   
  T Bruno P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   3                    24  16

BATTING

3B: B Forsch (1, off D Lamp).

TB: B Forsch 3; L Brock 2; K Reitz; G Hendrick; K Hernandez; T Scott.

GIDP: M Phillips (1); D Iorg (1).

RBI: L Brock (3); D Iorg (3).

2-out RBI: L Brock.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Phillips-K Hernandez.

E: D Iorg (1); K Reitz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Hernandez (1, 2nd base off D Lamp/B Foote).

CS: L Brock (1, 2nd base by D Lamp/B Foote).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .760    0    2   3   HR
S Thompson CF-LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .471 1.147    0    0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .546    0    8   0   
D Kingman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .947    0    6   0   
  J Martin CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .546         1   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .645    0    2   0   
B Murcer RF                   2   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .680    0    1   0   
B Foote C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .440    0    3   1   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .618    0    3   6   
D Lamp P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       31   3   8   1    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

HR: I DeJesus (1, off B Forsch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: I DeJesus 5; B Murcer 2; S Thompson; B Foote; S Ontiveros; B Buckner.

RBI: I DeJesus (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Sizemore-B Buckner; T Sizemore-I DeJesus-B Buckner.

E: B Foote (2).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Forsch, L (0-2)              6     7   3   2    1   3   1   4.58   25     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 7     50    -     0.90  -0.06
T Bruno                        2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.57   0.08
Totals                         8     8   3   2    1   3   1          32     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 8           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lamp, W (1-0)                7     6   2   2    2   2   0   2.13   27     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 6     57    -     1.26   0.23
B Sutter, S (2)                2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.05   0.29
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Forsch (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Dick Cavenaugh, 3B - Dennis Riccio.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 9,117.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Brock              LF    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. S Thompson           CF 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. T Simmons            C     4. D Kingman            LF 
5. D Iorg               RF    5. S Ontiveros          3B 
6. T Scott              CF    6. B Murcer             RF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. B Foote              C  
8. M Phillips           2B    8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. B Forsch             P     9. D Lamp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      14%  70% B Murcer        B Forsch        Single to RF; Ontiveros Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Murcer to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  ---      12%  65% I DeJesus       B Forsch        Home Run
   t 3   2  1-0  --3     -10%  53% L Brock         D Lamp          Single to RF; Forsch Scores
   t 3   0  1-0  1--       9%  66% M Phillips      D Lamp          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 6   1  3-2  1--       9%  74% D Iorg          D Lamp          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  G Templeton     Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  S Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Buckner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Lamp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Iorg          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Scott         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      55%  S Ontiveros     Single to LF
   R      1--      70%  B Murcer        Single to RF; Ontiveros Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Murcer to 3B
   O      --3      65%  B Foote         Groundout: 1B-2B
   O      --3      61%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  K Reitz         Walk
   OO     1--      66%  M Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  B Forsch        Triple to LF
   R      --3      53%  L Brock         Single to RF; Forsch Scores
   O      1--      56%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Lamp          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      65%  I DeJesus       Home Run
   O      ---      63%  S Thompson      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      64%  B Buckner       Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  D Kingman       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  K Hernandez     Single to 3B
   O      1--      62%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  D Iorg          Hernandez Steals 2B; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      50%  " "             Fielder's Choice uk; Hernandez Scores; Iorg to 1B
          1--      45%  T Scott         Single to CF; Iorg to 2B
   O      12-      51%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  M Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      64%  B Foote         Single to RF; Murcer to 3B
   RO     1-3      66%  T Sizemore      Fielder's Choice 3B; Murcer Scores/No RBI; Foote out at 3B/3B-1B-P-2B-3B; Sizemore to 1B/Adv on E5
          1--      67%  D Lamp          Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
          ---      71%  S Thompson      Single to CF
   OO     1--      66%  B Buckner       Double Play: Flyball: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  K Hernandez     Popfly: 3B
          ---      65%  T Simmons       Walk
   OO     1--      74%  D Iorg          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  D Kingman       Popfly: C
   O      ---      70%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      71%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  B Foote         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
          ---      69%  K Reitz         Single to LF
                  Mike Tyson pinch runs for Ken Reitz batting 7th
   O      1--      74%  M Phillips      Lineout: 3B
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Bob Forsch batting 9th
   O      1--      79%  B Carbo         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Bruno facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Bruno replaces Bernie Carbo pitching and batting 9th; Mike Tyson moves to 2B; Mike Phillips moves to 3B
   O      ---      77%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Dennis Lamp batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  G Clines        Popfly: 2B
          ---      77%  I DeJesus       Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Sutter facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Simmons       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Bruno facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Sutter facing 5-6-7
                  Scot Thompson moves to LF; Jerry Martin replaces Dave Kingman playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  D Iorg          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  T Scott         Strikeout
                  George Hendrick pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 7th
          ---      92%  G Hendrick      Single to LF
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for George Hendrick batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN197904190

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation