April 10, 1979 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 7
@BAL 6 MIN 8
@CAL 1 TOR 10
@CHW 2 MIL 3
BOS 0 SEA 4
OAK 1 TEX 5
CLE 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 HOU 2
LAD 1 MON 3
@NYM 2
(14) PHI 7
PIT 3 SFG 4
SDP 2 STL 7
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 10,190

Tuesday, April 10, 1979, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cubs

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 3 GB

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

W: B Sykes (1-0), L: L McGlothen (0-1)

Cardinals

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .713    0    2   4   2·GDP
T Sizemore 2B                 2   0   1   0    3   0  .455 1.236    0    1   4   SB
B Buckner 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .277    0    9   1   
D Kingman LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .455 1.356    0    1   0   
B Murcer RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .350    0    2   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.138    0    0   2   2B
J Martin CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .802    0    1   0   
B Foote C                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .100  .200    0    7   0   
L McGlothen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Thompson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .667 1.417    0    0   0   
  D Lamp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Vail PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    7   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: S Ontiveros (2, off B Sykes).

TB: S Ontiveros 3; T Sizemore; G Clines; D Kingman; B Foote; J Martin.

GIDP: I DeJesus 2 (2).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Sizemore (1, 2nd base off B Sykes/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .222  .920    0    1   0   HR
  T Bruno P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Templeton SS                3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .517    0    2   4   
K Hernandez 1B                4   2   2   1    0   1  .429 1.396    0    6   0   3B,2B
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .904    0    7   0   
G Hendrick CF                 2   2   1   2    2   1  .273 1.065    0    2   0   HR
T Scott RF                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .571 1.500    0    4   1   3B,SB
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .500 1.404    0    1   1   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .182    0    3   3   SB
B Sykes P                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  M Dimmel LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   7   8   7    5   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (2, off L McGlothen).

3B: T Scott (2, off R Burris); K Hernandez (1, off R Burris).

HR: G Hendrick (1, off L McGlothen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); L Brock (1, off L McGlothen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: K Hernandez 5; L Brock 5; G Hendrick 4; T Scott 4; B Sykes.

RBI: T Scott 2 (5); G Hendrick 2 (2); L Brock 2 (2); K Hernandez (5).

2-out RBI: G Hendrick 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez; M Tyson-K Hernandez; M Tyson-G Templeton-K Hernandez.

E: M Tyson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Tyson (1, 2nd base off L McGlothen/B Foote); T Scott (2, 2nd base off L McGlothen/B Foote).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McGlothen, L (0-1)           4     4   4   4    3   4   2   9.00   19     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 4     39    -     0.76  -0.22
R Burris                       0.1   2   3   3    2   0   0  27.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.27  -0.05
D Moore                        1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 1          1-0    0.05   0.00
D Lamp                         2     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.80    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     8   7   7    5   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 8          1-0

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 Sykes, W (1-0)               6     5   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   24     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 5     63    -     0.80   0.22
T Bruno                        2     2   0   0    3   4   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.21   0.01
D Knowles                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    7   7   0          39     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Fleming, 1B - Bob Hantak, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Pete Negri.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 10,190.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. L Brock              LF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. D Kingman            LF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. B Murcer             RF    5. G Hendrick           CF 
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. T Scott              RF 
7. J Martin             CF    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. B Foote              C     8. M Tyson              2B 
9. L McGlothen          P     9. B Sykes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  1--      18%  77% L Brock         L McGlothen     Home Run; Sykes Scores
   b 3   2  0-2  --3      12%  89% G Hendrick      L McGlothen     Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   t 5   0  4-0  12-       9%  92% I DeJesus       B Sykes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Foote to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% I DeJesus       B Sykes         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   0  4-0  1--      -5%  83% G Clines        B Sykes         Single; Foote to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  I DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
          1--      48%  B Buckner       Sizemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  S Ontiveros     Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  B Foote         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
          ---      55%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      1--      52%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      53%  K Reitz         Scott Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sykes facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  L McGlothen     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      54%  I DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      53%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  B Sykes         Single
   RR     1--      77%  L Brock         Home Run; Sykes Scores
   O      ---      76%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      79%  K Hernandez     Double to RF
   O      -2-      77%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF; Hernandez to 3B
   RR     --3      89%  G Hendrick      Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   O      ---      89%  T Scott         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Sykes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  S Ontiveros     Double to RF
   O      -2-      92%  J Martin        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  K Reitz         Strikeout
          ---      92%  M Tyson         Walk
          1--      92%  B Sykes         Tyson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      90%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Sykes facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  B Foote         Single to RF
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen batting 9th
          1--      83%  G Clines        Single; Foote to 2B
   OO     12-      92%  I DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Foote to 3B
   O      --3      94%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ray Burris facing 2-3-4
                  Ray Burris replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  G Templeton     Walk
   R      1--      98%  K Hernandez     Triple to LF; Templeton Scores
   O      --3      97%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3      97%  G Hendrick      Walk
   RR     1-3      99%  T Scott         Triple to CF; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick Scores
                  Donnie Moore replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      99%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      99%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Sykes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Murcer        Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Donnie Moore facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  B Sykes         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  L Brock         Single
   O      1--      99%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  K Hernandez     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Bruno facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Bruno replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 1st; Mike Dimmel replaces Bob Sykes playing LF batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Martin        Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  B Foote         Strikeout Looking
                  Scot Thompson pinch hits for Donnie Moore batting 9th
          1--      99%  S Thompson      Walk; Martin to 2B
   O      12-      99%  I DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
          12-      99%  T Sizemore      Walk; Martin to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dennis Lamp facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Scot Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
          ---     100%  T Scott         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  K Reitz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Bruno facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  D Kingman       Single
          1--      99%  B Murcer        Walk; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-      99%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: CF; Kingman to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Martin        Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  B Foote         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Dimmel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Tom Bruno batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D Iorg          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Darold Knowles facing 9-1-2
                  Darold Knowles replaces Dane Iorg pitching and batting 1st; Mike Vail pinch hits for Dennis Lamp batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Vail          Walk
   OO     1--     100%  I DeJesus       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Buckner       Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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