Three homers carried the Cubs to a 3-2 victory in 10 innings in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Cardinals won the first game, 6-3. Keith Hernandez drove home two runs with a first-inning triple in the curtain-raiser and Ken Reitz connected for a two-run triple in the third frame. Ted Simmons also collected a pair of RBIs with a single and homer.

In the nightcap, Dave Kingman blasted round-trippers for the Cubs in the fourth and ninth innings and Jerry Martin snapped a 2-2 tie in the 10th with a solo blast. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    3  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   3   0     0   1   .281      Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Thompson rf,cf        5   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Mumphrey lf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .301
Kingman lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .287      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .341
Biittner 1b,rf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .307      Simmons c             4   1   2   2     0   1   .291
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Hendrick rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .288
Foote c               4   0   3   2     0   0   .261      Scott cf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .261
Dilone cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .273
  Buckner ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Oberkfell 2b          1   0   0   0     3   0   .309
Macko 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .156
Capilla p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Riley p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               36   3  10   3     3   5             Totals               31   6   8   6     7   5

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Thompson
Triples: De Jesus (10), Hernandez (10), Reitz (2)
Home Runs: Simmons (25)
Stolen Bases: Foote (5)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (5)
GIDP: Hernandez (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(1-1)          0.1   3   3   2   1   0   0   6   5.74
Riley                   5.2   4   3   3   5   4   1  24   4.70
Geisel                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8     8   6   5   7   5   1  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(14-10)      6.1   7   3   3   3   5   0  28   3.68
Littell SV(12)          2.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.28
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (6)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson popped to second;
Kingman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton reached on an error by Thompson
[Templeton to second]; Mumphrey walked; Hernandez tripled to
right [Templeton scored (unearned), Mumphrey scored]; Simmons
singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick flied out to
right; Scott singled to left [Simmons to second]; RILEY REPLACED
CAPILLA (PITCHING); Reitz lined into a double play (first to
second) [Simmons out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner flied out to left; Ontiveros lined to right;
Foote singled to center; Dilone popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell walked; On a bunt Vuckovich struck out;
Templeton lined to center; Mumphrey lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 3RD: Macko grounded out (shortstop to first); Riley struck
out; De Jesus singled to left; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons was called out on strikes; Hendrick walked; Scott
singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Reitz tripled to left
[Hendrick scored, Scott scored]; Oberkfell was walked
intentionally; Vuckovich grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to center; Biittner walked [Kingman to
second]; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Kingman to third,
Biittner to second]; Ontiveros lined to first; Foote singled to
center [Kingman scored, Biittner scored]; Foote stole second;
Dilone lined to left; Macko struck out (catcher to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey walked;
Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 5.

CUBS 5TH: Riley struck out; De Jesus tripled to right; Thompson
grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus scored]; Kingman
walked; Biittner flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons homered; Hendrick flied out to center;
Scott walked; Reitz singled to left [Scott to second]; Oberkfell
forced Reitz (shortstop to second) [Scott to third]; Vuckovich
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Foote
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone singled to first; Dilone
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 7TH: Macko walked; HENDERSON BATTED FOR RILEY; Henderson
struck out; De Jesus singled to center [Macko to second];
LITTELL REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out
(second to first) [Macko to third, De Jesus to second]; Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: GEISEL REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Simmons
flied out to center; Hendrick flied out to center; Scott flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros
singled to center; Foote singled to center [Ontiveros to
second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR DILONE; Buckner popped to second;
Macko forced Foote (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory;
Oberkfell walked; On a bunt Littell struck out; Templeton
singled to second [Oberkfell to second]; Mumphrey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 9TH: MARTIN BATTED FOR GEISEL; Martin flied out to right;
De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to
left; Kingman popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 6.