GAME ONE – Bill Caudill (1-7) notched his first win
of the year by tossing 7 innings of 1-hit ball, yielding just one unearned run
in a 2-1 Cubs victory to open a five game set in St. Louis. Dick “Dirt” Tidrow (5) pitched the
final 2 frames for the save. Dave
Kingman’s (33) solo shot in the 4th tied the game. Bill Buckner extended his hitting
streak to 19 with a 6th inning GWRBI.
GAME TWO – Ken Reitz
10th inning double off the wall sent PR Tony Scott flying around the bases from 1st and eluding
the tag of Cubs catcher Barry Foote
for the game winner in a 2-1 Cardinals victory. Buckner extended to 20.
GAME THREE – RBI singles
by Garry Templeton and Lou Brock in the B7 overcame Foote’s (19) solo shot in the T7 for
another 2-1 Cardinals win. Buckner’s
streak ended at 20 with an 0-4.
GAME FOUR – Lou Brock
led a 20-hit Redbird attack with 4 of his own as St. Louis topped Chicago 8-2. Templeton, Reitz, Ken Oberkfell and Keith Hernandez added 3 knocks apiece. John Fulgham (7-4) went the distance on
the bump.
GAME FIVE – St.
Louis battled back with 5 runs in the B9 to tie the game at 6-6 and send it
into overtime. Cubs win however in 11 when Larry
Biittner hit a sac fly scoring PR Miguel
Dilone.
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