In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Cubs outlasted the Braves, 14-13. After the Braves had tied the game with two runs in the top of the ninth, the Cubs won in the bottom of the frame when Charlie Spikes, playing left field for the Braves, failed to pursue a fly hit by leadoff hitter Tim Blackwell, thinking it would drop foul. However, the ball fell fair and Blackwell was credited with a triple. One out later, a single by pinch-hitter Scot Thompson plated Blackwell with the winning run. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago Cubs 14, Atlanta Braves 13
Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 - 13 17 2 Cubs 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 - 14 18 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .353 De Jesus ss 5 2 2 2 0 1 .237 Office cf 6 2 2 3 0 1 .292 Vail rf 5 2 3 4 0 0 .545 Matthews rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Buckner 1b 5 2 1 1 0 0 .237 Murphy 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .319 Kingman lf 4 3 3 0 1 1 .253 Spikes lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Ontiveros 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .309 Nolan c 4 2 2 1 1 0 .300 Martin cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .243 Hubbard 2b 5 3 4 1 0 0 .237 Foote c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .186 Frias ss 5 1 3 4 0 0 .289 Blackwell c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .429 McWilliams p 0 1 0 1 1 0 .154 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .239 Skok p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Burris p 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .353 Totals 39 13 17 13 4 4 Totals 42 14 18 13 3 3 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 21,984 Left on Base: Braves 7, Cubs 6 DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0 Errors: Royster, Hubbard Doubles: Nolan 2 (2), Hubbard 3 (4), Frias (5), Ontiveros 2 (5) Triples: Matthews (1), Blackwell (1) Home Runs: Office (2), Vail 2 (2), Buckner (3) Stolen Bases: Frias (1) Caught Stealing: Matthews (1) Sacrifice Hits: Garber (2) Sacrifice Flies: McWilliams (1), Murphy (3), Royster (3) GIDP: Foote (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams 2.1 7 8 8 2 1 1 16 8.07 Skok 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 1 18 4.43 Garber L(1-4) 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 1 11 5.82 Totals 8.1 18 14 14 3 3 3 45 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel 1.1 7 5 5 1 0 1 12 4.95 Burris 1.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 7 8.56 Moore 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 0 15 4.05 McGlothen 2.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 9 4.55 Sutter W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 17 13 13 4 4 1 47 Wild Pitches: McWilliams (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Cavenaugh, 1B - Dennis Riccio, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Joe Maher BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office singled [Royster to second]; Matthews flied out to center; Murphy singled [Royster scored, Office to second]; Spikes forced Murphy (second to shortstop) [Office to third]; Nolan doubled [Office scored, Spikes to third]; Hubbard flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Vail popped to second; Buckner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. BRAVES 2ND: Frias grounded out (third to first); McWilliams walked; On a bunt Royster singled [McWilliams to second]; Office homered [McWilliams scored, Royster scored]; Matthews singled; BURRIS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Murphy was called out on strikes; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled; Ontiveros singled [Kingman to third (error by Royster)]; Martin forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second) [Kingman scored, Martin to second (error by Hubbard)]; Foote flied out to center; Sizemore walked; Burris walked [Martin to third, Sizemore to second]; McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Martin scored, Sizemore to third, Burris to second]; De Jesus singled [Sizemore scored, Burris scored]; Vail homered [De Jesus scored]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 6. BRAVES 3RD: Spikes walked; Nolan flied out to right; Hubbard doubled [Spikes to third]; Frias doubled [Spikes scored, Hubbard scored]; Frias stole third; McWilliams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Frias scored]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 6. CUBS 3RD: Kingman singled; Ontiveros doubled [Kingman to third]; Martin struck out; Foote singled [Kingman scored, Ontiveros to third]; SKOK REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Sizemore singled [Ontiveros scored, Foote to second]; CLINES BATTED FOR BURRIS; Clines popped to first; De Jesus lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 8. BRAVES 4TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Office grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to right; Murphy singled; Spikes popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 8. CUBS 4TH: Vail singled; Buckner forced Vail (second to shortstop); Kingman walked [Buckner to second]; Ontiveros singled [Buckner scored, Kingman to second]; Martin singled [Kingman scored, Ontiveros to second]; Foote grounded into a double play (third to first) [Ontiveros out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 10. BRAVES 5TH: On a bunt Nolan grounded out (third to first); Hubbard doubled; Frias singled [Hubbard scored]; Skok walked [Frias to second]; Royster struck out; Office grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 10. CUBS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to right; Moore grounded out (first to pitcher); De Jesus singled; Vail homered [De Jesus scored]; Buckner flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 12. BRAVES 6TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING C ); Matthews tripled; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored]; Spikes lined to center; Nolan walked; Hubbard doubled [Nolan scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Frias flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 12. CUBS 6TH: Kingman singled; Ontiveros flied out to right; Martin lined to third; Blackwell forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 12. BRAVES 7TH: BURROUGHS BATTED FOR SKOK; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 12. CUBS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); McGlothen popped to shortstop; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 12. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 12. CUBS 8TH: Vail grounded out (third to first); Buckner homered; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros doubled; Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 13. BRAVES 9TH: Nolan doubled; Hubbard singled [Nolan to third]; SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Frias singled [Nolan scored, Hubbard to second]; Garber out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hubbard to third, Frias to second]; Royster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hubbard scored]; Office struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 13, Cubs 13. CUBS 9TH: Blackwell tripled to left; Charlie Spikes thought the ball would fall foul so he didn't chase it; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMPSON BATTED FOR SUTTER; Thompson singled [Blackwell scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 13, Cubs 14.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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