A homer by Dave Kingman in the seventh lifted the Cubs into a 7-7 tie with the Reds before the game was suspended after nine innings because of a time limit. The Cubs had to catch a plane at 6:05 p.m. The game was resumed in the 10th inning July 23, the next time the Reds visited Chicago. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 8

Game Played on Thursday, May 10, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Reds         4  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 18  3
Cubs         3  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   9 19  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG

.000 Kelleher ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250

BATTINGTotals               70   8  18   8     3  14             Totals               69   9  19   9     4   9

Time of Game: 5:17   Attendance:  9,164
Left on Base: Reds 12, Cubs 16
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 3
Errors: Kennedy, Concepcion, Summers, De Jesus, Hernandez
Doubles: Kennedy 2 (2), Bench (2), Spilman (1), Kingman (4), Martin (7), De Jesus (6)
Triples: Foster (2)
Home Runs: Concepcion (4), Foote (3), Sizemore (1), Kingman (9)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Lamp (2), Sutter (1), McGlothen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Martin (1)
GIDP: Knight (4), Concepcion (2), Bench (3), Vail (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (1,by Lamp)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume                    5     9   6   5   1   3   2  27   5.21
Borbon                  2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   2.81
Pastore                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.43
Bair                    4     4   1   1   0   1   0  17   3.20
LaCoss                  4     1   0   0   2   3   0  14   2.58
Sarmiento L(0-1)        0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4  27.00
Totals                 17.1  19   9   8   4   9   3  77

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    4     7   4   4   0   3   0  20   3.05
Burris                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5   8.40
Moore                   1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.41
Sutter                  5     4   2   2   1   7   1  20   1.17
Hernandez               2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.51
Tidrow                  1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.63
McGlothen W(4-3)        3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   4.46
Totals                 18    18   8   8   3  14   1  74

Hit by Pitch: Lamp (1)
Wild Pitches: Hume (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Slickenmeyer (left in the 10th inning), 1B - Fred Brocklander (left in the 10th inning),


REDS 1ST: Griffey lined to center; Kennedy doubled to center;
Concepcion singled to center [Kennedy scored]; Foster was hit by
a pitch [Concepcion to second]; Summers struck out; Bench
doubled to center [Concepcion scored, Foster scored]; Knight
singled to right [Bench scored]; Geronimo singled to left
[Knight to second]; Hume grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kelleher struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Kelleher stayed at
first]; Buckner singled to right [Kelleher to third]; Kingman
doubled to center [Kelleher scored, Buckner scored]; Ontiveros
singled to left [Kingman scored]; Martin forced Ontiveros
(shortstop to second); Foote flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

REDS 2ND: Griffey lined to left; Kennedy grounded out (second to
first); Concepcion lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Sizemore singled to right; Lamp out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Sizemore to second]; Kelleher grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Sizemore to third]; Murcer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

REDS 3RD: Foster struck out; Summers grounded out (second to
first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman
struck out; Ontiveros reached on an error by Summers [Ontiveros
to first]; Martin doubled to left [Ontiveros out at home (left
to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

REDS 4TH: Knight lined to center; Geronimo lined to right; Hume
singled to right; Griffey singled to right [Hume to second];
Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs
3.

CUBS 4TH: Foote homered; Sizemore homered; Lamp popped to right;
Kelleher singled to pitcher; Murcer lined to right; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cubs 5.

REDS 5TH: BURRIS REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Concepcion struck
out; Dennis Lamp left with blister; Foster tripled to
center; Summers walked; Bench singled to right [Foster scored,
Summers to third]; Knight grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bench out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman singled; Ontiveros reached on an error by
Kennedy [Kingman to third, Ontiveros to second]; Martin hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Kingman scored (unearned), Ontiveros to
third]; Foote struck out; Sizemore was walked intentionally;
BIITTNER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Biittner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 6.

REDS 6TH: MOORE REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out
to left; AUERBACH BATTED FOR HUME; Auerbach popped to shortstop;
Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); On a bunt
Kelleher made an out to first; Murcer was called out on strikes;
Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Cubs 6.

REDS 7TH: Kennedy doubled to center; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Concepcion homered [Kennedy scored]; Foster struck
out; Summers struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman homered; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to
first); Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Foote popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 7.

REDS 8TH: Knight struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to
first); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BORBON; Driessen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: PASTORE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Sizemore singled
to center; Sutter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sizemore to second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Thompson
popped to shortstop; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 7, Cubs 7.

REDS 9TH: DE JESUS REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Griffey flied
out to right; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Concepcion reached on an error by De Jesus [Concepcion to
second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner singled; Kingman flied out to center;
Ontiveros lined to left; Martin forced Buckner (third to
second); game suspended and resumed 7/23/79 (weather sunny,
82, wind SE 10) with new umpires; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 7, Cubs 7.

REDS 10TH: HENDERSON REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); COLLINS
BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Collins struck out; Bench grounded out
(pitcher to first); Knight walked; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 10TH: SPILMAN REPLACED PASTORE (PLAYING 1B); COLLINS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAIR REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Foote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutter grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 7.

REDS 11TH: Spilman doubled to center; Griffey singled to second
[Spilman to third]; Kennedy singled to left [Spilman scored,
Griffey to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Griffey to third, Kennedy out at
second]; Bair struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 7.

CUBS 11TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(second to first); Buckner singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR
BUCKNER; Kingman singled to left [Dilone to second]; Ontiveros
singled to left [Dilone scored, Kingman to second]; Martin
reached on an error by Concepcion [Kingman to third, Ontiveros
to second, Martin to first]; Foote popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 12TH: DILLARD REPLACED SUTTER (PLAYING 3B); ONTIVEROS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED DILONE
(PITCHING); Collins singled to left; Bench grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Collins out at second];
Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 12TH: Sizemore popped to shortstop; Dillard lined to right;
De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 13TH: Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Spilman
singled; Griffey flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 13TH: Henderson flied out to left; On a bunt Hernandez
singled; Kingman flied out to left; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 14TH: Concepcion singled to left; BLAIR BATTED FOR BAIR;
Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Hernandez [Concepcion to second]; On a bunt Blair made an out to
pitcher; TIDROW REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Collins was
walked intentionally; Bench flied out to left; Knight lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 14TH: LACOSS REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Martin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Foote grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 15TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Spilman popped to third;
Griffey singled; Griffey stole second; Kennedy struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 15TH: Dillard grounded out (third to first); De Jesus
doubled; Henderson was walked intentionally; VAIL BATTED FOR
TIDROW; Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 16TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to left; LaCoss struck out; On a bunt Collins grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 16TH: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros was called out on
strikes; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 17TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight flied out
to center; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8,
Cubs 8.

CUBS 17TH: Foote was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to
first in foul territory; Dillard walked; De Jesus forced Dillard
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

REDS 18TH: Spilman grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 18TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); MORGAN
REPLACED LACOSS (PLAYING 2B); Henderson singled to center;
McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Henderson
to second]; Kingman was walked intentionally; Ontiveros singled
to right [Henderson scored, Kingman to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 9.

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