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Friday May 25, 1979
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Bruce Sutter pulled Lynn McGlothen out of a jam with two men on base in the ninth inning and retired the side to save the Cubs' 3-0 victory over the Phillies. Bill Buckner, who had four hits for the Cubs, doubled in the third inning and scored on a single by Dave Kingman. That would have been enough, but the Cubs insured their victory when Jerry Martin walked and Barry Foote homered for two more runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Friday, May 25, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs         0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 14  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   2   0     0   1   .257      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Aviles 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .378
Buckner 1b            5   1   4   0     0   0   .285      Rose 1b               3   0   2   0     1   1   .358
Kingman lf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .315      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
  Thompson pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .292
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Martin cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .268      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Foote c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .207      Meoli ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Kelleher 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
McGlothen p           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               40   3  14   3     2   3             Totals               31   0   4   0     2   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 34,456
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Phillies 6
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 0
Doubles: Buckner 2 (12), Kingman (5), Rose (18)
Home Runs: Foote (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(6-5)        8     4   0   0   2   6   0  30   4.37
Sutter SV(8)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.52
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(5-4)         5     8   3   3   2   2   1  24   3.00
Bird                    3     5   0   0   0   0   0  14   7.04
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.06
Totals                  9    14   3   3   2   3   1  42

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Buckner singled to pitcher; Kingman forced
Buckner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (third to first); Aviles
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose doubled to left;
Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to center; Martin singled to right
[Murcer to second]; Foote popped to first in foul territory;
Kelleher popped to third in foul territory; McGlothen popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Sizemore struck
out; Buckner doubled to right; Kingman singled to left [Buckner
scored, Kingman to second (on throw to home)]; Murcer flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Meoli struck out; Espinosa popped to second;
McBride singled to second; Aviles forced McBride (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: Martin walked; Foote homered [Martin scored]; Kelleher
grounded out (pitcher to first); McGlothen grounded out (pitcher
to first); De Jesus flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose walked; Luzinski struck out; Schmidt singled
to center [Rose to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Rose to third, Schmidt to second]; Boone struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore popped to second; Buckner doubled to left;
Kingman singled to center [Buckner out at home (center to
catcher), Kingman to second (on throw to home)]; Murcer was
walked intentionally; Martin forced Murcer (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Meoli flied out to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
ESPINOSA; McCarver flied out to right; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

CUBS 6TH: BIRD REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Foote singled to
center; Kelleher flied out to right; McGlothen flied out to
left; De Jesus singled to right [Foote to second]; Sizemore
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Aviles flied out to right; Rose struck out;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner singled to first; Kingman flied out to center;
Murcer forced Buckner (second to shortstop); Martin forced
Murcer (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Maddox popped to second; Boone
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

CUBS 8TH: Foote flied out to right; Kelleher singled to pitcher;
McGlothen forced Kelleher (pitcher to shortstop); De Jesus
singled to center [McGlothen to second]; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Meoli flied out to right; GROSS BATTED FOR BIRD;
Gross flied out to right; McBride grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

CUBS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Buckner flied out to
left; Kingman doubled to left; THOMPSON RAN FOR KINGMAN; Murcer
struck out; Martin popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Aviles
walked; Rose singled to right [Aviles to second]; SUTTER
REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Luzinski was called out on
strikes; Schmidt flied out to left; Maddox lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.



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