The Giants ended their seven-game losing streak when pinch-hitter Terry Whitfield drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to beat the Cubs, 8-6. There were six homers in the game -- one each by Mike Ivie, Jack Clark and Willie McCovey for the Giants and one by Dave Kingman and two by Jerry Martin for the Cubs. San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 6Game Played on Saturday, June 2, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldGiants 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 - 8 14 1 Cubs 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 6 11 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 3 1 3 0 2 0 .247 De Jesus ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .258 Herndon lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .315 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Clark rf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .280 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 McCovey 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .290 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Madlock 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .237 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Buckner 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .277 Ivie 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .246 Kingman lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .291 Metzger ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208 Martin cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .271 LeMaster ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Murcer rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .270 Evans ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .168 Foote c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .208 Whitfield ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .298 Mejias pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Sadek c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Knepper p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Holtzman p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Moffitt p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dillard ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Thompson ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Kelleher 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 39 8 14 7 5 5 Totals 37 6 11 5 3 7 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 32,721 Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 7 DP: Giants 2, Cubs 1 Errors: Herndon, Sizemore Doubles: Buckner (14) Home Runs: Ivie (6), Clark (6), McCovey (5), Kingman (18), Martin 2 (7) Stolen Bases: North 3 (15), LeMaster (4) Caught Stealing: North (9) GIDP: LeMaster (3), Buckner (5) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper 5.2 8 5 5 3 3 3 27 3.48 Moffitt W(1-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 7.11 Lavelle SV(7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 2.34 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 7 3 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman 3.2 7 3 3 1 1 1 19 4.66 McGlothen 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 2 10 4.90 Tidrow L(1-1) 3 4 3 3 4 1 0 15 5.45 Totals 9 14 8 8 5 5 3 44 Passed Balls: Sadek (2) Wild Pitches: Holtzman (2) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris GIANTS 1ST: North singled to third; North stole second; Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey singled to right [North scored]; Madlock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to third; Sizemore singled to right [De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [De Jesus scored (no RBI), Sizemore out at second]; Kingman homered; Martin made an out to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 2. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie homered; LeMaster singled to left; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [LeMaster to second]; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper flied out to right [LeMaster to third]; North walked; LeMaster stole home and North stole second; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Ontiveros made an out to second; Foote was called out on strikes; Holtzman singled to third [Murcer to second]; De Jesus forced Holtzman (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 2. GIANTS 3RD: Clark reached on an error by Sizemore [Clark to first]; McCovey singled to left [Clark to second]; On a bunt Madlock singled to third [Clark to third, McCovey to second]; Ivie made an out to second; LeMaster grounded into a double play (third to first) [McCovey out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to first; Kingman struck out; Martin homered [Buckner scored]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 4. GIANTS 4TH: Hill made an out to second; Knepper grounded out (first unassisted); North singled to pitcher; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); North stole second; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote flied out to right; McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 4. GIANTS 5TH: Clark homered; McCovey homered; Madlock flied out to right; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore made an out to shortstop; Buckner doubled to right; Kingman lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 4. GIANTS 6TH: Hill was called out on strikes; Knepper struck out; North singled to center; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Martin homered; Murcer flied out to center; Ontiveros flied out to right; Foote walked; DILLARD BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Dillard walked [Foote to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); De Jesus singled to left [Foote to third, Dillard to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Biittner flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 5. GIANTS 7TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TIDROW REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Clark walked; McCovey made an out to second; Madlock singled to center [Clark to third]; Ivie walked [Madlock to second]; EVANS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HILL; Whitfield singled to center [Clark scored, Madlock scored, Ivie to third, Whitfield to second (on throw)]; On a bunt Moffitt popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); METZGER REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING SS); SADEK REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING C ); Buckner flied out to left; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Herndon dropped a foul fly hit by Martin for an error; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 5. GIANTS 8TH: North walked; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Herndon struck out; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros struck out; Foote singled to right [Murcer to third]; MEJIAS RAN FOR FOOTE; THOMPSON BATTED FOR DILLARD; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Thompson hit into a double play (second to first to shortstop to first to third) [Murcer scored (RBI), Mejias out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 6. GIANTS 9TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED MEJIAS (PLAYING C ); KELLEHER REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 2B); McCovey made an out to second; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Metzger singled to right; Evans walked [Metzger to second]; Sadek singled to center [Metzger scored, Evans out at third (center to first to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cubs 6. CUBS 9TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); De Jesus was called out on strikes; VAIL BATTED FOR TIDROW; Vail struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Vail to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cubs 6. |
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