Combining on a four-hitter, Rick Reuschel and Bruce Sutter pitched the Cubs to a 3-0 victory over the Padres. The Cubs scored twice in the first inning on a walk to Ted Sizemore, triple by Dave Kingman and double by Jerry Martin. The other run followed in the eighth when pinch-hitter Steve Dillard singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      6, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Smith ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .164      Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Briggs lf,1b,lf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Kingman lf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .301
Tenace 1b,c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Martin cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
  Turner ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon 2b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .247        Dillard ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Hargrove ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .197        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Perkins 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               28   0   4   0     1   7             Totals               31   3   9   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 12,145
Left on Base: Padres 4, Cubs 7
DP: Padres 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Smith, Almon
Doubles: Martin (12), Buckner (16)
Triples: Kingman (1)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (4), Smith (10), De Jesus (7)
GIDP: Foote (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(5-4)            6.1   9   3   3   2   0   0  30   4.64
Fingers                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.80
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   1   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(4-5)         7     4   0   0   1   5   0  25   4.75
Sutter SV(11)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.45
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  31

Passed Balls: Foote (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Winfield singled; Foote allowed
a passed ball [Winfield to second]; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus reached on an error by Almon [De Jesus to
first]; De Jesus was caught stealing second (pitcher to first);
Sizemore walked; Buckner popped to shortstop; Kingman tripled
[Sizemore scored]; Martin doubled [Kingman scored]; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace popped to first; Bevacqua flied out to
center; Kendall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
reached on an error by Smith [Foote to first]; Reuschel popped
to first in foul territory; De Jesus singled [Foote to second];
Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 3RD: Almon was called out on strikes; Jones was called
out on strikes; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
singled; Martin lined to center; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 4TH: Smith singled; Winfield lined to center; Briggs
lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Smith out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
flied out to center; Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 5TH: Tenace flied out to right; Bevacqua was called out
on strikes; Kendall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner doubled; Kingman was walked
intentionally; Martin forced Buckner (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 6TH: Almon singled; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Almon to second]; Richards walked; Smith out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Almon to third, Richards to
second]; Winfield lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Ontiveros singled; Foote
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs
2.

PADRES 7TH: Briggs lined to left; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Bevacqua singled; TURNER BATTED FOR KENDALL; Turner
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
DILLARD BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Dillard singled; De Jesus out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Dillard to second]; Sizemore
singled [Dillard to third]; Buckner singled [Dillard scored,
Sizemore to second]; FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); PERKINS
REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 1B); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Kingman lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Sizemore out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs
3.

PADRES 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); HARGROVE BATTED
FOR ALMON; Hargrove struck out; Perkins flied out to left;
Richards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt
Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer popped to
shortstop; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 3.

PADRES 9TH: Smith lined to right; Winfield grounded out (third
to first); Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 3.