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Friday June 8, 1979
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Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes and Ron Cey homered as the Dodgers gained an 11-4 victory in a game that was cut short by rain with the Cubs coming to bat in the seventh inning. Cey hit his homer with a man on base in the first and drove in another run with a single in the fifth. Dusty Baker also accounted for three RBIs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Friday, June 8, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      2  0  3    0  4  0    2  -  11 10  1
Cubs         2  2  0    0  0  0    x  -   4  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   2   1   1     1   2   .275      De Jesus ss           4   2   2   1     0   0   .250
Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .302      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Smith rf              2   3   1   0     2   0   .250      Buckner 1b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Garvey 1b             4   3   3   3     0   0   .317      Kingman lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Cey 3b                1   2   1   2     3   0   .282      Murcer rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .263
  Martinez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .364      Martin cf             3   0   2   2     0   1   .297
Baker lf              4   0   2   3     0   1   .313      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Thomasson cf          4   0   0   2     0   2   .273      Foote c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .157      Krukow p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Hooton p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .327
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               30  11  10  11     6   8             Totals               25   4   8   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 21,162
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Cubs 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Thomasson
Doubles: Smith (4), De Jesus (9)
Home Runs: Garvey (11), Lopes (15), Cey (10)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (18)
Caught Stealing: Russell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Krukow (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(5-3)           6     8   4   3   2   3   0  28   3.10
Totals                  6     8   4   3   2   3   0  28

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(2-5)           4.1   6   8   8   4   6   3  22   4.40
Tidrow                  1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   5.44
Moore                   1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   6.96
Totals                  7    10  11  11   6   8   3  36

Passed Balls: Foote (3)
Wild Pitches: Hooton (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Steve Fields


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to center;
Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith
doubled to left; Garvey homered [Smith scored]; Cey walked;
Baker grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Sizemore popped to second;
Buckner struck out but De Jesus advanced to third and Buckner
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Kingman popped to second;
Murcer walked [Buckner to second]; Martin singled to third [De
Jesus scored, Buckner scored, Murcer to third]; Ontiveros flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson struck out; Yeager struck out; Hooton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Foote singled to center; Krukow out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Foote to second]; De Jesus singled to
center [Foote scored, De Jesus to second (error by Thomasson)];
Sizemore singled to left [De Jesus scored (unearned), Sizemore
out at second (left to second)]; Buckner flied out to center; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes homered; Russell lined to third; Smith
walked; Garvey flied out to left; Cey homered [Smith scored];
Baker struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman walked; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kingman to second]; Martin struck out; Ontiveros flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomasson struck out; Yeager grounded out (third to
first); Hooton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Foote grounded out (second to first); Krukow singled
to center; De Jesus grounded out (second to first) [Krukow to
second]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell struck
out; Smith was walked intentionally; Garvey singled to left
[Lopes scored, Smith to third, Garvey to second (on throw)];
TIDROW REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Cey was walked intentionally;
Baker singled to center [Smith scored, Garvey scored, Cey to
third]; Thomasson grounded out (second to pitcher) [Cey scored,
Baker to second]; Foote allowed a passed ball [Baker to third];
Yeager grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to left; Kingman flied out to center;
Murcer lined to right; Martin singled to left [Buckner to
third]; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Hooton popped to first in foul territory; Lopes
struck out; Russell singled to second; Smith lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMPSON
BATTED FOR TIDROW; Thompson struck out; De Jesus flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Garvey singled
to right; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CEY;
Baker singled to right [Martinez to third, Garvey scored];
Thomasson forced Baker (second to shortstop) [Martinez scored];
Yeager struck out; Hooton popped to second; Game called
because of rain; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Cubs 4.



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