Bill Buckner drove in five runs, including three with a triple that highlighted a five-run fifth inning as the Cubs enjoyed a 10-3 thrashing of the Dodgers. Singles by Dave Kingman in the first inning and Buckner in the third provided a 2-0 lead before the Cubs sent 10 batters to the plate in the fifth.

Barry Foote opened with a walk and Rick Reuschel reached first safely when Dodger hurler Don Sutton fumbled his bunt. Ivan DeJesus bunted safely to load the sacks and Buckner followed with his three-bagger. Kingman walked and a single by Bobby Murcer plated Buckner and sent Kingman to third. After Charlie Hough replaced Sutton, a sacrifice fly by Steve Ontiveros scored Kingman. The Cubs added three tallies in the sixth, two coming on back-to-back homers by Buckner and Kingman. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Sunday, June 10, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  7  1
Cubs         1  0  1    0  5  3    0  0  x  -  10 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .281      De Jesus ss           5   3   3   0     0   0   .254
  Thomas 2b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .262
Martinez ss           4   0   2   0     0   2   .385      Buckner 1b            4   2   3   5     0   0   .288
Smith rf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .263      Kingman lf            3   2   2   2     1   1   .305
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .313        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   2   .270      Murcer rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Baker lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .311      Martin cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .298
Thomasson cf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .263        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Ferguson c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .216      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .291
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Foote c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .214
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Reuschel p            1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dillard ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .273
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .328        Thompson lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .321

Totals               31   3   7   3     4   7             Totals               32  10  10  10     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 24,088
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cubs 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Sutton
Doubles: Martinez (3), Baker 2 (17), Thomas (7), Dillard (1)
Triples: Smith (1), Buckner (5)
Home Runs: Buckner (6), Kingman (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (4), Ontiveros (1), Sizemore (1)
GIDP: Garvey (7)
Hit by Pitch: Martin (2,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(6-6)           4.1   7   7   5   2   3   0  23   3.86
Hough                   2.2   3   3   3   0   0   2  12   6.51
Forster                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10  10   8   2   3   2  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(5-5)         6     5   1   1   3   6   0  24   4.48
McGlothen SV(2)         3     2   2   2   1   1   0  12   4.80
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Hough (3)
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (4)
Balks: Sutton (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to shortstop; Martinez singled to
left [Lopes to second]; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Lopes to
third, Martinez to second]; Martinez was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Smith walked; Garvey walked [Smith to
second]; Cey popped to first; Baker forced Garvey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Sizemore flied out to
left; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first) [De Jesus to
second]; Kingman singled to left [De Jesus scored]; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); Sutton was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Martin was called out on strikes; Ontiveros flied out
to left; Foote lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes was called out on strikes; Martinez doubled
to left; Smith walked; Garvey grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
singled to center; Sutton balked [De Jesus to second]; Sizemore
popped to first; Buckner singled to left [De Jesus scored,
Buckner to second (on throw to home)]; Kingman struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey struck out; Baker doubled to left; Thomasson
lined to right; Ferguson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer flied out to left; Martin was called out on
strikes; Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Foote walked; Reuschel reached on an error by Sutton
on a sacrifice bunt [Foote to second, Reuschel to first]; De
Jesus singled to pitcher [Foote to third, Reuschel to second];
Sizemore popped to third in foul territory; Buckner tripled to
right [Foote scored, Reuschel scored (unearned), De Jesus
scored]; Kingman walked; Murcer singled to right [Buckner
scored, Kingman to third]; HOUGH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Martin was hit by a pitch [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored (unearned), Murcer to
third]; Foote flied out to left; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith tripled to left; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smith scored]; Cey struck out; Baker
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Dillard doubled to
center; De Jesus grounded out (third to first) [Dillard to
third]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dillard scored];
Buckner homered; Kingman homered; Murcer lined to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 10.

DODGERS 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING LF); MCGLOTHEN
REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Thomasson flied out to right;
Ferguson popped to second; Hough grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 10.

CUBS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Martin popped to
shortstop; Ontiveros popped to catcher in foul territory; Foote
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 10.

DODGERS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING CF); Thomas doubled
to left; Martinez struck out (catcher to first); Smith grounded
out (second to first) [Thomas to third]; Garvey popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Thompson grounded
out (first unassisted); De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sizemore flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 10.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey walked; Baker doubled to left [Cey to third];
Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted) [Cey scored, Baker to
third]; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baker scored];
JOSHUA BATTED FOR FORSTER; Joshua flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 10.

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