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The Cubs rallied in the ninth to beat the Giants, 8-6, on a two-run single by Mick Kelleher, his third hit of the game. Willie McCovey belted his 513th career homer in the fourth, moving past Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks to ninth place on the all-time list. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 6Game Played on Thursday, June 14, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkCubs 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 - 8 12 2 Giants 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 3 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 .270 North cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .258 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herndon cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .323 Sizemore 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .263 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .287 Clark rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Kingman lf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .292 McCovey 1b 3 1 2 2 2 0 .273 Thompson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .328 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .299 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murcer rf 1 1 0 1 3 0 .262 Madlock 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Kelleher 3b,ss 5 1 3 3 0 0 .306 Cruz 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .150 Blackwell c 5 1 3 0 0 0 .200 Metzger ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .209 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Mejias ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Hill c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .188 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Blue p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .150 Vail ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Ivie 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dillard ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Totals 34 8 12 7 7 3 Totals 37 6 13 4 4 5 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 9,005 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Giants 10 DP: Cubs 2, Giants 2 Errors: Sizemore, Kingman, Herndon, Whitfield, Metzger Doubles: Whitfield (10) Home Runs: McCovey (8) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (6), Hill (1) Sacrifice Hits: Mejias (1), Whitfield (7) Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (1), Murcer (2), De Jesus (1), Clark (4) GIDP: Kelleher (1), Cruz (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 5 11 6 4 2 2 1 27 4.79 Hernandez 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 5.12 Tidrow W(2-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.75 Sutter SV(13) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.29 Totals 9 13 6 4 4 5 1 43 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue 8 9 6 4 6 3 0 38 5.55 Lavelle L(4-3) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 6 2.51 Moffitt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.22 Totals 9 12 8 6 7 3 0 45 Wild Pitches: Lavelle (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Fred Brocklander CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Sizemore walked [De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to third, Sizemore to second]; Kingman reached on an error by Whitfield on a sacrifice fly [De Jesus scored (RBI), Sizemore scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kingman to second]; Martin walked; Murcer walked [Kingman to third, Martin to second]; Kelleher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Whitfield doubled to right [North to third]; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored, Whitfield to third]; McCovey singled to left [Whitfield scored]; Madlock forced McCovey (first to shortstop); Cruz singled to shortstop [Madlock to second]; Metzger walked [Madlock to third, Cruz to second]; Hill forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. CUBS 2ND: Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lamp grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: Blue singled to right; North was called out on strikes; Whitfield forced Blue (shortstop to second); Clark forced Whitfield (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. CUBS 3RD: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Sizemore walked; Buckner walked [Sizemore to second]; Kingman struck out; Martin grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sizemore to third, Buckner to second]; Murcer walked; Kelleher singled to shortstop [Sizemore scored, Buckner to third, Murcer to second]; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: McCovey homered; Madlock singled to center; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at second]; Metzger singled to center; Hill singled to left [Metzger scored (error by Kingman) (unearned) (no RBI), Hill to third]; Blue reached on an error by Sizemore [Hill scored (unearned) (no RBI), Blue to first]; Herndon flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 5. CUBS 4TH: Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 5. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Clark flied out to center; McCovey walked; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 5. CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled; Kingman reached on an error by Metzger [Buckner to third, Kingman to first]; Martin struck out; Murcer sacrifice flied into a double play (left to shortstop to first) [Buckner scored (unearned), Kingman out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 5TH: Cruz singled to pitcher; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Cruz to second]; Hill singled to right [Cruz scored]; Blue struck out while Hill was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 6. CUBS 6TH: LEMASTER REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING SS); Kelleher singled to right; Blackwell singled to left [Kelleher to second]; MEJIAS BATTED FOR LAMP; Mejias out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kelleher to third, Blackwell to second]; De Jesus hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelleher scored]; Sizemore made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 6. GIANTS 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Herndon struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark singled to right; McCovey walked [Clark to second]; Madlock made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 6. CUBS 7TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Martin lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 6. GIANTS 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Cruz flied out to left; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Hill walked; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 6. CUBS 8TH: Murcer made an out to third; Kelleher flied out to right; Blackwell singled to right; VAIL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Vail singled to right [Blackwell to third]; De Jesus singled to right [Blackwell scored, Vail to third]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Herndon singled to center; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Herndon to second]; Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 6. CUBS 9TH: IVIE REPLACED BLUE (PLAYING 1B); LAVELLE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson singled to left; Martin forced Thompson (second to shortstop); Murcer walked [Martin to second]; Lavelle threw a wild pitch [Martin to third, Murcer to second]; Kelleher singled to left [Martin scored, Murcer scored]; Blackwell singled to center [Kelleher to third (error by Herndon)]; DILLARD BATTED FOR TIDROW; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Dillard grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Giants 6. GIANTS 9TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KELLEHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SUTTER REPLACED DE JESUS (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz struck out; LeMaster lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Giants 6. |
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