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 6
Game Played on Thursday, June      14, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         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.