A two-run rally in the ninth inning enabled the Cubs to defeat the Padres, 3-2. Dan Briggs homered with a man on base for the Padres' tallies in the fourth inning. Dave Kingman came back with a solo swat for the Cubs in the seventh.

In the ninth, Kingman singled and Sam Mejias ran for him. Mejias took third on a single by Jerry Martin and scored on a single by Steve Ontiveros. Barry Foote then singled to drive in Martin with the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Friday, June 15, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 8 1 Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .274 Richards cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .177 Thompson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .339 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .349 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Turner lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briggs 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .237 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Kingman lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Mejias pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Martin cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .299 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239 Kelleher 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Fahey c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Ontiveros ph,3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .298 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Blackwell c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .048 Foote ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .215 Tenace 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Dillard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 2 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 23,595 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Padres 7 DP: Cubs 0, Padres 1 Errors: Kelleher Doubles: Thompson (5), Turner (11), Fahey (2) Home Runs: Kingman (21), Briggs (5) GIDP: Sizemore (6) Hit by Pitch: Richards (2,by Reuschel) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel 7 6 2 2 1 3 1 29 4.31 Hernandez W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.96 Tidrow SV(3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.66 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 1 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 8 4 1 1 2 2 1 29 3.97 Shirley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.36 D'Acquisto L(3-5) 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 6.41 Lolich 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.20 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 2 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (4) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bill Williams CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner reached on a fielder's choice [De Jesus to third]; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to center; Winfield singled to third [Winfield to second (error by Kelleher)]; Turner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 2ND: Martin grounded out (second to first); Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Blackwell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Briggs was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua walked; Fahey forced Bevacqua (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 3RD: Reuschel grounded out (third to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Rasmussen flied out to center; Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith singled to third; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman grounded out (second to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Turner doubled to right; Briggs homered [Turner scored]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to right; Fahey doubled to left [Bevacqua to third]; Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 2. CUBS 5TH: Martin was called out on strikes; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Blackwell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield struck out; Turner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 2. CUBS 6TH: Reuschel struck out; De Jesus walked; Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Briggs flied out to center; Gonzalez made an out to first; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 2. CUBS 7TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman homered; Murcer made an out to shortstop; Martin walked; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); Rasmussen lined to third; Richards was hit by a pitch; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 2. CUBS 8TH: FOOTE BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Foote made an out to third; BIITTNER BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); De Jesus singled to center; THOMPSON BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Thompson doubled to left [De Jesus out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DILLARD REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING 2B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Winfield flied out to right; Turner struck out; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 2. CUBS 9TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); TENACE REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PLAYING 1B); Buckner lined to right; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Kingman singled to left; MEJIAS RAN FOR KINGMAN; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Martin singled to right [Mejias to third]; Ontiveros singled to center [Mejias scored, Martin to second]; Foote singled to right [Martin scored, Ontiveros to third, Foote to second (on throw)]; LOLICH REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Dillard walked; De Jesus forced Dillard (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TIDROW REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua lined to center; Fahey singled to center; ALMON RAN FOR FAHEY; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Padres 2.

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