The Cubs pushed across two runs in the fifth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and gain a 3-1 victory over the Expos. Rick Reuschel drew a one-out walk in the fifth and moved to third on a two-out single by Scot Thompson.

A double by Bill Buckner scored Reuschel and Thompson when catcher Gary Carter's pickoff attempt sailed into left field. Bruce Sutter took over in the eighth and retired the last five batters in order to record his 18th save. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Thursday, July 5, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      De Jesus ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .276
Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Thompson rf           3   2   1   0     1   1   .319
Dawson cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .267      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .298
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Martin cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .285
Valentine rf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
  White pr,rf         1   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Foote c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Parrish 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Mason 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Reuschel p            1   1   0   0     1   0   .069
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .121
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   4             Totals               28   3   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 22,790
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cubs 8
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Scott, Carter
Doubles: Buckner (21)
Triples: Dawson (5)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (12), Martin (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Martin (2)
GIDP: Mason (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1,by Sanderson)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(5-5)        6.1   6   3   2   3   2   0  28   3.23
May                     0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.48
Bahnsen                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.93
Totals                  8     7   3   2   4   3   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(7-5)         7.1   6   1   1   1   2   0  28   3.85
Sutter SV(18)           1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.32
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Sanderson (2)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson singled; Perez singled
[Dawson to second]; Carter lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled; De Jesus was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Thompson walked; Buckner singled
[Thompson to second]; Kingman was hit by a pitch [Thompson to
third, Buckner to second]; Martin hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Thompson scored, Buckner to third]; Ontiveros flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Parrish
popped to second; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Foote struck out; Sizemore grounded out (second to
first); Reuschel popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Sanderson struck out; Cromartie lined to center;
Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled; Thompson flied out to left; Buckner
flied out to left; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson tripled; Perez grounded out (second to first);
Carter grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine singled
[Dawson scored]; WHITE RAN FOR VALENTINE; Parrish flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: MASON REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); WHITE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Martin reached on an error by Scott [Martin
to first]; Ontiveros flied out to left; Foote lined to right;
Martin was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Sanderson
grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore popped to shortstop; Reuschel walked; De
Jesus flied out to left; Thompson singled [Reuschel to third];
Buckner doubled [Reuschel scored, Thompson to third]; Thompson
was picked off third but was safe on an error by Carter
[Thompson scored (unearned), Buckner to third]; Kingman was
called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott singled; Dawson flied out to center; Perez
struck out; Carter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Martin popped to third; Ontiveros grounded out (first
unassisted); Foote popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 7TH: White walked; Mason grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; On a bunt
Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Sizemore singled; Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; De Jesus walked; MAY
REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Thompson was called out on
strikes; Buckner forced De Jesus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 8TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR MAY; Hutton grounded out (second to
first); Cromartie singled; SUTTER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Scott struck out; Dawson forced Cromartie (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Kingman grounded
out (third to first); Martin lined to left; Ontiveros singled;
Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros to second]; Foote walked;
On a bunt Sizemore made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 1, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

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