Pounding four pitchers for 17 hits, the Cubs blanked the Astros, 10-0. A three-run homer by Ivan DeJesus capped a five-run second inning. The game was delayed by rain for 50 minutes in the sixth inning. Donnie Moore relieved Mike Krukow after the delay and hurled the final three frames to complete the shutout and get his first save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      8, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Cubs         0  5  0    1  0  4    0  0  x  -  10 17  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      De Jesus ss           3   1   1   3     2   1   .284
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Dillard 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Gonzalez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Thompson rf           6   0   0   0     0   1   .327
Walling rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .324      Buckner 1b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Cruz lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .288      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .231
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Martin cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .293
Howe 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Dilone cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Ontiveros 3b          3   2   3   1     2   0   .286
  Baldwin c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Foote c               4   2   2   2     0   0   .237
Landestoy 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Blackwell ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Sizemore 2b           4   2   4   2     0   0   .271
  Sexton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Kelleher pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Krukow p              3   0   1   2     0   2   .323
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     2   5             Totals               41  10  17  10     5   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 37,614
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cubs 13
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Landestoy
Doubles: Cruz (18), Sizemore 2 (14)
Home Runs: De Jesus (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Krukow (2)
GIDP: Cabell (10), Baldwin (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(5-4)           4     9   6   6   2   2   1  23   3.18
Dixon                   1.1   6   4   4   2   1   0  12   5.96
Throop                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.94
Roberge                 2     2   0   0   1   3   0  10   1.17
Totals                  8    17  10  10   5   7   1  47

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(6-5)           6     4   0   0   2   3   0  23   3.75
Moore SV(1)             3     3   0   0   0   2   0  11   6.60
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Roberge (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third; Reynolds lined to center;
Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Howe struck out; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Martin
singled; Ontiveros singled [Martin to second]; Foote singled
[Martin scored, Ontiveros to second]; Sizemore doubled
[Ontiveros scored, Foote to third]; Krukow struck out; De Jesus
homered [Foote scored, Sizemore scored]; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Forsch
struck out; Puhl singled; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner flied out to left; Henderson walked; Martin
struck out; Ontiveros singled [Henderson to second]; Foote flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling flied out to center; Cruz singled; Cabell
forced Cruz (third to second); Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Sizemore doubled; Krukow singled [Sizemore scored]; De
Jesus walked [Krukow to second]; Thompson flied out to center;
Buckner singled [Krukow to third, De Jesus to second]; Henderson
popped to shortstop; Martin grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby flied out to right; Landestoy flied out to
left; SEXTON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Sexton walked; Puhl flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: DIXON REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Ontiveros walked;
Foote flied out to right; Sizemore singled [Ontiveros to
second]; Krukow struck out; De Jesus walked [Ontiveros to third,
Sizemore to second]; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Walling singled; Cruz
walked [Walling to second]; Cabell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson singled; Martin
singled [Henderson to second]; Ontiveros singled [Henderson
scored, Martin to second]; Foote singled [Martin scored,
Ontiveros to second]; Sizemore singled [Ontiveros scored, Foote
to third]; KELLEHER RAN FOR SIZEMORE; THROOP REPLACED DIXON
(PITCHING); Krukow hit a sacrifice fly to right [Foote scored];
De Jesus was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cubs 10.

ASTROS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); DILONE REPLACED
MARTIN (PLAYING CF); DILLARD REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING 2B);
KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Howe grounded out (third
to first); Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); Landestoy
singled; ALOU BATTED FOR THROOP; Alou struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 10.

CUBS 7TH: ROBERGE REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); BALDWIN REPLACED
ASHBY (PLAYING C ); Thompson popped to second; Buckner singled;
Henderson struck out; Dilone singled [Buckner to second];
Ontiveros walked [Buckner to third, Dilone to second]; BLACKWELL
BATTED FOR FOOTE; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 10.

ASTROS 8TH: BLACKWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Puhl singled;
Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl to second];
Walling struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: Kelleher grounded out (third to first); Moore struck
out; Dillard reached on an error by Landestoy [Dillard to
first]; Roberge threw a wild pitch [Dillard to second]; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 10.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howe singled;
Baldwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howe
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 10.