Rick Reuschel scattered five hits in six innings and drove in three runs with a single and a bases-loaded walk as the Cubs defeated the Braves, 10-2. Steve Ontiveros singled and scored on a double by Barry Foote in the second inning before Reuschel made it 2-0 with his single.

Scot Thompson tripled and Bill Buckner hit a sacrifice fly in the third. The Cubs then sent 10 men to bat in the fifth inning and scored five times, including a run that was forced in on a pass to Reuschel. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 10, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Friday, July 20, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Braves       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cubs         0  2  1    0  5  0    2  0  x  -  10 14  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .266      De Jesus ss           5   0   1   2     0   0   .278
Matthews rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .304        Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Thompson rf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .331
Horner 3b             4   0   3   1     0   1   .308      Buckner 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .287
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .226        Henderson lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .344      Martin cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Biittner lf,1b        5   1   2   1     0   0   .323
Frias ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Ontiveros 3b          4   2   2   1     1   0   .298
Brizzolara p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Foote c               3   3   2   0     1   0   .244
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .259
  B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dillard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hubbard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Reuschel p            2   0   1   3     1   0   .081
  J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Tidrow p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     1   4             Totals               37  10  14  10     4   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 22,646
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cubs 8
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Nolan
Doubles: Office (10), Foote 2 (15), Ontiveros (12)
Triples: Thompson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (3)
GIDP: Murphy (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara L(5-4)       4     7   4   4   1   1   0  20   4.65
Skok                    0.1   2   4   4   2   1   0   5   3.83
B. McLaughlin           0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.43
J. McLaughlin           2     4   2   2   0   0   0  10   1.98
Hanna                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    14  10  10   4   3   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(9-6)         6     5   2   2   1   2   0  23   3.87
Tidrow                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.19
Moore                   1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   4   0  33

Wild Pitches: Skok (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Paul Runge


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled;
Office grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to second];
Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to center; Thompson lined to pitcher;
Buckner singled; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Nolan grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
singled; Foote doubled [Ontiveros to third]; Sizemore popped to
catcher in foul territory; Reuschel singled [Ontiveros scored,
Foote scored]; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Frias flied out to center; Brizzolara struck out;
Royster grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Thompson tripled; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Thompson scored]; Martin flied out to center; Biittner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled; Office grounded out (first to
second to pitcher) [Matthews to second]; Horner singled
[Matthews scored]; Burroughs lined into a double play (pitcher
to second) [Horner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros walked; Foote popped to first in foul
territory; Sizemore singled [Ontiveros to second]; Reuschel
grounded out (third to first) [Ontiveros to third, Sizemore to
second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Nolan lined to
right; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Thompson singled; SKOK REPLACED BRIZZOLARA (PITCHING);
Skok threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Buckner walked;
Martin was called out on strikes; Biittner singled [Thompson
scored, Buckner to second]; Ontiveros doubled [Buckner scored,
Biittner to third]; Foote was walked intentionally; B.
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Sizemore struck out;
Reuschel walked [Biittner scored, Ontiveros to third, Foote to
second]; De Jesus singled [Ontiveros scored, Foote scored,
Reuschel to third, De Jesus to second (on throw)]; Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 6TH: HUBBARD BATTED FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN; Hubbard flied out
to center; Royster walked; Matthews grounded out (first
unassisted) [Royster to second]; Office doubled [Royster
scored]; Horner singled [Office to third]; Burroughs grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HUBBARD (PITCHING); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (third to
first); Biittner singled; Ontiveros lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Murphy was
called out on strikes; Nolan flied out to center; Frias grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Foote doubled; Sizemore singled [Foote scored,
Sizemore to third (error by Nolan)]; Tidrow singled [Sizemore
scored]; De Jesus forced Tidrow (third to second); Thompson
flied out to left; Buckner lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 10.

BRAVES 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING SS); HENDERSON
REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); DILLARD REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); LUM BATTED
FOR J. MCLAUGHLIN; Lum grounded out (third to first); Royster
struck out; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: HANNA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Martin grounded out
(third to first); Biittner lined to right; Ontiveros grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 10.

BRAVES 9TH: MOORE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Office grounded
out (shortstop to first); Horner singled; Burroughs singled
[Horner to second]; Murphy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 10.
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