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Sunday July 22, 1979
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Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 22, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Reds         1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Cubs         0  0  4    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   8 15  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .343      De Jesus ss           4   2   1   0     1   1   .277
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Thompson rf           5   2   4   0     0   0   .353
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .302      Henderson lf          2   1   2   1     3   0   .293
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .246      Biittner 1b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .321
Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   1   .297      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   1     1   0   .300
Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .304      Martin cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .302
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .246      Blackwell c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .220
Correll c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .253      Dillard 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .346
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .086      McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Tidrow p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .320        Kingman ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .295
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294

Totals               34   4   9   3     2  10             Totals               34   8  15   8     6   3

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 41,052
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cubs 10
DP: Reds 3, Cubs 0
Errors: Tomlin, Dillard
Doubles: Knight (19), Correll (7), Thompson (9), Henderson (3), Ontiveros (14)
Triples: Dillard (1)
Home Runs: Driessen (14)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (15), Thompson (2), Kingman (4)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Blackwell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Correll (1), Martin (3)
GIDP: Biittner (2), Ontiveros (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  2     6   4   4   2   2   0  14   3.49
Sarmiento               3     3   0   0   2   1   0  12   4.79
Soto L(0-2)             0.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   4  12.46
Tomlin                  2.2   5   2   2   0   0   0  12   2.98
Totals                  8    15   8   8   6   3   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               3     7   4   3   1   4   1  16   4.73
Tidrow W(7-2)           4     2   0   0   0   3   0  14   3.87
Sutter                  2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   1.29
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2  10   1  37

Wild Pitches: McGlothen (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Joe West


REDS 1ST: Collins walked; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Collins
to second]; Morgan flied out to left; Griffey struck out;
Driessen singled to second [Collins scored (error by Dillard)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson doubled to left;
Henderson walked; Biittner forced Henderson (second to
shortstop) [Thompson to third]; Ontiveros walked [Biittner to
second]; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs
0.

REDS 2ND: On a bunt Knight singled; Geronimo was called out on
strikes; Correll flied out to left; Moskau struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Dillard
flied out to center; McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Collins was called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to
right; Griffey singled to left; Griffey was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second;
Thompson singled to first [De Jesus to third]; Henderson doubled
to center [De Jesus scored, Thompson to third]; Biittner singled
to right [Thompson scored, Henderson to third, Biittner to
second (on throw to home)]; Ontiveros singled to left [Henderson
scored, Biittner to third]; SARMIENTO REPLACED MOSKAU
(PITCHING); Martin hit a sacrifice fly to left [Biittner
scored]; Blackwell walked [Ontiveros to second]; Dillard struck
out; McGlothen lined to third; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cubs 4.

REDS 4TH: Driessen homered; Concepcion singled to right; Knight
doubled to center [Concepcion to third]; Geronimo singled to
center [Concepcion scored, Knight to third]; TIDROW REPLACED
MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Correll hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Knight scored]; Sarmiento struck out; Collins flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center; Thompson stole second; Henderson walked;
Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cubs 4.

REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Griffey singled to right;
Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros doubled to center; Martin popped to second;
Blackwell singled to right [Ontiveros to third]; Dillard hit
into a double play (center to catcher) [Ontiveros out at home];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 4.

REDS 6TH: Knight flied out to center; Geronimo struck out;
Correll doubled to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Spilman
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: SOTO REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Tidrow lined to
right; De Jesus walked; Thompson singled to center [De Jesus to
second]; Henderson walked [De Jesus to third, Thompson to
second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Biittner singled to
right [De Jesus scored, Thompson scored, Henderson to third];
Ontiveros grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Biittner out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cubs 6.

REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped
to first; Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Martin singled to center; Blackwell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Martin to second]; Dillard tripled to
left [Martin scored]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR TIDROW; Kingman singled
to left [Dillard scored]; Kingman stole second; De Jesus popped
to second; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 8.

REDS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Driessen grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Knight struck out;
Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Tomlin [Henderson to second];
Biittner reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson out at third
(pitcher to shortstop to third), Biittner to second]; Ontiveros
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Biittner to third]; Martin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Cubs 8.

REDS 9TH: Correll struck out; KENNEDY BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 8.



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