The Cubs posted a pair of wins over the Reds, 9-8 in 18 innings, and 2-1. The first contest was the completion of a game suspended from May 10 with the score tied, 7-7, after nine innings. The Cubs won in the bottom of the 18th when Ken Henderson stroked a leadoff single and took second on a sacrifice. After an intentional walk to Dave Kingman, Steve Ontiveros singled to plate Henderson with the winning run. An RBI single by Junior Kennedy in the top of 11th had given the Reds an 8-7 lead but the Cubs tied it in the bottom of frame on singles by Bill Buckner, Kingman and Ontiveros.

In the second game, the Reds carried a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth when Larry Biittner hit a leadoff single. Pinch-runner Miguel Dilone stole second. Kingman then belted the ball over the left field wall for a two-run homer that won the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Monday, July      23, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .340      Dillard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Thompson cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .344
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .254      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Biittner rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .329
Driessen 1b           1   1   0   0     2   0   .245        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .194
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Kingman lf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .297
Knight 3b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .304      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Blackwell c           1   0   0   0     2   1   .216
Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .170      Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Hume p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .184        Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
                                                            De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                          Caudill p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               26   1   5   1     5   8             Totals               30   2   6   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 36,993
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cubs 6
DP: Reds 0, Cubs 3
Errors: Moore
Doubles: Ontiveros (15)
Home Runs: Kingman (30)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (9), Kelleher (2), Dilone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Knight (5)
GIDP: Griffey (7), Knight (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(6-6)             8     6   2   2   2   4   1  32   3.34
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   4   1  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill                 7     3   1   1   3   6   0  24   4.12
Moore                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.83
Hernandez W(2-0)        1     1   0   0   2   0   0   5   5.40
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   8   0  33

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


REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Morgan walked; Griffey lined into
a double play (second to first) [Morgan out at first]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Dillard grounded out (third to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to right; Concepcion popped to
second; Knight singled to center [Knight out at second (center
to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Kingman
struck out; Ontiveros doubled to right; Blackwell walked;
Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll flied out to left; Blair struck out; Hume
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Caudill struck out; Dillard grounded out (third to
first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Collins singled to left; Morgan popped to third;
Griffey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner singled to right; Biittner grounded out
(second to first) [Buckner to second]; Kingman flied out to
right [Buckner to third]; Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Concepcion
lined to right [Driessen to third]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Driessen scored]; Correll was called out on strikes; 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell walked; Kelleher forced Blackwell (third to
second); Kelleher stole second; On a bunt Caudill made an out to
first; Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 0.

REDS 6TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Hume grounded
out (second to first); Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Thompson lined to right; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); Biittner singled to left; Kingman singled to left
[Biittner to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to right; Griffey singled to pitcher;
Driessen walked [Griffey to second]; Concepcion struck out;
Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Blackwell struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR KELLEHER;
Martin popped to third in foul territory; VAIL BATTED FOR
CAUDILL; Vail grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); DE JESUS REPLACED
MARTIN (PLAYING SS); Correll struck out; Blair singled to left;
Blair was picked off first but was safe on an error by Moore
[Blair to second]; Hume struck out; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING LF); Dillard grounded
out (third to first); Thompson struck out; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Morgan walked; On
a bunt Griffey singled [Morgan to second]; Driessen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morgan to third, Griffey to
second]; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Knight grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR BIITTNER;
Dilone stole second; Kingman homered [Dilone scored]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.