Four hits by Pete Rose paced the attack as the Phillies defeated the Cubs, 4-1. Bake McBride, the first batter of the game for the Phils, got an inside-the-park homer when outfielders Jerry Martin and Scot Thompson collided trying to chase down his line drive.

In the fifth inning, Larry Bowa walked, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Nino Espinosa, took third on a single by McBride and scored when McBride stole second and catcher Barry Foote threw the ball into center field. A single by Rose scored McBride and a double by Greg Luzinski plated Rose. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Phillies     1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   2   1     0   1   .284      McBride rf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .263
Thompson rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Rose 1b               4   1   4   1     0   0   .319
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     2   2   .279
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
Martin cf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .293        Anderson cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Boone c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .252        Gross ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .342      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Dillard ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Bowa ss               3   1   0   0     1   0   .249
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Espinosa p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .163
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               30   1   6   1     1   7             Totals               30   4  10   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 37,412
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Phillies 8
DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Foote
Doubles: De Jesus (15), Rose 2 (33), Luzinski (16)
Home Runs: McBride (9)
Stolen Bases: McBride (21), Rose (12)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (3), Rose (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (2)
GIDP: Ontiveros (13), Bowa (6)
Hit by Pitch: Boone (2,by Lamp)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(8-6)           5     8   4   4   3   5   1  23   3.56
Lamp                    2     2   0   0   1   0   0  10   4.53
Tidrow                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.65
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   5   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(11-8)        9     6   1   1   1   7   0  31   3.53
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Lamp (5)
Wild Pitches: Espinosa (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson made an out to third;
Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride hit an inside the park homer to right;
Jerry Martin and Scot Thompson collided; Rose doubled to
right; Schmidt walked; Luzinski flied out to center; Boone
walked [Rose to third, Schmidt to second]; Maddox lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Boone out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Martin struck out;
Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo singled to right; Bowa grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Trillo out at second]; Espinosa
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 3RD: Foote struck out; Sizemore walked; Sizemore was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Krukow struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride struck out; Rose singled to shortstop;
Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Schmidt was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus singled to center; Espinosa threw a wild
pitch [De Jesus to second]; Thompson reached on a fielder's
choice [De Jesus out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)];
Buckner singled to right [Thompson out at third (right to
shortstop)]; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to right;
Trillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 5TH: Martin singled to left; Ontiveros grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Martin out at
second]; Foote was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa walked; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher unassisted) [Bowa to second]; McBride singled to
shortstop [Bowa to third]; McBride stole second [McBride to
third (error by Foote), Bowa scored]; Rose singled to left
[McBride scored]; Rose stole second; Schmidt struck out;
Luzinski doubled to right [Rose scored]; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 6TH: Sizemore flied out to center; DILLARD BATTED FOR
KRUKOW; Dillard singled to left; De Jesus doubled to left
[Dillard scored]; Thompson flied out to left; Buckner flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: LAMP REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Maddox singled
to center; Trillo flied out to center; Bowa forced Maddox (first
to shortstop); Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Martin struck
out; Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Rose
doubled to left; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Luzinski
flied out to center; Boone was hit by a pitch [Rose to third,
Schmidt to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR MADDOX; Gross flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON REPLACED
LUZINSKI (PLAYING CF); Foote flied out to right; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); BIITTNER BATTED FOR LAMP;
Biittner singled to right; De Jesus forced Biittner (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Trillo
grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped to shortstop;
Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: Thompson flied out to center; Buckner lined to
shortstop; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 4.