Two homers by Steve Dillard highlighted a 17-hit attack as the Cubs routed the Pirates, 11-3. Dillard's first round-tripper came in the second inning after a pass to Barry Foote.

After hitting a sacrifice fly in the third when the Cubs scored three runs, Dillard hit his second homer of the game with the bases empty in the fifth. Ican DeJesus smacked a run-scoring triple and Mike Vail homered for the Cubs in a four-run eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    9, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  2
Cubs         0  2  3    1  1  0    0  4  x  -  11 17  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .279
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Vail rf               5   3   4   2     0   0   .348
  Stennett 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Buckner 1b            5   2   4   1     0   0   .288
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Kingman lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .297
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .298      Martin cf             3   1   0   1     1   0   .289
Milner lf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .291      Ontiveros 3b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Madlock 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .276      Foote c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .237
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Dillard 2b            3   3   3   4     0   0   .323
Garner 2b,ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Lamp p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     0   3             Totals               37  11  17  11     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 29,645
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Stennett, Parker
Doubles: Buckner 2 (29)
Triples: Garner (7), Parker (5), De Jesus (6)
Home Runs: Madlock (11), Dillard 2 (3), Vail (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lamp (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Dillard (1), Martin (4)
GIDP: Madlock (8), Buckner (11), Ontiveros (14)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(10-8)      5    10   7   7   2   2   2  27   3.79
Roberts                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.12
Jackson                 1     5   4   3   0   0   1   8   3.58
Totals                  8    17  11  10   2   2   3  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(8-7)             9     8   3   3   0   3   1  34   4.32
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   3   1  34

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lanny Harris


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno lined to center; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Vail grounded out (second
to first); Buckner singled to center; Kingman made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner
singled to left; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin lined to center; Ontiveros made an out to
shortstop; Foote walked; Dillard homered [Foote scored]; Lamp
singled to center; De Jesus made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner was
called out on strikes; Candelaria grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Vail singled to left; Buckner doubled to right [Vail
to third]; Kingman struck out; Martin was walked intentionally;
Ontiveros singled to right [Vail scored, Buckner to third,
Martin to second]; Foote singled to left [Buckner scored, Martin
to third, Ontiveros to second]; Dillard hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Martin scored]; Lamp made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli singled
to second; Parker flied out to left; Stargell grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Vail singled to right;
Buckner doubled to left [Vail scored, Buckner to third (on throw
to home)]; Kingman struck out; Martin grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner struck out; Madlock grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ott singled to right; Garner forced Ott (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Foote flied
out to right; Dillard homered; Lamp lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

PIRATES 6TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Foli made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: ROBERTS REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); De Jesus
grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to center; Buckner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Vail
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker popped to third in foul territory; Stargell
singled to left; Milner struck out; Madlock forced Stargell
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: STENNETT REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kingman singled to center; Martin lined
to left; Ontiveros forced Kingman (second to shortstop); Foote
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner tripled
to right; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROBERTS; B. Robinson made an
out to second; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Dillard
singled to left; Lamp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Dillard to second]; De Jesus tripled to center
[Dillard scored]; Vail homered [De Jesus scored]; Buckner
singled to left; Kingman singled to center [Buckner to third
(error by Stennett)]; Martin reached on an error by Parker on a
sacrifice fly [Buckner scored (unearned) (RBI), Kingman to
second, Martin to first]; Ontiveros grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Martin out at second]; 4 R (3
ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 11.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett popped to catcher in foul territory;
Parker tripled to center; Stargell grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Parker scored]; Milner singled to right; Madlock
homered [Milner scored]; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 11.