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Tuesday August 14, 1979
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Getting his first two major league hits in the same inning, Greg Johnston helped the Giants to an 8-2 thumping of the Cubs. The Giants trailed, 2-1, when they sent 12 men to the plate in the fifth. Johnston, who entered game in the fourth after Bill North was ejected for arguing the call on an attempted steal, doubled to score John Curtis, who was aboard via a single. Rob Andrews and Jack Clark followed with doubles.

A triple by Mike Ivie plated Clark and brought on Dick Tidrow in relief of starter Mike Krukow. Cub right fielder Mike Vail dropped Larry Herndon's fly ball, allowing Ivie to score, and on the throw home, Herndon reached third. Singles by Mike Sadek and Johnston then accounted for the final two runs of the inning. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  0    1  7  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  0
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   0   2   0     0   0   .278      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .277
  Johnston cf         3   1   2   2     1   1   .167      Vail rf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .342
Andrews 2b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .274        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .330
Clark rf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .280      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Ivie 1b               5   2   2   1     0   1   .307      Ontiveros 3b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Whitfield lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Martin cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .284
  Herndon pr,lf       3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
LeMaster ss           4   1   1   1     1   1   .262        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Sadek c               4   0   1   1     1   0   .231      Dillard 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .354
Curtis p              2   1   1   0     1   0   .179      Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .341
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .195

Totals               38   8  13   7     6   6             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,742
Left on Base: Giants 11, Cubs 2
DP: Giants 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Vail 2, Ontiveros
Doubles: Ivie (10), Johnston (1), Andrews (2), Clark (24), Herndon (8), Foote (18)
Triples: Ivie (3), De Jesus (8)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (3), North (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (5), Minton (1)
GIDP: Ontiveros (15), De Jesus (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(8-7)           7     5   2   2   1   6   0  25   4.42
Minton                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.14
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   7   0  31

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(9-8)           4.1  10   6   6   2   3   0  23   4.31
Tidrow                  0.2   2   2   0   1   0   0   6   3.84
Capilla                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.38
Hernandez               2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   5.31
Totals                  9    13   8   6   6   6   0  46

Balks: Krukow (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Krukow balked [North to
second]; Andrews flied out to right; Clark struck out; Evans
walked; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield singled to center; HERNDON RAN FOR
WHITFIELD; LeMaster flied out to center; Herndon was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Sadek popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kingman grounded
out (second to first); Ontiveros struck out; Martin singled to
third; Foote doubled to left [Martin out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Curtis grounded out (second to first); North singled
to right; North was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bill North ejected by 2B umpire Terry Tata;
Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: JOHNSTON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Dillard singled
to third; Krukow struck out; De Jesus tripled to left [Dillard
scored]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus
scored]; Buckner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ivie doubled to left; Herndon walked;
LeMaster singled to right [Ivie scored, Herndon to third]; Sadek
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to left; Ontiveros grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at
second]; Martin lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Curtis singled to center; Johnston doubled to left
[Curtis scored]; Andrews doubled to right [Johnston scored];
Clark doubled to left [Andrews scored]; Evans struck out; Ivie
tripled to left [Clark scored]; TIDROW REPLACED KRUKOW
(PITCHING); Herndon reached on an error by Vail [Ivie scored (no
RBI), Herndon to third (error by Vail)]; LeMaster walked; Sadek
singled to left [Herndon scored (unearned), LeMaster to second];
Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [LeMaster to
third, Sadek to second]; Johnston singled to pitcher [LeMaster
scored (unearned), Sadek to third]; Andrews flied out to center;
7 R (5 ER), 7 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Foote grounded out (first unassisted); Dillard lined
to second; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR TIDROW; Sizemore flied to right
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 6TH: CAPILLA REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Clark flied
out to center; Evans flied out to right; Ivie made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Vail struck out; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8,
Cubs 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); LeMaster
flied out to center; Sadek reached on an error by Ontiveros
[Sadek to first]; Curtis walked [Sadek to second]; Johnston
walked [Sadek to third, Curtis to second]; Andrews flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman flied out to left; Ontiveros walked; Martin
struck out; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 8, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); BLACKWELL
REPLACED CAPILLA (PLAYING C ); Clark was called out on strikes;
Evans made an out to first; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: MINTON REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Dillard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blackwell walked; De Jesus grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Blackwell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon doubled to left; LeMaster struck out; Sadek
walked; Minton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Herndon to third, Sadek to second]; Johnston struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR VAIL; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 2.



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