A homer by Bill Buckner lifted the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Giants. Buckner's blast came in the seventh inning and snapped a 5-5 tie. The Giants were kept in the contest by a pair of two-run homers by Mike Ivie. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  0    0  1  2    2  0  0  -   5  9  1
Cubs         0  3  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   6 15  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .276      De Jesus ss           4   0   2   2     0   0   .279
Andrews 2b            5   0   0   1     0   0   .258      Thompson cf,rf        5   0   1   1     0   0   .327
Clark rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Buckner 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .284
McCovey 1b            3   2   2   0     2   1   .257      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Ivie lf               4   2   3   4     1   0   .314        Henderson lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .249      Biittner rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .320
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .262        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Sadek c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Ontiveros 3b          3   2   3   1     1   0   .280
Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Johnston ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .349
  Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Reuschel p            3   2   2   1     0   0   .151
  Whitfield ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .291        Martin cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Curtis pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Metzger ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .227

Totals               34   5   9   5     8   7             Totals               36   6  15   6     1   1

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 31,358
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cubs 8
DP: Giants 3, Cubs 2
Errors: McCovey, De Jesus
Doubles: Biittner (9), Thompson (11), Ontiveros (19), Reuschel (1)
Triples: Biittner (1)
Home Runs: Ivie 2 (21), Buckner (13)
Stolen Bases: North (50), Buckner (5), Dilone (9)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (4)
GIDP: LeMaster (5), Thompson (3), Foote 2 (9)
Hit by Pitch: De Jesus (2,by Montefusco)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              4     7   3   3   1   0   0  19   3.79
Halicki                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.44
Borbon L(5-5)           1.1   5   3   3   0   1   1   9   3.95
Lavelle                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.12
Totals                  8    15   6   6   1   1   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(13-7)        7     9   5   5   7   5   2  35   3.74
Sutter SV(29)           2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.37
Totals                  9     9   5   5   8   7   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Andrews flied
out to center; Clark made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was hit by a pitch; Thompson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at
second]; Buckner singled to right; Kingman flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to right; Ivie singled to left
[McCovey to third]; Evans walked [Ivie to second]; LeMaster
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Ivie
to third, Evans to second, McCovey out at home]; Sadek made an
out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner doubled to left; Ontiveros singled to left
[Biittner scored]; Foote flied out to left; Dillard made an out
to third; Reuschel singled to right [Ontiveros to second]; De
Jesus singled to right [Reuschel to third, Ontiveros scored];
Thompson doubled to right [Reuschel scored, De Jesus to third];
Buckner flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cubs 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); North
walked; Andrews lined into a double play (third to first) [North
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Biittner
tripled to right; Ontiveros was walked intentionally; Foote
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs
3.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey singled to right;
Ivie walked [McCovey to second]; Evans struck out; LeMaster
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Dillard lined to third; Reuschel lined to center; De
Jesus lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek singled to shortstop [Sadek to second (error
by De Jesus)]; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Johnston singled
to third [Sadek to third]; North grounded out (first unassisted)
[Johnston to second]; Andrews grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Sadek scored, Johnston to third]; Clark struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: HALICKI REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Buckner reached on an error by
McCovey [Buckner to first]; Buckner stole second; Buckner was
picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third to
second); Kingman singled to shortstop; Biittner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey walked; Ivie homered [McCovey scored]; Evans
walked; LeMaster struck out; Sadek singled to center [Evans to
second]; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HALICKI; Whitfield walked [Evans
to third, Sadek to second]; CURTIS RAN FOR WHITFIELD; North was
called out on strikes; Andrews made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Ontiveros doubled
to right; Foote grounded out (second to first) [Ontiveros to
third]; Dillard flied out to center; Reuschel doubled to center
[Ontiveros scored]; De Jesus singled to left [Reuschel scored,
De Jesus to second (on throw to home)]; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark flied out to left; McCovey walked; Ivie
homered [McCovey scored]; Evans flied out to center; LeMaster
singled to third; Sadek flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner homered; Kingman struck out; Biittner singled
to center; DILONE RAN FOR BIITTNER; LAVELLE REPLACED LEMASTER
(PITCHING); METZGER REPLACED BORBON (PLAYING SS); Ontiveros
singled to third [Dilone to second]; Dilone stole third; Foote
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs
6.

GIANTS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED REUSCHEL (PLAYING CF); SUTTER
REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); HENDERSON REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Metzger struck
out; North walked; North stole second; Andrews grounded out
(third to first); Clark grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Dillard singled to third; Martin grounded out (third
to first) [Dillard to second]; De Jesus grounded out (first
unassisted) [Dillard to third]; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 6.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey struck out; Ivie flied out to center; Evans
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Cubs 6.
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