Rallying for five runs in the eighth inning, the Cubs defeated the Padres, 9-6. The Padres scored five of their runs on homers. Dave Winfield connected with two men on base in the third inning. Gene Tenace added a solo swat in the fourth. After Ozzie Smith tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth, Jerry Turner hit the Padres' third homer of the game in the eighth.

The Cubs, who had a two-run homer by Steve Dillard, trailed, 6-4 before beginning their rally. Walks to Dave Kingman and Barry Foote around an infield single by Jerry Martin loaded the bases with one out. Dillard bounced out, scoring Kingman. Larry Biittner then batted for winning pitcher Dick Tidrow and singled, driving in two runs to send the Cubs ahead. Their extra pair followed on two errors and a single by Scot Thompson. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 6

Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  0  3    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   6  9  3
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    3  5  x  -   9 12  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .272      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .280
Smith ss              5   2   2   0     0   1   .210      Vail rf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Dade 3b               4   0   0   0     0   4   .271        Thompson ph,rf      2   1   2   1     0   0   .335
Winfield rf           3   1   1   3     1   1   .325      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .284
Turner lf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .255      Kingman lf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .299
  Johnstone lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Tenace c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .285
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .204      Martin cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .287
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .221      Foote c               3   2   1   0     1   1   .240
Shirley p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Dillard 2b            4   2   3   3     0   0   .372
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Caudill p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Hernandez p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .325
                                                            Dilone pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .204

Totals               37   6   9   6     1  15             Totals               34   9  12   7     4   8

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 19,099
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cubs 7
DP: Padres 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Briggs 2, Lee, De Jesus
Doubles: Gonzalez (13), Dillard (6), Foote (21), Buckner (32)
Triples: Smith (5), Thompson (5)
Home Runs: Winfield (27), Tenace (14), Turner (9), Dillard (5)
Stolen Bases: Smith (21), Dilone (10)
Caught Stealing: Vail (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Caudill (2)
Sacrifice Flies: De Jesus (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley                 6     6   3   3   2   5   1  26   3.16
D'Acquisto L(8-11)      1.1   2   4   4   2   3   0   8   5.13
Lee                     0.1   4   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.78
Mura                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.89
Totals                  8    12   9   9   4   8   1  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill                 4.1   7   5   5   0  10   2  21   5.21
Hernandez               2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   9   5.10
Tidrow W(9-3)           1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4   3.90
Sutter SV(30)           1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.35
Totals                  9     9   6   6   1  15   3  38

Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (5)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Smith struck out; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Vail singled; Vail was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Turner singled; Tenace reached
on an error by De Jesus [Turner to third, Tenace to first];
Briggs struck out; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman popped to third in foul territory; Ontiveros
walked; Martin was called out on strikes; Foote struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 3RD: Shirley grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards
singled; Smith singled [Richards to third]; Smith stole second;
Dade struck out; Winfield homered [Richards scored, Smith
scored]; Turner was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Dillard doubled; Caudill out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Dillard to third]; De Jesus hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Dillard scored]; Vail struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Cubs 1.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace homered; Briggs struck out; Gonzalez singled;
On a bunt Shirley struck out; Richards grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to center; Kingman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ontiveros singled; Martin reached on an
error by Briggs [Ontiveros to second, Martin to first]; Foote
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 1.

PADRES 5TH: Smith tripled; Dade struck out; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
CAUDILL (PITCHING); Winfield was walked intentionally; Turner
forced Winfield (first to shortstop) [Smith scored]; Tenace
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Dillard singled; On a bunt Hernandez struck out; De
Jesus forced Dillard (third to second); Vail forced De Jesus
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 1.

PADRES 6TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
flied out to left; Shirley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner walked; Kingman was called out on strikes;
Ontiveros forced Buckner (shortstop to second); Martin grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 1.

PADRES 7TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
popped to third; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Foote doubled; Dillard homered [Foote scored];
HENDERSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY
(PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); De Jesus
was called out on strikes; THOMPSON BATTED FOR VAIL; Thompson
tripled; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Thompson scored];
Buckner struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 4.

PADRES 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TIDROW
REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Winfield flied out to left;
Turner homered; Tenace was called out on strikes; Briggs struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); Kingman
walked; Ontiveros struck out; Martin singled [Kingman to
second]; Foote walked [Kingman to third, Martin to second]; LEE
REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Dillard grounded out (second to
first) [Kingman scored, Martin to third, Foote to second];
BIITTNER BATTED FOR TIDROW; Biittner singled [Martin scored,
Foote scored]; DILONE RAN FOR BIITTNER; Dilone stole second; De
Jesus singled [Dilone to third]; De Jesus was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Lee [De Jesus to second]; Thompson
singled [Dilone scored, De Jesus scored (error by Briggs) (no
RBI)]; Buckner doubled [Thompson to third]; MURA REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); Kingman grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 5 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 9.

PADRES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); DILONE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Gonzalez doubled; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MURA;
Bevacqua struck out; Richards struck out; Smith grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 9.

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