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Sunday August 19, 1979
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Rick Reuschel pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and Bruce Sutter recorded his 31st save of the season as the Cubs topped the Padres, 3-1. The Cubs' first run came in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner before Barry Foote provided the winning margin with a homer in the seventh following a walk to Jerry Martin. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 19, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   3  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      De Jesus ss           4   1   0   0     0   1   .275
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Vail rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .321      Buckner 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .280
Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Tenace 1b             3   1   3   0     1   0   .272        Thompson lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Dade 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Martin cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .290
Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .218      Foote c               3   1   2   2     0   0   .245
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Dillard 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .374
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Reuschel p            1   0   1   0     1   0   .167
  Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   1   5   1     3   9             Totals               27   3   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 31,750
Left on Base: Padres 7, Cubs 5
DP: Padres 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Fahey
Home Runs: Foote (11)
Stolen Bases: Smith (22), De Jesus (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (4)
GIDP: Martin (10), Dillard (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(9-9)            6     5   1   0   1   2   0  22   3.72
Mura                    0.1   2   2   2   2   0   1   5   3.21
Lee                     1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.60
Totals                  8     7   3   2   3   2   1  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(14-7)        8     3   0   0   3   8   0  30   3.57
Sutter SV(31)           1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.45
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   9   0  35

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith singled; Smith stole
second; Winfield struck out; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Vail singled; Buckner popped to
shortstop; Kingman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace singled; Fahey grounded out (second to first)
[Tenace to second]; Dade grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tenace
to third]; Gonzalez was walked intentionally; Jones struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros singled; Martin grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Foote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt
Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield walked; Turner
forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Dillard singled; Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Dillard to second]; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vail flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace walked; Fahey was called out on strikes; Dade
flied out to right; Gonzalez forced Tenace (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman
struck out; Ontiveros lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Richards flied
out to right; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
singled; Dillard grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Foote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield struck out; Turner flied out to left;
Tenace singled; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Reuschel singled; On a bunt De Jesus forced Reuschel
(catcher to shortstop); De Jesus stole second [De Jesus to third
(error by Fahey)]; Vail walked; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to
right [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Kingman forced Vail (second
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 7TH: Dade lined to center; Gonzalez flied out to center;
BRIGGS BATTED FOR JONES; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: MURA REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Ontiveros flied out
to left; Martin walked; Foote homered [Martin scored]; Dillard
singled; Reuschel walked [Dillard to second]; LEE REPLACED MURA
(PITCHING); De Jesus forced Reuschel (shortstop to second)
[Dillard to third]; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 3.

PADRES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Richards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith lined to center;
Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 3.

PADRES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Turner struck
out; Tenace singled; Fahey grounded out (second to first)
[Tenace to second]; Dade singled [Tenace scored]; JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Johnstone out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 3.



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