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Monday August 20, 1979
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Registering their sixth straight victory, the Cubs edged the Dodgers, 2-1. Barry Foote clouted a solo homer in the second inning for the first run and the Cubs picked up another in the fifth when Lynn McGlothen doubled, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and came home on a sacrifice fly by Scot Thompson. McGlothen picked up his third straight victory and Sutter logged his 32nd save. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Monday, August 20, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      De Jesus ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Thompson rf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .330
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Baker lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .293        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Ontiveros 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .252        Kelleher 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Martinez ss           2   0   2   0     1   0   .306      Martin cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Foote c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .246
Sutcliffe p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .366
  Brett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      McGlothen p           3   1   2   0     0   0   .204
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .343        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Biittner lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .331

Totals               32   1   9   1     3   5             Totals               27   2   5   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 25,285
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cubs 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 3
Doubles: Garvey (26), Ferguson (9), McGlothen (3)
Home Runs: Baker (17), Foote (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutcliffe (5), De Jesus (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2)
GIDP: Cey (10), Ferguson (8), Mota (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe L(11-9)       5.2   5   2   2   4   3   1  26   4.04
Brett                   2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.40
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   3   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(11-8)       7.2   8   1   1   3   3   1  32   4.01
Tidrow                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.83
Sutter SV(32)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.43
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Charlie Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Thomas flied out to left;
Garvey doubled to left; Cey walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson walked [De Jesus
to second]; Buckner lined to left; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to left; Thomasson walked;
Martinez singled to left [Thomasson to second]; Sutcliffe out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Thomasson to third, Martinez
to second]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
homered; Dillard flied out to center; McGlothen singled to
right; De Jesus singled to center [McGlothen to second];
Thompson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to center; Garvey singled to left;
Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: On a bunt Buckner grounded out (third to first);
Kingman popped to shortstop; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker popped to first; Ferguson doubled to left;
Thomasson popped to shortstop; Martinez was walked
intentionally; Sutcliffe flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Martin struck out; Foote flied out to right; Dillard
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to center; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to
second]; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: McGlothen doubled to center; De Jesus out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McGlothen to third]; Thompson
hit a sacrifice fly to center [McGlothen scored]; Buckner struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker singled to third; Ferguson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at
second]; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman lined to first; Ontiveros walked; Martin
walked [Ontiveros to second]; Foote grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Ontiveros to third, Martin to second]; Dillard was
walked intentionally; BRETT REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING);
McGlothen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); Martinez
singled to center; Brett flied out to right; Lopes popped to
first; Thomas lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey flied
out to center; Baker homered; TIDROW REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Ferguson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Kingman flied out to right; Kelleher lined to right;
Martin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); BIITTNER
REPLACED TIDROW (PLAYING LF); Thomasson singled to right; JOSHUA
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Joshua struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR BRETT;
Mota grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cubs 2.



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