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Tuesday August 21, 1979
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Ron Cey hit a three-run homer and Dusty Baker followed with a solo swat in a third-inning outburst that powered the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory, ending the Cubs' six-game winning streak. Cey's round-tripper came after Bill Russell reached base on an error by shortstop Ivan DeJesus and Steve Garvey was hit by a pitch. Baker then added his shot. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 21, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  3
Cubs         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .257      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Thompson rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Garvey 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .314      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Cey 3b                5   1   2   3     0   0   .276      Biittner lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .328
Baker lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .293      Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .252      Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .356
Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258        Ontiveros ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Sutton p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .159      Kelleher 3b           3   1   2   1     0   1   .280
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .331
                                                          Caudill p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamp p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
                                                            Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               34   4   7   4     4   4             Totals               34   2   7   1     0   7

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 34,745
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Cubs 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Lopes, Russell 2, De Jesus, Buckner, Kelleher
Doubles: Ferguson (10), Thomasson (8), Foote (22)
Home Runs: Cey (24), Baker (18)
Caught Stealing: Thomasson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (10), Caudill (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garvey (2,by Caudill)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(11-12)         8     6   2   1   0   6   0  31   3.95
Castillo SV(2)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   1   0   7   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill L(0-5)          2.1   3   4   3   2   2   2  15   5.46
Lamp                    4.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  16   4.14
Tidrow                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.75
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   4   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Caudill (4)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
reached on an error by Kelleher [Russell to first]; Garvey
struck out; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to second; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Buckner reached on an error by Russell
[Buckner to first]; Biittner singled to right [Buckner to
third]; Martin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker popped to third in foul territory; Ferguson
doubled to left; Thomasson walked; Thomas popped to second;
Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Foote doubled to left; Dillard grounded out (second to
first) [Foote to third]; On a bunt Kelleher singled to pitcher
[Foote scored]; Caudill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus singled to second
[Kelleher scored (error by Lopes) (unearned) (no RBI), De Jesus
to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes lined to left; Russell reached on an error by
De Jesus [Russell to first]; Garvey was hit by a pitch [Russell
to second]; Cey homered [Russell scored (unearned), Garvey
scored]; Baker homered; Ferguson walked; LAMP REPLACED CAUDILL
(PITCHING); Thomasson forced Ferguson (shortstop to second);
Thomasson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 4 R
(3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner popped to shortstop; Biittner was called out
on strikes; Martin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
flied out to right; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Foote flied out to center; Dillard struck out;
Kelleher singled to center; Lamp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); Garvey
lined to left; Cey singled to center; Baker popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson singled to
left; Buckner forced Thompson (pitcher to shortstop) [Buckner to
second (error by Russell)]; Biittner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Thomasson
grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); HP umpire
Terry Tata checked Don Sutton for a foreign substance after Cubs
manager Herman Franks spoke with Tata; Sutton was told to clean
his left (non-pitching) hand because there was pine tar on that
hand; Foote lined to third; Dillard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton singled to center; Lopes reached on an error
by Buckner [Sutton to second, Lopes to first]; Russell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sutton to third, Lopes to
second]; Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher was called out on strikes; HENDERSON BATTED
FOR LAMP; Henderson grounded out (second to first); De Jesus was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Baker flied
out to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson doubled to left; Thomas was walked intentionally;
Sutton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs
2.

CUBS 8TH: Thompson lined to right; Buckner popped to shortstop;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes made an out to second; Russell singled to
right; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Russell to
second]; Cey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: CASTILLO REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Martin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foote struck out; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR
DILLARD; Ontiveros singled to center; VAIL BATTED FOR KELLEHER;
Vail forced Ontiveros (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.



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