Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey batted in five runs between them and led the Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Cubs. Ferguson broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning with a solo homer. Cey tripled with the bases loaded in the seventh and crossed the plate himself on a single by Ferguson. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      2  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  0  -   7  9  0
Cubs         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .254      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Russell ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Thompson rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Garvey 1b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .314      Buckner 1b            3   0   3   0     1   0   .280
Cey 3b                4   2   2   3     1   0   .278      Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Baker lf              5   0   1   2     0   2   .291      Ontiveros 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Ferguson c            5   1   2   2     0   0   .254      Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .285
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Foote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Martinez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .349
Hough p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Joshua ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .284        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castillo p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .326
                                                          Krukow p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
                                                            Macko 2b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000

Totals               37   7   9   7     4   5             Totals               31   2   8   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 31,249
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cubs 7
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 0
Errors: De Jesus, Ontiveros
Doubles: Cey (16), Martinez (4), Ferguson (11), Martin (30)
Triples: Cey (1)
Home Runs: Ferguson (16), Kingman (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (4), Thompson (1)
GIDP: Kingman (5)
Hit by Pitch: Dillard (1,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough W(4-4)            6     6   2   2   3   3   1  26   5.23
Castillo SV(3)          3     2   0   0   0   3   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   6   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(9-9)           6.1   7   6   5   3   3   1  30   4.35
Tidrow                  1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.78
Capilla                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.02
Totals                  9     9   7   5*  4   5   1  42

Passed Balls: Ferguson (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hough (6)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Garvey walked; Cey doubled to
right [Garvey to third]; Baker singled to left [Garvey scored,
Cey scored]; Ferguson forced Baker (second unassisted); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Buckner walked; Kingman forced Buckner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson flied out to left; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hough struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Martin struck out; Foote flied out
to left; Dillard was hit by a pitch [Ontiveros to second];
Krukow singled to left [Ontiveros scored, Dillard to second]; De
Jesus forced Krukow (pitcher to second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to left; Russell made an out to
second; Garvey singled to center; Cey walked [Garvey to second];
Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
singled to center [Buckner out at second (center to second)];
Kingman homered; Ontiveros singled to right; Ferguson allowed a
passed ball [Ontiveros to second]; Martin struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson homered; Thomasson struck out; Martinez
doubled to left; Hough lined to first; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Foote grounded out (second to first); Dillard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Krukow flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to right; Garvey made an out to
second; Cey lined to left; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner
singled to center [De Jesus to third]; Kingman hit into a double
play (center to catcher) [De Jesus out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson lined to second; Thomasson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros flied out to left; Martin grounded out
(third to first); Foote walked; Dillard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: JOSHUA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Joshua singled to right;
Thomas reached on an error by Ontiveros on a sacrifice bunt
[Joshua to third, Thomas to second]; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garvey was walked intentionally; TIDROW
REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); MACKO REPLACED KRUKOW (PLAYING 2B);
Cey tripled to center [Joshua scored, Thomas scored (unearned),
Garvey scored]; Baker struck out; Ferguson doubled to right [Cey
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Thomasson was
walked intentionally; Martinez struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: CASTILLO REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Macko struck out;
De Jesus struck out; Thompson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Castillo flied out to center; Thomas flied out to
center; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner singled to center; Kingman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buckner out at
second]; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: CAPILLA REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Garvey reached
on an error by De Jesus [Garvey to first]; Cey flied out to
right; Baker lined to center; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Martin doubled to center; Foote flied out to center;
BIITTNER BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Biittner grounded out (second to
first) [Martin to third]; Macko struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.