Rick Reuschel posted his 15th victory and Dave Kingman hit his 41st homer as the Cubs defeated the Giants, 4-1. Kingman tagged Vida Blue for his round-tripper in the second inning. After the Giants tied the score with an unearned run in the fifth, Blue hit a streak of wildness in the sixth, enabling the Cubs to score three runs.

Mike Vail singled and Bill Buckner walked. After Kingman struck out, Steve Ontiveros singled to load the bases. Jerry Martin popped up, but Blue walked Barry Foote and Steve Dillard to force in two runs. A third scored on a wild pitch by reliever Ed Halicki. Reuschel gave up eight hits but had the support of four double plays. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Friday, August 24, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  3
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   2   0     0   2   .278      Herndon cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Vail rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .331      Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Thompson rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Buckner 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .278      xMcCovey 1b           3   0   2   0     0   1   .000
Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .290        Moffitt pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .286      Ivie lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .317
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Foote c               2   0   0   1     2   0   .242      LeMaster ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .265
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .339      Littlejohn c          2   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Reuschel p            4   0   1   0     0   2   .172      Blue p                2   0   1   1     0   0   .138
                                                            Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   4   7   3     4   8             Totals               30   1   8   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  9,352
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Giants 6
DP: Cubs 4, Giants 0
Errors: De Jesus, Foote, Reuschel, Evans
Doubles: De Jesus (20)
Home Runs: Kingman (41)
Caught Stealing: Foote (1), De Jesus (16), Clark (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Littlejohn (4), Herndon (3)
GIDP: Ivie 2 (7), Clark (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(15-7)        9     8   1   0   1   6   0  34   3.40
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   6   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(10-11)           5.2   7   4   4   4   5   1  26   5.21
Halicki                 1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.61
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.97
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   8   1  37

Wild Pitches: Halicki (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Vail grounded out (third to
first); Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Strain
grounded out (third to first); Clark grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman homered; Ontiveros struck out; Martin grounded
out (second to first); Foote walked; Foote was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to center; Ivie grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at
second]; Evans singled to right; LeMaster singled to right
[Evans to second]; Littlejohn struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Dillard made an out to second; Reuschel singled to
left; De Jesus doubled to right [Reuschel to third]; Vail
grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue flied out to center; Herndon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Strain grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
struck out; Martin singled to center; Foote forced Martin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark reached on an error by De Jesus [Clark to
first]; McCovey struck out while Clark was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Ivie walked; Evans flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: Dillard made an out to shortstop; Reuschel struck out;
De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster singled to third; Littlejohn reached on an
error by Reuschel on a sacrifice bunt [LeMaster to third,
Littlejohn to first]; Blue singled to first [LeMaster scored
(unearned), Littlejohn to second]; Herndon out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Littlejohn to third, Blue to second];
Strain grounded out (third to first); Clark struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 6TH: Vail singled to center; Buckner walked [Vail to
second]; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros singled to right [Vail to
third, Buckner to second]; Martin made an out to shortstop;
Foote walked [Vail scored, Buckner to third, Ontiveros to
second]; Dillard walked [Buckner scored, Ontiveros to third,
Foote to second]; HALICKI REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Halicki
threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros scored, Foote to third, Dillard to
second]; Reuschel made an out to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); McCovey reached
on catcher's interference by Foote; Ivie grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [McCovey out at second];
Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Giants 1.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus reached on an error by Evans [De Jesus to
second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner flied to right in foul territory; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Littlejohn struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR HALICKI; Andrews
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Giants 1.

CUBS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Ontiveros flied
out to center; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon singled to right; Strain flied out to
center; Clark grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Giants 1.

CUBS 9TH: Dillard grounded out (second to first); Reuschel
struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey singled to center; MOFFITT RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Ivie singled to left [Moffitt out at third (left to third), Ivie
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Evans struck out; LeMaster struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 1.

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