Batting with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning, Mike Ivie cleared the sacks with a double to bring the Giants a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Barry Foote and Ken Henderson homered for the Cubs' counters. Willie McCovey accounted for the Giants' first run with a circuit clout in the fourth and Jack Clark stole home to tie the score at 2-2 in the sixth.

Larry Herndon doubled with one out in the seventh and stopped at third on a single by Joe Strain, who took second on the throw home. Willie Hernandez, replacing Lynn McGlothen, passed Clark intentionally and struck out McCovey before yielding the mound to Dick Tidrow. Ivie worked the count to 3-2 and then lashed his double. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 25, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  1    3  0  x  -   5  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Herndon cf            5   1   2   0     0   2   .255
Henderson rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .277      Strain 2b             3   1   1   0     1   2   .259
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Clark rf              3   2   1   0     1   2   .275
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .290      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .268
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   3   0     0   1   .290      Ivie lf               4   0   1   3     0   2   .316
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foote c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .245      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .330      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
  Thompson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Littlejohn c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
McGlothen p           3   0   2   0     0   1   .231      Curtis p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .161
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Johnston ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .323

Totals               36   2  10   2     0  10             Totals               33   5   9   4     4  13

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 17,584
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Giants 8
DP: Cubs 0, Giants 1
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Foote (23), Ontiveros (21), Herndon (10), Ivie (12)
Home Runs: Foote (13), Henderson (2), McCovey (15)
Stolen Bases: Clark (11)
GIDP: Biittner (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(11-9)       6.1   8   4   4   2  10   1  29   4.08
Hernandez               0.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   2   5.16
Tidrow                  1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.72
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4  13   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(9-8)           7     7   2   2   0   9   2  28   4.22
Minton SV(1)            2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.08
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0  10   2  36

Wild Pitches: Curtis (8)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Henderson flied out to center;
Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Strain
walked; Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
was called out on strikes; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie struck out; Evans made an out to shortstop;
LeMaster singled to left; Littlejohn singled to center [LeMaster
to third]; Curtis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Foote homered; Dillard was called out on strikes;
McGlothen singled to left; De Jesus forced McGlothen (shortstop
to second); Henderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon was called out on strikes; Strain struck
out; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner struck out; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros
singled to center; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros to
second]; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey homered; Ivie flied out to right; Evans
struck out; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 5TH: Foote doubled to right; Dillard flied out to right
[Foote to third]; McGlothen struck out; De Jesus flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Littlejohn lined to shortstop; Curtis struck out;
Herndon singled to right; Strain struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 6TH: Henderson homered; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kingman struck out; Ontiveros doubled to right; Martin
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark singled to left; McCovey singled to center
[Clark to third]; Ivie was called out on strikes; Evans flied
out to right; Clark stole home [McCovey to second (error by
Buckner)]; LeMaster walked; Littlejohn made an out to second; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 2.

CUBS 7TH: Foote flied out to right; Dillard grounded out (third
to first); McGlothen singled to left; De Jesus lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: JOHNSTON BATTED FOR CURTIS; Johnston grounded out
(second to first); Herndon doubled to left; Strain singled to
center [Herndon to third, Strain to second (on throw to home)];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Clark was walked
intentionally; McCovey struck out; TIDROW REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Ivie doubled to center [Herndon scored, Strain
scored, Clark scored]; Evans was walked intentionally; LeMaster
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 5.

CUBS 8TH: JOHNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MINTON REPLACED
IVIE (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman singled to
left; Ontiveros singled to right [Kingman to second]; Martin
forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Littlejohn flied out to center; Johnston grounded
out (first unassisted); Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 5.

CUBS 9TH: Foote struck out; THOMPSON BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Thompson singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR TIDROW; Biittner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants
5.

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