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Tuesday August 28, 1979
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Rick Reuschel pitched five-hit ball over eight innings to register his seventh straight victory and Bruce Sutter recorded his 34th save as the Cubs won over the Padres, 3-1. The Cubs scored their first run in the fifth inning on a double by Mike Vail, throwing error by Padre first baseman Gene Tenace and single by Jerry Martin.

Another marker followed in the seventh on successive doubles by Martin and Tim Blackwell. Vail batted in the Cubs' insurance run with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .277      Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .309        Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .040
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Vail rf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .333      Tenace 1b             2   0   1   0     1   1   .275
  Thompson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Martin cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .284      Wilhelm cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Blackwell c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .190      Fahey c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .284
Kelleher 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Almon 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Reuschel p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Johnstone ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .181
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .215

Totals               34   3   9   3     0   1             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 13,515
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Padres 4
DP: Cubs 1, Padres 2
Errors: Tenace
Doubles: Vail (6), Martin (32), Blackwell (3), Smith (15)
Triples: Bevacqua (4)
Home Runs: Fahey (2)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Dillard (4)
GIDP: Buckner (13), Bevacqua (9)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (5,by Reuschel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(16-7)        8     5   1   1   0   8   1  28   3.31
Sutter SV(34)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.37
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   8   1  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(10-10)          8     9   3   2   0   1   0  32   3.57
Rasmussen               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.14
Totals                  9     9   3   2   0   1   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (8)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
lined to center; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (third to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Vail grounded out (second to first); Biittner flied
out to left; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to center; Bevacqua grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Winfield out at second];
Wilhelm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell flied out to center; Kelleher made an out to
shortstop; Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Fahey lined to third; Almon grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Padres 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
singled to center; Buckner grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Richards grounded out (third to first); Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace was hit by a pitch;
Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 5TH: Vail doubled to center; Biittner reached on an error
by Tenace [Vail to third]; Martin singled to left [Vail scored
(unearned), Biittner to second]; On a bunt Blackwell forced
Biittner (catcher to third) [Martin to second]; Kelleher flied
out to center; Reuschel popped to first in foul territory; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Bevacqua tripled to center; Wilhelm was called out
on strikes; Fahey flied out to left; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus singled to right; Dillard out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded
out (second to first) [De Jesus to third]; Vail struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Jones struck out; Richards grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith doubled to right; Tenace singled to shortstop
[Smith out at home (shortstop to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
doubled to center; Blackwell doubled [Martin scored]; Kelleher
lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Blackwell out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
flied out to center; Wilhelm grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

CUBS 8TH: Reuschel grounded out (first unassisted); De Jesus
singled to left; De Jesus stole second; Dillard flied out to
right; Buckner singled to pitcher [De Jesus to third]; Vail
singled to center [De Jesus scored, Buckner to second]; Biittner
forced Vail (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); Fahey homered;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR ALMON; Johnstone grounded out (first
unassisted); TURNER BATTED FOR JONES; Turner flied out to left;
Richards struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 1.

CUBS 9TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING
2B); Martin flied out to right; Blackwell flied out to right;
Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Tenace walked; Winfield forced Tenace
(third to second); Bevacqua forced Winfield (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 1.



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