Bruce Sutter registered his 35th save of the season as the Cubs prevailed over the Dodgers, 4-1. The Cubs scored twice in the first inning on a walk to Scot Thompson, single by Bill Buckner and triple by Larry Biittner. They added two more runs in the ninth on singles by Steve Macko and pinch-hitter Steve Ontiveros. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 30, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Thompson rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .325      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Buckner 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .316
Biittner lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .318      Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     2   1   .273
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .279      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Macko 3b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .250      Thomasson rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .180      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Yeager c              1   0   0   0     1   1   .217
  Ontiveros ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .296        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .283
  Kelleher pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .147
  Tidrow p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Ferguson c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 28,406
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Thomasson
Triples: Biittner (2)
Home Runs: Garvey (22)
Stolen Bases: Thomasson (3)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (17), Thomas (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (5)
GIDP: Martin (11), Baker (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(10-7)            5.1   4   1   1   3   3   1  22   3.94
Tidrow                  1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.55
Sutter SV(35)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.33
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(11-10)         7     5   2   2   2   4   0  26   2.93
Castillo                2     2   2   0   2   1   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   2   4   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Sutter (8)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
walked; Buckner singled to right [Thompson to third]; Biittner
tripled to right [Thompson scored, Buckner scored]; Martin
struck out; Macko walked; Blackwell flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to center; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory; Lamp
popped to third in foul territory; De Jesus flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Baker singled to left [Cey to second];
Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cey to third, Baker
to second]; Thomas reached on a fielder's choice [Baker out at
third (first unassisted), Thomas to second]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
singled to center; Biittner grounded out (third to first)
[Buckner to second]; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Garvey homered; Cey grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 4TH: Macko was called out on strikes; Blackwell grounded
out (third to first); Dillard singled to second [Dillard out at
second (second to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson
singled to left; Thomasson stole second; Thomas reached on a
fielder's choice [Thomasson out at third (shortstop to third to
second)]; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Lamp lined to shortstop; De Jesus flied out to center;
Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager struck out; Hooton lined to pitcher; Lopes
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner
singled to center; Martin grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey
singled to center; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; TIDROW
REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Baker grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 7TH: Macko grounded out (second to first); Blackwell was
called out on strikes; Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson flied out to left; Thomas struck out;
JOSHUA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); FERGUSON REPLACED
HOOTON (PLAYING C ); Tidrow grounded out (shortstop to first);
De Jesus walked; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson singled to left; SUTTER REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Sutter threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to second];
Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferguson to
third]; Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner flied out to right; Biittner reached on an
error by Thomasson [Biittner to second]; Martin struck out;
Macko singled to right [Biittner scored (unearned)]; Blackwell
walked [Macko to second]; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Ontiveros singled to right [Macko scored (unearned), Blackwell
to third]; KELLEHER RAN FOR ONTIVEROS; Sutter forced Kelleher
(shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cey struck
out; Baker singled to right; Thomasson struck out; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Dodgers 1.
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