The Dodgers smashed four homers, giving them a total of 18 in their last 11 games, but still needed two runs on bunts by Johnny Oates and Rick Sutcliffe to defeat the Cubs, 6-4. Derrel Thomas hit two homers and Davey Lopes and Steve Garvey rapped one apiece, all with the bases empty.

In the seventh inning, Mickey Hatcher singled and raced to third on a safety by Thomas. Thomas advanced to second on the throw to third. Oates laid down a squeeze bunt to score Hatcher and Sutcliffe followed with another bunt to allow Thomas to score. The Cubs scored on a homer by Scot Thompson in the seventh and added three runs in the ninth before their rally ended. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Friday, August 31, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  1  2    2  0  x  -   6  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .262
Thompson cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .326      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .204      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .316
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   2   .271
Biittner lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .316      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Henderson rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Hatcher rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .381
Macko 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Thomas cf             3   3   3   2     0   0   .253
  Martin ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Oates c               1   0   0   1     1   0   .083
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Sutcliffe p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .232
  Vail ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .338        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foote ph            0   0   0   1     1   0   .246
  Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Kingman ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Caudill p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Kimm c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     2   4             Totals               28   6   7   6     2   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 35,648
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Dodgers 3
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0
Home Runs: Thompson (2), Thomas 2 (5), Lopes (27), Garvey (23)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (18), Oates (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (1), Sutcliffe (6)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (1,by Sutcliffe), Lopes (2,by Hernandez)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill L(0-6)          5.1   5   4   4   1   6   4  21   5.57
Hernandez               1.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   8   5.22
Capilla                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.70
Totals                  8     7   6   6   2   7   4  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe W(13-9)       8.1   3   2   2   1   4   1  29   3.84
Brett                   0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.76
Castillo SV(5)          0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (4), Sutcliffe (2)
Balks: Caudill (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thompson flied out to
left; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Biittner struck out; Henderson struck out; Macko flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Baker struck out; Hatcher grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell flied out to left; Dillard lined to
shortstop; Caudill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas homered; Oates grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sutcliffe singled to left; Caudill balked [Sutcliffe to
second]; Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey struck
out; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Henderson
walked; Macko made an out to third; Blackwell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hatcher struck out; Thomas homered; Oates walked;
Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Sutcliffe popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 2.

CUBS 6TH: Dillard flied out to left; Caudill struck out; De
Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes homered; Russell flied out to center; Garvey
homered; HERNANDEZ REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING); Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

CUBS 7TH: Thompson homered; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); Henderson flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Hatcher singled to left; Thomas singled to
shortstop [Hatcher to third, Thomas to second]; Oates out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hatcher scored, Thomas to
third]; Sutcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Thomas scored]; Lopes was hit by a pitch; both benches
clear; Russell forced Lopes (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 8TH: Macko flied out to right; VAIL BATTED FOR BLACKWELL;
Vail singled to center; Dillard flied out to center; ONTIVEROS
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); KIMM REPLACED
ONTIVEROS (PLAYING C ); Garvey flied out to center; Cey walked;
Baker struck out; Hatcher popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson was hit by a
pitch; Rick Sutcliffe and Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda ejected
by HP umpire John McSherry; DILONE RAN FOR THOMPSON; BRETT
REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); Buckner singled to right [Dilone
to third]; Biittner singled to left [Dilone scored, Buckner to
second]; Henderson flied out to left; MARTIN BATTED FOR MACKO;
Martin singled to left [Buckner to third, Biittner to second];
FOOTE BATTED FOR CAPILLA; CASTILLO REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING);
Foote walked [Buckner scored, Biittner to third, Martin to
second]; KELLEHER RAN FOR FOOTE; KINGMAN BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Kingman singled to left [Biittner scored, Martin to third,
Kelleher to second]; Kimm flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 6.

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