A grand-slam homer by Davey Lopes with two out in the ninth inning capped a five-run rally and gave the Dodgers a 6-2 victory over the Cubs. Barry Foote homered for the Cubs in the third and doubled and scored in the fifth to supplya 2-1 lead. Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumCubs 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 - 6 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Lopes 2b 2 1 1 4 2 0 .263 De Jesus ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .274 Thomas cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Thompson pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Cey 3b 3 2 2 0 1 1 .275 Kingman lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Baker lf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .287 Biittner rf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Hatcher rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .327 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Russell ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Oates c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .069 Foote c 4 2 2 1 0 0 .249 Thomasson ph,rf 2 1 1 1 0 1 .246 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Martinez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Macko 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .222 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 McGlothen p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Yeager c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hough p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .160 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Mota ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Joshua pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ferguson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Totals 36 2 9 2 1 1 Totals 32 6 8 6 3 11 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 27,092 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Dodgers 5 DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0 Doubles: Foote (24), Macko (1), Baker (26) Home Runs: Foote (14), Lopes (28) Stolen Bases: Buckner (9) Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (6), Baker (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen 7 4 1 1 2 9 0 27 3.95 Sutter L(4-4) 1.2 4 5 5 1 2 1 10 1.81 Totals 8.2 8 6 6 3 11 1 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hough 7.1 8 2 2 1 1 1 31 4.94 Brett 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.71 LaGrow W(3-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.39 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 1 1 37 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander CUBS 1ST: Dilone flied out to right; De Jesus made an out to first; Buckner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to right; Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to left; Baker struck out; Hatcher struck out; Oates flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0. CUBS 3RD: Foote homered; Macko struck out; McGlothen singled to center; Dilone flied out to right; De Jesus flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Martinez flied out to center; Hough struck out; Lopes walked; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 0. CUBS 4TH: Buckner lined to shortstop; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Biittner singled to second; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey singled to center; Baker doubled to center [Cey scored]; Hatcher popped to second; Oates popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 1. CUBS 5TH: Foote doubled to left; Macko walked; McGlothen lined to center [Foote to third]; On a bunt Dilone singled to pitcher [Foote stayed at third, Macko to second]; De Jesus forced Dilone (shortstop to second) [Foote scored, Macko to third]; Buckner reached on a fielder's choice [Macko out at home (pitcher to catcher), De Jesus to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Hough flied out to left; Lopes walked; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. CUBS 6TH: Kingman singled to third; Biittner flied out to left; Ontiveros singled to center [Kingman to third]; Foote popped to second; Macko grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey struck out; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. CUBS 7TH: McGlothen popped to third in foul territory; Dilone flied out to center; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Hatcher struck out; THOMASSON BATTED FOR OATES; Thomasson struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. CUBS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RUSSELL REPLACED HATCHER (PLAYING SS); Buckner singled to right; Buckner stole second; THOMPSON RAN FOR BUCKNER; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; BRETT REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Biittner flied out to left; Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MOTA BATTED FOR BRETT; Mota singled to right; JOSHUA RAN FOR MOTA; SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Joshua to second]; Thomas struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. CUBS 9TH: LAGROW REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Foote flied out to center; Macko doubled to right; Sutter grounded out (second to first) [Macko to third]; Dilone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING C ); Cey walked; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cey to second]; Russell singled to center [Cey to third]; Thomasson singled to left [Cey scored, Russell to second]; Yeager singled to left [Russell to third, Thomasson to second]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR LAGROW; Ferguson struck out; Lopes homered [Russell scored, Thomasson scored, Yeager scored]; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 6. |
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