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.

Manny Mota batted for Ken Brett in the Dodgers' eighth and singled for the 145th pinch-hit of his career to set a major league record. Mota previously had been tied with Smoky Burgess.

The Cubs brought Bruce Sutter to the mound in the eighth and their ace reliever failed completely. Ron Cey singled off Sutter in the ninth, Dusty Baker sacrificed and Gary Thomasson singled to tie the score. Steve Yeager then singled to load the bases and Lopes followed with his winning slam. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         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.