Neither Dick Tidrow nor Bruce Sutter could halt an eight-run comeback that resulted in the Phillies' 9-8 topping of the Cubs. Two-run homers by Barry Foote and Jerry Martin and a three-run blast by Dave Kingman, his 44th of the season, put the Cubs on top, 8-1, after three innings.

The Phillies closed to within 8-4 after five frames and tied the contest in the sixth with run-scoring singles by Greg Gross and Manny Trillo, an RBI double by Mike Schmidt and sacrifice fly by Greg Luzinski. Pete Rose singled with one out in the eighth, took second on a grounder and scored the winning run on a single to left by Luzinski. Rawly Eastwick gained the victory with four scoreless innings of relief. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 8

Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies     0  0  1    1  2  4    0  1  0  -   9 14  1
Cubs         0  2  6    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 14  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      De Jesus ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .271
  Poff ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Biittner 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Eastwick p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vail rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Trillo 2b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .253      Kingman lf            4   2   3   3     0   0   .292
Rose 1b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .311      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Schmidt 3b            3   2   1   1     2   0   .260      Foote c               4   2   2   2     0   0   .252
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   2     1   1   .255      Martin cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .281
  Anderson pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Dillard 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Boone c               4   0   3   2     1   0   .289        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     2   2   .281        Kelleher 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Bowa ss               4   2   2   1     0   0   .246      Hernandez p           2   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Carlton p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .225        Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Sutter p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Kucek p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buckner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .281
  Gross ph,rf,lf      2   1   1   1     1   0   .306        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198

Totals               36   9  14   9     8   6             Totals               38   8  14   8     0   4

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 20,767
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Cubs 3
DP: Phillies 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Schmidt, De Jesus, Martin
Doubles: Bowa 2 (15), Trillo (18), Schmidt (23), Kingman (16), De Jesus (21), Hernandez (1)
Home Runs: Foote (15), Kingman (44), Martin (17)
Caught Stealing: Gross (1), Bowa (7), De Jesus (19), Dilone (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bowa (4), Luzinski (5)
GIDP: Rose (17), Ontiveros (17), Biittner (8)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 2.2   8   7   7   0   3   3  16   3.85
Bird                    0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   5.34
Kucek                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Eastwick W(3-4)         4     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.30
Totals                  9    14   8   8   0   4   3  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hernandez               3     5   2   2   1   1   0  13   5.01
Caudill                 1.2   2   2   2   3   3   0  10   5.56
Tidrow                  0.2   5   4   4   1   1   0   8   3.78
Sutter L(4-5)           3.2   2   1   1   3   1   0  15   1.83
Totals                  9    14   9   9   8   6   0  46

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


PHILLIES 1ST: Smith struck out; Trillo lined to right; Rose
singled to third; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
struck out; Vail lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone
singled to center; Maddox lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Boone out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman doubled to left; Ontiveros struck out; Foote
homered [Kingman scored]; Martin singled to center; Dillard
popped to first; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa doubled to center; Carlton singled to right
[Bowa scored]; Smith flied out to right; Trillo singled to left
[Carlton to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus doubled to right; Biittner flied out to
center; Vail singled to left [De Jesus to third]; Kingman
homered [De Jesus scored, Vail scored]; Ontiveros flied out to
right; Foote singled to left; Martin homered [Foote scored];
BIRD REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Dillard singled to left;
Hernandez doubled to right [Dillard scored]; De Jesus singled to
right [Hernandez to third, De Jesus to second (on throw to
home)]; Biittner flied out to center; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 8.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; CAUDILL REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Luzinski struck out; Boone singled to right [Schmidt
to third]; Maddox walked [Boone to second]; Bowa hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Schmidt scored]; UNSER BATTED FOR BIRD; Unser
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 4TH: KUCEK REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cubs 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: Smith struck out; Trillo doubled to left; Rose
lined to left; Schmidt walked; Luzinski walked [Trillo to third,
Schmidt to second]; TIDROW REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING); Boone
singled to center [Trillo scored, Schmidt scored, Luzinski to
third, Boone to second (error by Martin)]; Maddox struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: Foote popped to first; Martin flied out to center;
Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Cubs 8.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa doubled to right; GROSS BATTED FOR KUCEK;
Gross singled to center [Bowa scored]; POFF BATTED FOR SMITH;
Poff walked [Gross to second]; Debut game for John Poff;
Trillo singled to left [Gross scored, Poff to second]; Rose
popped to shortstop; Schmidt doubled to left [Poff scored,
Trillo to third]; SUTTER REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Luzinski
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Trillo scored, Schmidt to third];
Boone walked; Maddox struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EASTWICK REPLACED
POFF (PITCHING); Sutter singled to shortstop; De Jesus forced
Sutter (first to shortstop); De Jesus was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Biittner grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cubs 8.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Gross walked;
Gross was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Eastwick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Vail grounded out (third to first); Kingman singled to
left; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Cubs 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to center; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Rose to second]; Luzinski singled to left [Rose scored];
ANDERSON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Boone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foote grounded out (third to first);
Martin struck out; THOMPSON BATTED FOR DILLARD; Thompson lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

PHILLIES 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 2B); Maddox
walked; Bowa forced Maddox (second unassisted); Bowa was caught
stealing second but was safe at third (error by De Jesus; assist
by Foote); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Eastwick flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

CUBS 9TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR SUTTER; Buckner singled to right;
DILONE RAN FOR BUCKNER; Dilone was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); De Jesus reached on an error by Schmidt
[De Jesus to first]; Biittner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

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