An eighth-inning triple by Garry Maddox enabled the Phillies to edge the Cubs, 4-3. The score was 3-3 in the eighth when Greg Gross drew a two-out walk and Maddox followed with a shot to the center field wall. Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 13 games. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 16, 1979 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Phillies     0  1  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   2   1   0     1   1   .278      Rose 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .327
Biittner 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .314      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Vail rf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .329      McBride rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
  Thompson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Kingman lf            3   0   1   1     0   2   .289      Gross lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .336
Foote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Maddox cf             4   2   3   1     0   1   .281
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Moreland c            3   1   2   1     0   0   .545
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280        Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kelleher 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .255        Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Buckner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Bowa ss               1   0   1   2     0   0   .243
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Dillard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               32   3   7   3     3   3             Totals               30   4  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 30,261
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Phillies 6
DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Martin
Doubles: Biittner (12), Maddox (28)
Triples: Moreland (2), Maddox (6)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (20), Martin (2), Dilone (14)
Caught Stealing: Foote (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (7), Bowa (5)
GIDP: Trillo (13), McBride (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    6     9   3   3   0   1   0  24   3.69
Tidrow L(10-4)          2     2   1   1   2   1   0  10   3.64
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   2   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   7     6   3   3   3   2   0  29   3.95
Reed W(11-8)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.98
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Eric Gregg


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second;
Biittner grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to third];
Vail grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus scored];
Kingman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Trillo grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second];
McBride singled to right; Schmidt grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Foote walked; Foote was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); Martin singled to center; Martin stole second; Kelleher
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Gross singled to center; Gross was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Maddox doubled to left; Moreland flied
out to center [Maddox to third (error by Martin)]; Bowa singled
to right [Maddox scored]; Lerch forced Bowa (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 3RD: Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
walked; Biittner doubled to right [De Jesus to third]; Vail
singled to left [De Jesus scored, Biittner to third]; Kingman
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Biittner scored]; Foote forced
Vail (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied
out to center; McBride singled to center; Schmidt forced McBride
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros flied out to right; Martin flied out to
center; Kelleher singled to left; Lamp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Maddox
singled to left; Moreland tripled to left [Maddox scored]; Bowa
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreland scored]; Lerch flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
left; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose flied out to left; Trillo singled to left;
McBride grounded into a double play (second to first) [Trillo
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman singled to third; Foote made an out to first;
Ontiveros walked [Kingman to second]; Martin flied out to
center; Kelleher made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt popped to first; Gross flied out to left;
Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

CUBS 7TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR LAMP; Dillard grounded out (second
to first); De Jesus was called out on strikes; Biittner flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Moreland
singled to left; SMITH RAN FOR MORELAND; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Smith to second]; UNSER BATTED FOR LERCH;
Unser grounded out (first unassisted) [Smith to third]; Rose was
walked intentionally; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

CUBS 8TH: RADER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING C ); REED REPLACED UNSER
(PITCHING); Vail flied out to center; Kingman struck out; Foote
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); McBride
popped to first in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross walked; Maddox tripled [Gross
scored]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros flied out to left; Martin flied out to
right; BUCKNER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Buckner singled to center;
DILONE RAN FOR BUCKNER; HENDERSON BATTED FOR TIDROW; Dilone
stole second; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 4.