Lynn McGlothen pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout of the season and Scot Thompson rapped a two-run single to give the Cubs a 2-0 victory over the Pirates, who slipped one game behind the rain-idled Expos in the East division race.

McGlothen, helping himself, drew a walk in the fifth inning and raced to third on a single by Ivan DeJesus, who took second on the throw. Thompson followed with his single to drive in both runners. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, September 21, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .286      De Jesus ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .285
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Thompson cf           4   0   1   2     0   1   .299
Parker rf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .297      Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Kelleher 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
D. Robinson p         2   0   1   0     0   0   .204      McGlothen p           3   1   2   0     0   1   .231
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   7             Totals               32   2   9   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  9,552
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cubs 6
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Parker (43)
GIDP: Foli (7), Thompson (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(8-7)      6     8   2   2   0   3   0  25   3.90
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.97
Roberts                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.78
Totals                  8     9   2   2   0   4   0  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(12-13)      9     4   0   0   2   7   0  32   4.16
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parker walked; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Thompson grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [De Jesus out at
second]; Biittner lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner struck out; Madlock grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Buckner singled to left;
Ontiveros lined to right; Foote singled [Buckner to second];
Kelleher forced Foote (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner singled to left; D. Robinson singled to left
[Garner to third]; Moreno reached on a fielder's choice [Garner
out at home (first to catcher), D. Robinson to second]; Foli
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Moreno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen singled to center; De Jesus singled to
catcher [McGlothen to second]; Thompson struck out; Biittner
flied out to left; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; Stargell walked; Milner struck
out; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Ontiveros lined to shortstop; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher popped to second in foul territory; McGlothen
singled to center; De Jesus singled to right [McGlothen to
third, De Jesus to second (on throw to 3b)]; Thompson singled to
right [McGlothen scored, De Jesus scored, Thompson to second (on
throw to home)]; Biittner flied out to left; Kingman struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno struck out; Foli flied out to left; Parker
doubled to left; Stargell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to left; Ontiveros flied out to
center; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner flied out to left; Madlock flied out to
center; Ott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Kelleher
popped to shortstop; McGlothen struck out; De Jesus grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner flied out to center; EASLER BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Easler popped to third in foul territory; Moreno flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Thompson flied out
to center; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
singled to left; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Foli flied out to right; Parker singled to center;
Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Parker to second];
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 2.