The managerial debut of Joey Amalfitano, replacing Preston Gomez, was spoiled when the Cubs failed to hold a 6-2 lead and lost to the Dodgers, 7-6. The Dodgers rallied to tie the score in the sixth inning, counting twice on five singles and adding two more runs on a pass with the bases loaded and a wild pitch. Then in the ninth, the Dodgers filled the sacks again and Dusty Baker singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         2  0  1    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   6 16  1
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  1  -   7 13  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     2   1   .275      Law cf                3   1   0   0     2   1   .265
Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .270      Russell ss            5   1   1   1     0   0   .281
Buckner lf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .326      Smith rf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .328
Martin cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .253      Garvey 1b             3   1   2   1     2   0   .306
Biittner 1b           5   0   3   2     0   0   .276      Baker lf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .293
Vail rf               5   1   2   1     0   2   .306      Cey 3b                3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Guerrero 2b           4   1   3   1     0   1   .346
  Figueroa ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Ferguson c            3   0   1   1     0   2   .185
  Kelleher 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .026
Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .220        Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Foote ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Johnstone ph        0   0   0   1     1   0   .286
Krukow p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .167        Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               38   6  16   6     4   7             Totals               34   7  13   6     6   7

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 50,546
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Dodgers 10
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Kelleher, Smith
Doubles: Buckner (22), Biittner (9), Cey (14)
Home Runs: Vail (5)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (23), Law (30), Smith (5)
Caught Stealing: Randle (11), Garvey (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Ferguson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (4), Martin (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  5     6   4   4   3   4   0  22   4.15
Tidrow                  0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   2.15
Caudill                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.11
Sutter L(3-5)           2     4   1   1   2   3   0  12   2.81
Totals                  8    13   7   7   6   7   0  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  5     9   6   4   3   4   1  26   3.29
Sutcliffe               1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.09
Goltz                   2     3   0   0   1   2   0   9   5.36
Howe W(4-4)             1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.74
Totals                  9    16   6   4   4   7   1  44

Passed Balls: Ferguson (2)
Wild Pitches: Krukow (3), Caudill (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Randle walked;
Ferguson allowed a passed ball [De Jesus to third, Randle to
second]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus scored,
Randle to third]; Martin was called out on strikes; Biittner
singled to right [Randle scored (unearned)]; Vail struck out; 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Law walked; Law stole second; Krukow threw a wild
pitch [Law to third]; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Law
scored]; Smith singled to shortstop; Smith stole second; Garvey
singled to center [Smith scored]; Garvey was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Baker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 2ND: Tyson struck out; Blackwell grounded out (first
unassisted); On a bunt Krukow singled to pitcher; De Jesus
walked [Krukow to second]; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to right; Guerrero struck out; Ferguson
was called out on strikes; Hooton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner singled to center; Martin singled to center
[Buckner out at third (center to third), Martin to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Biittner singled to right [Martin scored,
Biittner to second (on throw to home)]; Vail grounded out (first
unassisted) [Biittner to third]; Tyson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Law walked; Russell flied out to right; Smith hit
into a double play (right to first) [Law out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 4TH: Blackwell flied out to left; Krukow grounded out
(third to first); De Jesus popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Baker
grounded out (third to first); Cey walked; Guerrero singled to
center [Cey to second]; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 5TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Buckner doubled
to right [Buckner to third (error by Smith)]; Martin hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Buckner scored (unearned)]; Biittner
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); Law
grounded out (first unassisted); Russell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 6TH: Vail homered; Tyson singled to left; Blackwell singled
to center [Tyson to third]; SUTCLIFFE REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Krukow forced Blackwell (second to shortstop) [Tyson
scored]; De Jesus singled to right [Krukow to second]; Randle
struck out; Buckner singled to right [Krukow to third, De Jesus
to second]; Martin flied out to center; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith singled to left; Garvey singled to left
[Smith to second]; TIDROW REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Baker
singled to center [Smith to third, Garvey to second]; Cey forced
Smith (third to catcher) [Garvey to third, Baker to second];
Guerrero singled to right [Garvey scored, Baker to third, Cey to
second]; CAUDILL REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Ferguson singled to
shortstop [Baker scored, Cey to third, Guerrero to second];
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SUTCLIFFE; Johnstone walked [Cey scored,
Guerrero to third, Ferguson to second]; Caudill threw a wild
pitch [Guerrero scored, Ferguson to third, Johnstone to second];
Law popped to second; Russell popped to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 7TH: GOLTZ REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Biittner doubled
to center; Vail struck out; FIGUEROA BATTED FOR TYSON; Figueroa
singled to second [Biittner to third]; Blackwell walked
[Figueroa to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Johnson flied
out to center; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs
6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED FIGUEROA (PLAYING 2B); SUTTER
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Garvey walked;
Baker flied out to center; Cey popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 8TH: Randle singled to center; Randle was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner lined to third; Martin
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Guerrero singled to left; Ferguson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Guerrero to second]; MONDAY
BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Monday struck out; Law was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 9TH: HOWE REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vail singled to right; Kelleher singled to
right [Vail to third]; FOOTE BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Foote lined
into a double play (second to third) [Vail out at third]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 9TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Russell singled
to center; Smith singled to right [Russell to third, Smith to
second (error by Kelleher)]; Garvey was walked intentionally;
Baker singled to center [Russell scored, Smith to third, Garvey
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Dodgers 7.