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Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

1979-07-10 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 5687 · 75°F, overcast, soaked · Wind 10 mph to CF · 2:10

Chicago Cubs defeated Atlanta Braves 7–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Rick Reuschel earned the win and Bruce Sutter picked up the save. Barry Foote went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	7	10
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5

W: Rick Reuschel L: Eddie Solomon SV: Bruce Sutter

Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	5	1	2	1	0	0
Scot Thompson	4	2	3	1	1	0
Bill Buckner	5	0	2	0	0	1
Dave Kingman	4	0	1	2	0	2
Jerry Martin	5	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Ontiveros	3	1	0	0	0	1
Barry Foote	4	2	2	3	0	0
Ted Sizemore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Reuschel	4	1	0	0	0	3

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	5	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Matthews	5	0	1	0	0	2
Rowland Office	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Horner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	3	1	0	0	1	2
Joe Nolan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Glenn Hubbard	4	1	1	1	0	0
Pepe Frias	4	0	2	1	0	1
Eddie Solomon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Biff Pocoroba	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lum	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	8.1	5	4	5
Bruce Sutter	0.2	0	0	2

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Solomon	7.0	7	1	6
Joey McLaughlin	2.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivan de Jesus: 43
Scot Thompson: S
Bill Buckner: S7.1-3
Dave Kingman: S.3-H;1-2
Jerry Martin: 3/P
Steve Ontiveros: 31/G3

Bot 1

Jerry Royster: 4/P
Gary Matthews: 63
Rowland Office: W
Bob Horner: E5/G.1-2;B-1
Jeff Burroughs: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Top 2

Barry Foote: 53
Ted Sizemore: E6.B-1
Rick Reuschel: 16(1)/FO
Ivan de Jesus: S.1-2
Scot Thompson: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Bill Buckner: 8

Bot 2

Joe Nolan: 43
Glenn Hubbard: 53
Pepe Frias: K

Top 3

Dave Kingman: 43
Jerry Martin: K
Steve Ontiveros: HP
Barry Foote: HR/F7D.1-H
Ted Sizemore: 13

Bot 3

Eddie Solomon: K
Jerry Royster: 63
Gary Matthews: S6/G56D
Rowland Office: 13/G34S

Top 4

Rick Reuschel: K/C
Ivan de Jesus: HR/F7LD
Scot Thompson: W
Bill Buckner: 5/FL/P5DF
Dave Kingman: K

Bot 4

Bob Horner: 6!3/G56D
Jeff Burroughs: K/C
Joe Nolan: W
Glenn Hubbard: 13/BG56S

Top 5

Jerry Martin: 13/L1
Steve Ontiveros: 5/L56
Barry Foote: E4/P34D.B-1
Ted Sizemore: 43/G34

Bot 5

Pepe Frias: 63/G6
Eddie Solomon: 31/G34
Jerry Royster: 43/G4

Top 6

Rick Reuschel: K/C
Ivan de Jesus: 4/L4D
Scot Thompson: 3/G3

Bot 6

Gary Matthews: 43/G4M
Rowland Office: 7/F7D
Bob Horner: E5/G5.B-1
Jeff Burroughs: K

Top 7

Bill Buckner: K
Dave Kingman: K
Jerry Martin: 6/P6M

Bot 7

Joe Nolan: 43/G4
Glenn Hubbard: 8/F8S
Pepe Frias: S7/L56D
Biff Pocoroba: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 8

Steve Ontiveros: K
Barry Foote: HR/F7D
Ted Sizemore: 53/G56
Rick Reuschel: K/C

Bot 8

Jerry Royster: 63/G6M
Gary Matthews: K
Rowland Office: 13/G1

Top 9

Ivan de Jesus: 63/G6S
Scot Thompson: S8/F8S
Bill Buckner: S8/G4M.1-3
Dave Kingman: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
Jerry Martin: 6/P56D

Bot 9

Bob Horner: 63/G56
Jeff Burroughs: W
Joe Nolan: S7/L7S.1-2
Glenn Hubbard: S9/L9LS.2-H;1-3
Pepe Frias: D7/L7L.3-H;1-3
Mike Lum: W
Jerry Royster: K
Gary Matthews: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gary Matthews: K

Notes & reviews

liner hit Solomon on the leg and bounced to 13 zone
Hubbard caught and dropped the ball and could not throw to first because Horner didn't cover the base

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