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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1979-08-21 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 34745 · 69°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph · 2:41

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 4 in the 3rd. Don Sutton earned the win and Bobby Castillo picked up the save. Ron Cey went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Don Sutton L: Bill Caudill SV: Bobby Castillo

Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Charlie Williams · 3B: John Kibler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Lopes	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Russell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Garvey	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ron Cey	5	1	2	3	0	0
Dusty Baker	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Ferguson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Gary Thomasson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Derrel Thomas	3	0	0	0	1	0
Don Sutton	4	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ivan de Jesus	4	0	1	0	1
Scot Thompson	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Buckner	4	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner	4	0	1	0	1
Jerry Martin	4	0	0	0	1
Barry Foote	4	1	1	0	1
Steve Dillard	3	0	0	0	2
Mick Kelleher	3	1	2	1	1
Bill Caudill	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Lamp	1	0	0	0	0
Ken Henderson	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Ontiveros	1	0	1	0	0
Mike Vail	1	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Sutton	8.0	6	0	6
Bobby Castillo	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Caudill	2.1	3	2	2
Dennis Lamp	4.2	2	1	2
Dick Tidrow	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Davey Lopes: 43
Bill Russell: E5.B-1
Steve Garvey: K
Ron Cey: 53

Bot 1

Ivan de Jesus: 4/P
Scot Thompson: 43
Bill Buckner: E6.B-1
Larry Biittner: S9.1-3
Jerry Martin: K/C

Top 2

Dusty Baker: 5/FL
Joe Ferguson: D7
Gary Thomasson: W
Derrel Thomas: 4/P
Don Sutton: K

Bot 2

Barry Foote: D7
Steve Dillard: 43.2-3
Mick Kelleher: S1/BG.3-H
Bill Caudill: 14/SH.1-2
Ivan de Jesus: S4.2-H(E4)(NR)(UR);B-2
Scot Thompson: 43

Top 3

Davey Lopes: 7/L
Bill Russell: E6.B-1
Steve Garvey: HP.1-2
Ron Cey: HR/7.2-H(UR);1-H
Dusty Baker: HR/7
Joe Ferguson: W
Gary Thomasson: 64(1)/FO
Derrel Thomas: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Bill Buckner: 6/P
Larry Biittner: K/C
Jerry Martin: 4/P

Top 4

Derrel Thomas: 63
Don Sutton: 9
Davey Lopes: K/C

Bot 4

Barry Foote: 8
Steve Dillard: K
Mick Kelleher: S8
Dennis Lamp: 8

Top 5

Bill Russell: 31
Steve Garvey: 7/L
Ron Cey: S8
Dusty Baker: 5/P

Bot 5

Ivan de Jesus: 8
Scot Thompson: S7
Bill Buckner: 16(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
Larry Biittner: 31

Top 6

Joe Ferguson: K/C
Gary Thomasson: 3/G
Derrel Thomas: 43

Bot 6

Jerry Martin: 13
Barry Foote: 5/L
Steve Dillard: K

Top 7

Don Sutton: S8
Davey Lopes: E3.1-2;B-1
Bill Russell: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Steve Garvey: IW
Ron Cey: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 7

Mick Kelleher: K/C
Ken Henderson: 43
Ivan de Jesus: K/C

Top 8

Dusty Baker: 8
Joe Ferguson: 63
Gary Thomasson: D7
Derrel Thomas: IW
Don Sutton: 4/P

Bot 8

Scot Thompson: 9/L
Bill Buckner: 6/P
Larry Biittner: 43

Top 9

Davey Lopes: 4
Bill Russell: S9
Steve Garvey: 13.1-2
Ron Cey: 3/FL

Bot 9

Jerry Martin: 63
Barry Foote: K
Steve Ontiveros: S8
Mike Vail: 54(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

HP umpire Terry Tata checked Don Sutton for a foreign substance after Cubs manager Herman Franks spoke with Tata; Sutton was told to clean his left (non-pitching) hand because there was pine tar on that hand

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