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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1979-08-24 Β· Night game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 9352 Β· 2:17

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 4–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 6th. Rick Reuschel earned the win. Dave Kingman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Rick Reuschel   L: Vida Blue   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Paul Pryor Β· 1B: Fred Brocklander Β· 2B: Satch Davidson Β· 3B: Jim Quick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ivan de Jesus502002
Mike Vail311000
Bill Buckner310010
Dave Kingman411102
Steve Ontiveros411002
Jerry Martin401000
Barry Foote200120
Steve Dillard300110
Rick Reuschel401002
Scot Thompson100000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Larry Herndon301000
Joe Strain400000
Jack Clark400001
Willie McCovey302001
Mike Ivie301010
Darrell Evans401001
Johnnie LeMaster412001
Dennis Littlejohn200002
Vida Blue201100
Rob Andrews100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Reuschel9.0816

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vida Blue5.2745
Ed Halicki1.1001
Pedro Borbon2.0002

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ivan de Jesus: K
  • Mike Vail: 53
  • Bill Buckner: 9

Bot 1

  • Larry Herndon: 43
  • Joe Strain: 53
  • Jack Clark: 43

Top 2

  • Dave Kingman: HR/7
  • Steve Ontiveros: K
  • Jerry Martin: 43
  • Barry Foote: W
  • Steve Dillard: CS2(26)

Bot 2

  • Willie McCovey: S8/G
  • Mike Ivie: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Darrell Evans: S9/L
  • Johnnie LeMaster: S9/L.1-2
  • Dennis Littlejohn: K

Top 3

  • Steve Dillard: 4
  • Rick Reuschel: S7/L
  • Ivan de Jesus: D9/L.1-3
  • Mike Vail: 43
  • Bill Buckner: 43

Bot 3

  • Vida Blue: 8
  • Larry Herndon: 63
  • Joe Strain: 53

Top 4

  • Dave Kingman: 63
  • Steve Ontiveros: K
  • Jerry Martin: S8/L
  • Barry Foote: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

  • Jack Clark: E6.B-1
  • Willie McCovey: K+CS2(26)/DP
  • Mike Ivie: W
  • Darrell Evans: 7

Top 5

  • Steve Dillard: 6
  • Rick Reuschel: K
  • Ivan de Jesus: S7/L
  • Mike Vail: CS2(24)

Bot 5

  • Johnnie LeMaster: S5
  • Dennis Littlejohn: E1/SH.1-3;B-1
  • Vida Blue: S3.3-H(UR);1-2
  • Larry Herndon: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Joe Strain: 53
  • Jack Clark: K

Top 6

  • Mike Vail: S8/L
  • Bill Buckner: W.1-2
  • Dave Kingman: K
  • Steve Ontiveros: S9/L.2-3;1-2
  • Jerry Martin: 6
  • Barry Foote: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Steve Dillard: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Rick Reuschel: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Rick Reuschel: 5

Bot 6

  • Willie McCovey: C/E2.B-1
  • Mike Ivie: 46(1)3/GDP
  • Darrell Evans: 43

Top 7

  • Ivan de Jesus: E5.B-2
  • Scot Thompson: 43.2-3
  • Bill Buckner: 9/FL
  • Dave Kingman: K

Bot 7

  • Johnnie LeMaster: 63
  • Dennis Littlejohn: K
  • Rob Andrews: 43

Top 8

  • Steve Ontiveros: 8
  • Jerry Martin: 63
  • Barry Foote: 53

Bot 8

  • Larry Herndon: S9/G
  • Joe Strain: 8
  • Jack Clark: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

  • Steve Dillard: 43
  • Rick Reuschel: K
  • Ivan de Jesus: K

Bot 9

  • Willie McCovey: S8/L
  • Mike Ivie: S7/L.1X3(75);B-2(TH3)
  • Darrell Evans: K
  • Johnnie LeMaster: K