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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1979-08-25 Β· Day game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 17584 Β· 2:29

San Francisco Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. San Francisco Giants put up 3 in the 7th. John Curtis earned the win and Greg Minton picked up the save. Barry Foote went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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CHN001001000210
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W: John Curtis   L: Lynn McGlothen   SV: Greg Minton

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

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ivan de Jesus400001
Ken Henderson411101
Bill Buckner400001
Dave Kingman401002
Steve Ontiveros403001
Jerry Martin400001
Barry Foote412101
Steve Dillard300001
Lynn McGlothen302001
Scot Thompson101000
Larry Biittner100000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Larry Herndon512002
Joe Strain311012
Jack Clark321012
Willie McCovey412101
Mike Ivie401302
Darrell Evans300011
Johnnie LeMaster301011
Dennis Littlejohn401000
John Curtis200002
Greg Johnston200000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Lynn McGlothen6.18210
Willie Hernandez0.1011
Dick Tidrow1.1112

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Curtis7.0709
Greg Minton2.0301

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ivan de Jesus: K
  • Ken Henderson: 8
  • Bill Buckner: 7

Bot 1

  • Larry Herndon: 43
  • Joe Strain: W
  • Jack Clark: K
  • Willie McCovey: 43

Top 2

  • Dave Kingman: 63
  • Steve Ontiveros: K
  • Jerry Martin: K

Bot 2

  • Mike Ivie: K
  • Darrell Evans: 6
  • Johnnie LeMaster: S7/G
  • Dennis Littlejohn: S8/L.1-3
  • John Curtis: K

Top 3

  • Barry Foote: HR/7
  • Steve Dillard: K
  • Lynn McGlothen: S7/L
  • Ivan de Jesus: 64(1)/FO
  • Ken Henderson: K

Bot 3

  • Larry Herndon: K
  • Joe Strain: K
  • Jack Clark: K

Top 4

  • Bill Buckner: K
  • Dave Kingman: K
  • Steve Ontiveros: S8/L
  • Jerry Martin: WP.1-2
  • Jerry Martin: 63

Bot 4

  • Willie McCovey: HR/9
  • Mike Ivie: 9
  • Darrell Evans: K
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 63

Top 5

  • Barry Foote: D9
  • Steve Dillard: 9.2-3
  • Lynn McGlothen: K
  • Ivan de Jesus: 9

Bot 5

  • Dennis Littlejohn: 6/L
  • John Curtis: K
  • Larry Herndon: S9/L
  • Joe Strain: K

Top 6

  • Ken Henderson: HR/78
  • Bill Buckner: 63
  • Dave Kingman: K
  • Steve Ontiveros: D9/L
  • Jerry Martin: 5/FL

Bot 6

  • Jack Clark: S7
  • Willie McCovey: S8/L.1-3
  • Mike Ivie: K
  • Darrell Evans: 9
  • Johnnie LeMaster: SBH.1-2(E3)
  • Johnnie LeMaster: W
  • Dennis Littlejohn: 4

Top 7

  • Barry Foote: 9
  • Steve Dillard: 53
  • Lynn McGlothen: S7/L
  • Ivan de Jesus: 6/L

Bot 7

  • Greg Johnston: 43
  • Larry Herndon: D7
  • Joe Strain: S8/L.2-3;B-2(THH)
  • Jack Clark: IW
  • Willie McCovey: K
  • Mike Ivie: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Darrell Evans: IW
  • Johnnie LeMaster: K

Top 8

  • Ken Henderson: 43
  • Bill Buckner: 63
  • Dave Kingman: S7/L
  • Steve Ontiveros: S9/L.1-2
  • Jerry Martin: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

  • Dennis Littlejohn: 8
  • Greg Johnston: 3/G
  • Larry Herndon: K

Top 9

  • Barry Foote: K
  • Scot Thompson: S7/L
  • Larry Biittner: 46(1)3/GDP