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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 16, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 16, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 18,015 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dennis Riccio 1B: Bill Lawson 2B: Dave Slickenmeyer 3B: Dick Cavenaugh |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Del Unser | Left Fielder |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Rudy Meoli | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Mike Vail | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 16, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
There goes Rose. The throw from Foote and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
Ramon Aviles now playing second base. Rudy Meoli now playing shortstop.
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meoli vs. Reuschel
Meoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Meoli reaches second base with a double. Unser scores. Maddox scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McBride vs. Reuschel
Reuschel spins and fires to second, and Meoli is picked off. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Carlton
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Carlton
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. McBride reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Reuschel
Aviles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Rose reaches second base with a double. McBride scores. Aviles moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aviles scores. Rose scores. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching.
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Burris
McCarver takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to third. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meoli vs. Burris
Meoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Unser scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carlton vs. Burris
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Carlton
Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Carlton
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Carlton
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Burris
McBride hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aviles vs. Burris
Aviles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBride scores. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Burris
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Burris
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Burris
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Burris
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Burris
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Burris
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Carlton
Ontiveros is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Carlton
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Burris
Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Burris
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Burris
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Burris
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Carlton
Foote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Carlton
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Carlton
Steve Dillard pinch hits for Ray Burris.
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching.
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Caudill
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Caudill
Maddox hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Caudill
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Caudill
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Caudill
Carlton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Caudill
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
Greg Gross now playing center field.
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aviles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Caudill
Aviles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Caudill
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Caudill
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Caudill
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Caudill
Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Del Unser now playing first base.
Kingman hits a popup towards short. Meoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Carlton
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Carlton
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Caudill
McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meoli vs. Caudill
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carlton vs. Caudill
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McBride vs. Caudill
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Carlton
Foote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Foote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Carlton
Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Carlton
Sam Mejias pinch hits for Bill Caudill.
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Foote trying to get to home. Gross throws the ball in to McCarver who tags Foote who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1979 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 5 2 2 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 2 0
Bowa L, ss 1 0 0 0 Vail M, rf 3 0 0 0
Aviles R, 2b 3 2 2 1 Buckner B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rose P, 1b 5 1 1 1 Kingman D, lf 3 0 0 0
Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 3 1 2 Martin J, cf 3 0 0 0
Unser D, lf-1b 5 3 3 2 Foote B, c 3 0 1 0
Maddox G, cf 4 2 2 3 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gross G, cf 1 0 0 0 Reuschel R, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 3 0 1 0 Burris R, p 1 0 0 0
Meoli R, 2b-ss 5 0 2 4 Dillard S, ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 5 0 2 0 Caudill B, p 0 0 0 0
Mejias S, ph 1 0 0 0
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40 13 16 13 28 0 3 0
Philadelphia 025 100 320 -- 13
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (L)* 2.0 6 7 7 3 2
Burris R 4.0 4 1 1 1 3
Caudill B 3.0 6 5 5 1 4
* Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd
E -- De Jesus I
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Chicago 1
2B -- Maddox G, Meoli R, McBride B, Rose P, Foote B
3B -- McBride B, McCarver T
HR -- Maddox G, Schmidt M
CS -- Rose P
HBP -- by Reuschel R (Aviles R)
T -- 2:21
A -- 18015
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