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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on June 8, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 21,162 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: John Kibler 3B: Steve Fields |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Krukow
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Krukow
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Krukow
There goes Russell. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Krukow
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Krukow
Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Krukow
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Krukow
Baker 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 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Hooton
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Hooton
Buckner strikes out. There goes De Jesus. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Hooton
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. De Jesus scores. Buckner scores. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ontiveros vs. Hooton
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Krukow
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Krukow
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Krukow
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hooton
Foote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krukow vs. Hooton
Krukow bunts towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Thomasson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomasson. Foote scores. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Hooton
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker throws the ball in to Lopes who tags Sizemore, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hooton
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Krukow
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Krukow
Russell hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Krukow
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Krukow
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Krukow
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Krukow
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Hooton
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Hooton
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Krukow
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Krukow
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Krukow
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hooton
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Hooton
Krukow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Krukow moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Hooton
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Krukow
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Krukow
There goes Lopes. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Krukow
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Krukow
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Krukow
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Smith moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cey vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Cey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Tidrow
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Garvey scores. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. Tidrow
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out. Cey scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Tidrow
The ball gets by Foote for a passed ball. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yeager vs. Tidrow
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yeager for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hooton
Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hooton
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ontiveros vs. Hooton
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Tidrow
Hooton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Tidrow
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Tidrow
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tidrow
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hooton
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hooton
Scot Thompson pinch hits for Dick Tidrow.
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Moore
Cey takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Moore
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Ron Cey.
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. Moore
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Moore
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Moore
Hooton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1979 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 3 2 1 1 De Jesus I, ss 4 2 2 1
Russell B, ss 4 0 2 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 1 1
Smith R, rf 2 3 1 0 Buckner B, 1b 3 1 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 3 3 3 Kingman D, lf 2 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 1 2 1 2 Murcer B, rf 2 0 0 0
Martinez T, pr 0 1 0 0 Martin J, cf 3 0 2 2
Baker D, lf 4 0 2 3 Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomasson G, cf 4 0 0 2 Foote B, c 3 1 1 0
Yeager S, c 4 0 0 0 Krukow M, p 1 0 1 0
Hooton B, p 4 0 0 0 Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson S, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore D, p 0 0 0 0
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30 11 10 11 25 4 8 4
Los Angeles 203 040 2 -- 11
Chicago 220 000 x -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (W) 6.0 8 4 3 2 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M (L) 4.1 6 8 8 4 6
Tidrow D 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Moore D 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Thomasson G
LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Chicago 6
2B -- Smith R, De Jesus I
HR -- Garvey S, Lopes D, Cey R
SB -- Lopes D
CS -- Russell B
SH -- Krukow M
WP -- Hooton B
PB -- Foote B
T -- 2:03
A -- 21162
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