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Astros 3 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
July 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on July 7, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Astros with a score of 8 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 7, 1979 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 3 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Dennis Lamp  
Losing Pitcher—Randy Niemann  
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Game Winning RBI—Tim Blackwell 

Game Info

DateJuly 7, 1979 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRandy Niemann  
Home Starting PitcherDennis Lamp  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance36,135 
Time of Game2 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Lanny Harris
2B: Frank Pulli
3B: Eric Gregg

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rafael Landestoy  Second Baseman 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Denny Walling  Right Fielder 
Art Howe  First Baseman 
Julio Gonzalez  Third Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Randy Niemann  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Ted Sizemore  Second Baseman 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Dave Kingman  Left Fielder 
Jerry Martin  Center Fielder 
Mike Vail  Right Fielder 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Tim Blackwell  Catcher 
Dennis Lamp  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Astros 3 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
July 7, 1979

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         Game of 7/7/1979, game 2 -- Houston at Chicago (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Landestoy R, 2b       4  0  1  1   De Jesus I, ss        2  1  1  0   
Reynolds C, ss        4  0  0  0   Sizemore T, 2b        3  0  1  0   
Puhl T, cf            4  1  1  0   Kelleher M, 2b        1  0  0  0   
Cruz J, lf            3  0  1  0   Buckner B, 1b         5  1  1  1   
Alou J, lf            1  1  1  0   Kingman D, lf         4  1  1  0   
Walling D, rf         4  0  1  1   Henderson K, lf       1  0  0  0   
Howe A, 1b            3  0  0  1   Martin J, cf          3  2  2  0   
Gonzalez J, 3b        2  0  0  0   Dilone M, cf          0  0  0  0   
Sexton J, 3b          2  0  1  0   Vail M, rf            3  1  3  4   
Ashby A, c            2  0  1  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       4  1  0  0   
Roberge B, p          0  0  0  0   Blackwell T, c        3  0  1  2   
Leonard J, ph         1  1  0  0   Lamp D, p             3  1  0  0   
Dixon T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Niemann R, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Throop G, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Baldwin R, ph-c       2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  7  3                        32  8 10  7

Houston          000 000 111 --  3
Chicago          042 200 00x --  8

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niemann R (L)         3.2  9  8  7  2  1
Throop G              1.1  1  0  0  3  1
Roberge B             2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Dixon T               1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lamp D (W)            9.0  7  3  2  0  2

E -- Reynolds C, De Jesus I
LOB -- Houston 4, Chicago 8
2B -- Blackwell T, Martin J, Ashby A, Alou J
HR -- Vail M
SH -- Sizemore T, Lamp D
SF -- Howe A
T -- 2:32
A -- 36135

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