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Cubs
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 1, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 1, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,378 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Rountree 1B: Dick Urlage 2B: Bill Andress 3B: Ron Jeffers |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Bobby Murcer | 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 |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 1, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Norman
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norman
Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Norman
Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Norman
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Holtzman
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Holtzman
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Norman
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Norman
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foote vs. Norman
Foote strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Norman
Sizemore is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holtzman vs. Norman
Holtzman takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
De Jesus vs. Norman
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Griffey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffey. Martin scores. Sizemore scores. Holtzman moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Norman
Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Holtzman
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Holtzman
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Holtzman
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Norman
Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Norman
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Norman
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Norman
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Holtzman
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Holtzman
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeFreites vs. Holtzman
Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Fred Norman.
DeFreites hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Holtzman
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple. Knight scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Holtzman
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Foote strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Hume
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Hume
Holtzman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Holtzman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Hume
De Jesus hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Holtzman
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Holtzman
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Holtzman
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hume
Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Hume
Buckner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Hume
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Hume
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Holtzman
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Holtzman
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hume vs. Holtzman
Hume hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Holtzman
Griffey 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
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hume
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hume
Foote strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Hume
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Holtzman
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Holtzman
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Hume
Holtzman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Hume
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hume
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Bench and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Hume
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey throws the ball in to Concepcion who tags Murcer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hume
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Holtzman
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Holtzman
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Holtzman
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Holtzman
Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Borbon
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Borbon
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Borbon
Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Borbon
Sizemore bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holtzman vs. Borbon
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Holtzman
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Holtzman
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Sutter
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Sutter
Foster hits a popup into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Sutter
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Tomlin
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Tomlin
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Sutter
Sam Mejias now playing left field.
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Sutter
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sutter
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Sutter
Champ Summers pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
Summers strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1979 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 5 1 1 2 Griffey K, rf 4 0 2 1
Murcer B, rf 5 0 2 1 Concepcion D, ss 3 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 5 2 3 2 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0
Mejias S, lf 0 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Martin J, cf 4 1 2 0 Knight R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Foote B, c 4 0 1 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 2 1 0 0 Norman F, p 0 0 0 0
Holtzman K, p 3 0 2 0 DeFreitas A, ph 1 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Hume T, p 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Auerbach R, ph 1 0 0 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Summers C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 32 1 6 1
Chicago 121 000 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 001 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W) 7.1 6 1 1 1 3
Sutter B 1.2 0 0 0 3 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F (L) 3.0 4 4 4 2 4
Hume T 3.2 5 1 1 0 4
Borbon P 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Tomlin D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Griffey K
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Martin J, Holtzman K, Murcer B, Knight R, Buckner B
3B -- Griffey K
HR -- Buckner B 2
SB -- De Jesus I
SH -- Sizemore T
T -- 2:22
A -- 15378
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