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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 24, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 24, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 9,352 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Jim Quick |
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 |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 24, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Blue
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Blue
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Reuschel
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Reuschel
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Blue
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Blue
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Blue
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Blue
Foote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Blue
There goes Foote. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Reuschel
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Ivie 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Reuschel
LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Littlejohn vs. Reuschel
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Blue
Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Blue
Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Reuschel moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Vail vs. Blue
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Blue
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Reuschel
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Reuschel
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Reuschel
Strain 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Blue
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Blue
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Blue
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Blue
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Reuschel
McCovey strikes out. There goes Clark. The throw from Foote to De Jesus, and Clark is out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Blue
Dillard hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Blue
Reuschel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Blue
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Strain applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Reuschel
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Reuschel
Littlejohn bunts towards the mound. Reuschel juggles the ball. That's an error on Reuschel. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Reuschel
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Reuschel covering. Safe. LeMaster scores. Littlejohn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Reuschel
Herndon bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strain vs. Reuschel
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Blue
Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Blue
Buckner takes first base on ball four. Vail moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Blue
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ontiveros vs. Blue
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to third. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Blue
Martin hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Foote vs. Blue
Foote takes first base on ball four. Vail scores. Buckner moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Dillard vs. Blue
Dillard takes first base on ball four. Buckner scores. Ontiveros moves to third. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reuschel vs. Halicki
Ed Halicki now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Ontiveros scores. Foote moves to third. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Reuschel vs. Halicki
Reuschel hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Reuschel
Scot Thompson now playing right field.
McCoveyhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Foote interferes with McCovey who is awarded first base. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Halicki
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Halicki
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Halicki
Buckner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Halicki
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Reuschel
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Reuschel
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Reuschel
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Ed Halicki.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Borbon
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Borbon
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Reuschel
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Reuschel
Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Borbon
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Borbon
Reuschel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Borbon
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Reuschel
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Randy Moffitt pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Moffitt trying to get to third. Kingman throws the ball in to Ontiveros, who tags Moffitt for the out. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Reuschel
LeMaster strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1979 -- Chicago at San Francisco (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 5 0 2 0 Herndon L, cf 3 0 1 0
Vail M, rf 3 1 1 0 Strain J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson S, rf 1 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 3 1 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 2 0
Kingman D, lf 4 1 1 1 Moffitt R, pr 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Ivie M, lf 3 0 1 0
Martin J, cf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Foote B, c 2 0 0 1 LeMaster J, ss 4 1 2 0
Dillard S, 2b 3 0 0 1 Littlejohn D, c 2 0 0 0
Reuschel R, p 4 0 1 0 Blue V, p 2 0 1 1
Halicki E, p 0 0 0 0
Andrews R, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 3 30 1 8 1
Chicago 010 003 000 -- 4
San Francisco 000 010 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 9.0 8 1 0 1 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 5.2 7 4 4 4 5
Halicki E 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Borbon P 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- De Jesus I, Reuschel R, Foote B, Evans D
DP -- Chicago 4
LOB -- Chicago 6, San Francisco 6
2B -- De Jesus I
HR -- Kingman D
CS -- Foote B, Clark J, De Jesus I
SH -- Littlejohn D, Herndon L
WP -- Halicki E
T -- 2:17
A -- 9352
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