Cubs @ Giants
August 24, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 7 3
Giants 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 7 3
Giants 1 8 1

Johnnie LeMaster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .266
OBP .667 .318
At Bats 3 244
Hits 2 65
• Singles 2 53
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 21

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Candlestick Park - August 24, 1979
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Strikeout
Rick Reuschel
Barry Foote
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry Martin
Scot Thompson
Johnnie LeMaster
Mike Ivie

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 7 3 6
San Francisco Giants 1 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher Vida Blue
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Barry Foote
Attendance 9,352
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

LeMaster strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 9 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Littlejohn strikes out.
Bottom 7 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kingman strikes out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Scot Thompson now playing right field. McCoveyhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Foote interferes with McCovey who is awarded first base.
Top 6 Reuschel hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ed Halicki now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Ontiveros scores. Foote moves to third. Dillard moves to second.
Top 6 Dillard takes first base on ball four. Buckner scores. Ontiveros moves to third. Foote moves to second.
Top 6 Foote takes first base on ball four. Vail scores. Buckner moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 6 Martin hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Top 6 Kingman strikes out.
Top 6 Buckner takes first base on ball four. Vail moves to second.
Top 6 Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 5 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Herndon bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to third. Blue moves to second.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn bunts towards the mound. Reuschel juggles the ball. That's an error on Reuschel. LeMaster moves to third.
Bottom 5 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Strain applying the tag.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 5 Dillard hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McCovey strikes out. There goes Clark. The throw from Foote to De Jesus, and Clark is out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 4 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Littlejohn strikes out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Foote. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag.
Top 2 Foote takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus strikes out.