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Mets 2 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
July 1, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on July 1, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Mets with a score of 8 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 1, 1979 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 2
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 2
Winning PitcherLynn McGlothen  
Losing PitcherPete Falcone  
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Game Winning RBIDave Kingman 

Game Info

DateJuly 1, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherPete Falcone  
Home Starting PitcherLynn McGlothen  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance36,609 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Weyer
1B: Harry Wendelstedt
2B: Dutch Rennert
3B: Ed Montague

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joel Youngblood  Right Fielder 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Alex Trevino  Catcher 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Pete Falcone  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  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 
Barry Foote  Catcher 
Lynn McGlothen  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Mets 2 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
July 1, 1979

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         Game of 7/1/1979, game 2 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Youngblood J, rf      4  1  1  0   De Jesus I, ss        3  2  1  1   
Taveras F, ss         4  0  0  0   Sizemore T, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Mazzilli L, cf        4  1  2  0   Buckner B, 1b         4  2  2  3   
Hebner R, 3b          3  0  0  0   Kingman D, lf         3  0  0  1   
Montanez W, 1b        3  0  1  2   Mejias S, lf          0  0  0  0   
Henderson S, lf       4  0  1  0   Martin J, cf          4  0  1  0   
Trevino A, c          3  0  1  0   Vail M, rf            4  1  1  0   
Flynn D, 2b           3  0  1  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       4  1  1  1   
Falcone P, p          0  0  0  0   Foote B, c            3  1  1  1   
Allen N, p            1  0  0  0   Blackwell T, c        0  0  0  0   
Kranepool E, ph       1  0  0  0   McGlothen L, p        3  1  1  0   
Murray D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Boisclair B, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Glynn E, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  7  2                        32  8  9  7

New York         100 000 001 --  2
Chicago          250 001 00x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Falcone P (L)         1.2  6  7  7  1  0
Allen N               2.1  0  0  0  0  3
Murray D              3.0  2  1  1  0  2
Glynn E               1.0  1  0  0  0  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (W)       9.0  7  2  2  1  7

DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 2
2B -- Vail M, De Jesus I, Trevino A, Sizemore T, Martin J, Mazzilli L
3B -- Buckner B
HR -- Buckner B, Foote B
SB -- Youngblood J, De Jesus I
SF -- Kingman D, Montanez W
WP -- Falcone P
T -- 2:10
A -- 36609

    

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