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Cubs
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 29, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 29, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,906 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Eric Gregg |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scot Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Third Baseman |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wilhelm | Center Fielder |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 29, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Perry
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Perry
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. McGlothen
Richards hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Biittner fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Biittner. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. McGlothen
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richards scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. McGlothen
There goes Smith. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. McGlothen
Tenace hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. McGlothen
Winfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. McGlothen
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhelm vs. McGlothen
Wilhelm hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fahey vs. McGlothen
Fahey hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Perry
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perry
Dillard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McGlothen
Almon hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. McGlothen
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. McGlothen
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perry
Blackwell hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Perry
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Perry
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGlothen for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McGlothen
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. McGlothen
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. McGlothen
Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. McGlothen
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. Tenace goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilhelm vs. McGlothen
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Perry
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Perry
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Thompson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. There goes Buckner trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Perry
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. McGlothen
Fahey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. McGlothen
Almon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dillard catches it and throws to first to double up Fahey. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. McGlothen
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perry
Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perry
Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Perry
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGlothen vs. Perry
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. McGlothen
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McGlothen
Smith 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, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. McGlothen
Tenace hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Perry
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Perry
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. McGlothen
Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. McGlothen
Bevacqua hits a fly ball towards center. Martin catches it and throws to first to double up Winfield. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. McGlothen
Wilhelm strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Perry
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perry
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. McGlothen
Fahey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Fahey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Almon vs. McGlothen
Almon bunts towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. Fahey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perry vs. McGlothen
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richards vs. McGlothen
Richards hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perry
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macko vs. Perry
Steve Macko pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Macko hits a popup, foul, towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Perry
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen.
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Perry
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tidrow
Steve Macko now playing third base. Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Tidrow
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Tidrow
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Perry
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Perry
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Larry Biittner.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ontiveros vs. Perry
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Steve Dillard.
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1979 -- Chicago at San Diego (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 0 1 0 Richards G, lf 4 1 1 0
Thompson S, rf 4 1 2 0 Smith O, ss 4 1 1 1
Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Biittner L, lf 4 0 2 1 Winfield D, rf 3 0 1 0
Dilone M, pr 0 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 0 2 2
Martin J, cf 4 0 0 0 Wilhelm J, cf 3 0 0 0
Dillard S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fahey B, c 3 0 2 0
Ontiveros S, ph 1 0 0 0 Almon B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0 Perry G, p 3 0 0 0
Kelleher M, 3b 2 0 1 0
Macko S, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
McGlothen L, p 2 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 29 3 8 3
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
San Diego 201 000 00x -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (L) 7.0 8 3 3 1 2
Tidrow D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
E -- Biittner L
DP -- Chicago 2, San Diego 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, San Diego 4
2B -- Richards G, Bevacqua K, Biittner L, Fahey B
SB -- Smith O
SH -- Almon B
T -- 2:12
A -- 12906
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