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August 28, 1979

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Cubs	3	9	0
Padres	1	5	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Cubs	3	9	0
Padres	1	5	1

Kurt Bevacqua Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.255
OBP	.333	.342
At Bats	3	235
Hits	1	60
• Singles	0	49
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	1	4
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	33
RBI’s	0	26

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	3	33

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San Diego Stadium - August 28, 1979

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Out

Bruce Sutter

Tim Blackwell

Bill Buckner

Steve Dillard

Mick Kelleher

Ivan De Jesus

Larry Biittner

Jerry Martin

Scot Thompson

Kurt Bevacqua

Dave Winfield

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	3	9	0	5
San Diego Padres	1	5	1	4
Winning Pitcher	Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher	Randy Jones
Save	Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI	Jerry Martin
Attendance	13,515
Time of Game	2 hours 3 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 9 Tenace takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Bruce Sutter now pitching. 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.

Top 9 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Eric Rasmussen now pitching. Jay Johnstone now playing left field. Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Richards strikes out.

Bottom 8 Jerry Turner pinch hits for Randy Jones. Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bill Almon. Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out.

Bottom 8 Scot Thompson now playing right field. Fahey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Buckner moves to second.

Top 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. De Jesus moves to third.

Top 8 Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.

Top 8 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reuschel for the out.

Bottom 7 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kelleher hits a line drive towards second. Almon catches it and steps on second to double up Blackwell.

Top 7 Blackwell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wilhelm. Blackwell reaches second base with a double. Martin scores.

Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilhelm. Martin reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Smith trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Smith reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Jones strikes out.

Top 6 Vail strikes out.

Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third.

Top 6 Dillard bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second.

Top 6 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Almon strikes out.

Bottom 5 Fahey hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Wilhelm is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Bevacqua reaches third base with a triple.

Top 5 Reuschel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Blackwell bunts in front of the plate. Fahey fields it and throws to third for the out. Martin moves to second.

Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vail scores. Biittner moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tenace. Vail moves to third.

Top 5 Vail hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilhelm. Vail reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Winfield strikes out.

Bottom 4 Tenace is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Dillard hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Jones strikes out.

Bottom 3 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Fahey hits a line drive towards third. Kelleher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Kelleher hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Wilhelm strikes out.

Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 2 Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Tenace strikes out.

Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.

Top 1 Dillard hits a line drive into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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