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Reds 8 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
May 8, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 8, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1979 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherMike LaCoss  
Losing PitcherKen Holtzman  
SaveFrank Pastore  
Game Winning RBIRay Knight 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1979 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike LaCoss  
Home Starting PitcherKen Holtzman  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance12,254 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dennis Riccio
1B: Fred Brocklander
2B: Dave Slickenmeyer
3B: Dick Cavenaugh

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ken Griffey  Center Fielder 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
George Foster  Left Fielder 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Arturo DeFreites  First Baseman 
Champ Summers  Right Fielder 
Ray Knight  Third Baseman 
Mike LaCoss  Pitcher 
John McNamara  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Dave Kingman  Left Fielder 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Jerry Martin  Center Fielder 
Tim Blackwell  Catcher 
Ted Sizemore  Second Baseman 
Ken Holtzman  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Reds 8 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
May 8, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1979 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Griffey K, cf-rf      5  1  0  0   De Jesus I, ss        3  1  0  0   
Concepcion D, ss      5  3  3  3   Murcer B, rf          5  2  2  2   
Morgan J, 2b          5  1  2  1   Buckner B, 1b         5  1  1  0   
Foster G, lf          4  0  2  0   Kingman D, lf         4  1  0  0   
Bench J, c            4  1  0  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       4  2  3  2   
DeFreitas A, 1b       4  0  2  2   Mejias S, pr          0  0  0  0   
Driessen D, ph        0  0  0  0   Martin J, cf          5  0  4  2   
Blair P, pr           0  0  0  0   Blackwell T, c        3  0  0  0   
Pastore F, p          0  0  0  0   Sizemore T, 2b        3  0  2  0   
Summers C, rf         2  1  0  0   Biittner L, ph        1  0  0  0   
Bair D, p             0  0  0  0   Dillard S, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Tomlin D, p           0  0  0  0   Holtzman K, p         1  0  0  0   
Collins D, ph-1b      0  0  0  0   Burris R, p           0  0  0  0   
Knight R, 3b          3  1  0  1   Thompson S, ph        1  0  0  0   
LaCoss M, p           3  0  0  0   Moore D, p            0  0  0  0   
Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   Vail M, ph            1  0  0  0   
Geronimo C, cf        1  0  0  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Clines G, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   McGlothen L, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  8  9  7                        37  7 13  6

Cincinnati       011 501 000 --  8
Chicago          000 301 300 --  7

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (W)          5.2  9  4  3  2  4
Borbon P              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Bair D                1.1  4  3  3  2  1
Tomlin D              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Pastore F (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L)        3.2  6  7  3  4  4
Burris R              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Moore D               2.0  2  1  1  0  2
Hernandez G           2.0  0  0  0  0  2
McGlothen L           1.0  1  0  0  2  0

E -- Buckner B, Martin J, DeFreitas A
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 9
2B -- DeFreitas A, Concepcion D, Ontiveros S 2, Martin J
3B -- Buckner B
HR -- Concepcion D, Murcer B
SB -- Morgan J
CS -- Ontiveros S
SH -- De Jesus I
SF -- Knight R
HBP -- by Holtzman K (Summers C), by Pastore F (Ontiveros S)
PB -- Bench J
T -- 3:11
A -- 12254

    

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