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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 9, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Saucier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,922 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: John Kibler 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Terry Tata |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Kevin Saucier | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Mike Vail | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Reuschel
Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Saucier
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Saucier
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Saucier
Vail hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Saucier
Kingman hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Reuschel
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Saucier
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Saucier
Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Saucier
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Saucier
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards second. Trillo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saucier vs. Reuschel
Saucier strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Reuschel
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Saucier
Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Saucier
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Saucier
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Saucier
Vail hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Saucier
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Saucier
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Saucier
Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Saucier
Martin takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to third. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dillard vs. Saucier
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Reuschel
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Saucier
John Vukovich now playing third base.
Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Saucier
De Jesus bunts in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Reuschel moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Saucier
There's a wild pitch. Reuschel moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biittner vs. Saucier
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reuschel scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Kucek
Jack Kucek now pitching.
Vail hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Vail reaches second base with a double. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kingman vs. Kucek
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ontiveros vs. Kucek
Ontiveros is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foote vs. Kucek
Foote hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kucek
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Kucek
Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reuschel vs. Kucek
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Reuschel
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Jack Kucek.
McCarver 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dillard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Reuschel
Trillo hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Bird
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Bird
Vail hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Vail reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Bird
There's a wild pitch. Vail scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Bird
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vukovich vs. Reuschel
Vukovich hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Bird
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foote vs. Bird
Foote strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Bird
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Bird
Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Reuschel
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poff vs. Reuschel
John Poff pinch hits for Doug Bird.
Poff hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Reuschel
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. McGraw
Keith Moreland now catching. Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Tug McGraw now pitching.
Reuschel strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. McGraw
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. McGraw
Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. McGraw
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. McGraw
Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose 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 -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Reuschel
Vukovich hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. McGraw
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. McGraw
Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. McGraw
Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Barry Foote.
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Seibert moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. McGraw
Dillard hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Luzinski. Seibert scores. Martin moves to third. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reuschel vs. McGraw
Reuschel strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
De Jesus vs. McGraw
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin scores. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. McGraw
There's a wild pitch. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Biittner vs. McGraw
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vail vs. McGraw
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. Dillard scores. De Jesus scores. Vail moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. McGraw
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Reuschel
Tim Blackwell now catching.
Moreland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Reuschel
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreland moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Reuschel
Harrelson 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. Moreland moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. Reuschel
Del Unser pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman 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 9/9/1979 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 4 1 2 2 De Jesus I, ss 5 3 2 1
Trillo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Biittner L, 1b 6 2 4 3
Rose P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Vail M, rf 6 3 3 2
Schmidt M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 6 0 0 0
Vukovich J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 2 3 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Foote B, c 5 1 4 4
Boone B, c 3 0 0 0 Seibert K, pr 0 1 0 0
Moreland K, c 1 0 1 0 Blackwell T, c 0 0 0 0
Gross G, cf 3 0 3 0 Martin J, cf 4 1 3 1
Bowa L, ss 3 1 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 5 1 2 1
Harrelson B, ss 1 0 0 0 Reuschel R, p 5 1 1 0
Saucier K, p 1 0 0 0
Kucek J, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
Bird D, p 0 0 0 0
Poff J, ph 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 46 15 22 12
Philadelphia 000 000 200 -- 2
Chicago 003 510 15x -- 15
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Saucier K (L) 3.1 10 5 5 1 2
Kucek J 0.2 4 3 3 1 1
Bird D 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
McGraw T 2.0 6 6 3 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 5
E -- Harrelson B 2, Luzinski G
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 10
2B -- De Jesus I, Vail M 2, Ontiveros S
HR -- Vail M, Foote B, McBride B
SH -- De Jesus I
WP -- Saucier K, Bird D, McGraw T
T -- 2:29
A -- 20922
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