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Cubs
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 25, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 25, 1979 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 34,456 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: John Kibler |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Third Baseman |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Ramon Aviles | Second Baseman |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Rudy Meoli | Shortstop |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 25, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Espinosa
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Espinosa
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Espinosa
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Espinosa
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. McGlothen
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. McGlothen
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McGlothen
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. McGlothen
Luzinski 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 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Espinosa
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Espinosa
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foote vs. Espinosa
Foote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelleher vs. Espinosa
Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGlothen vs. Espinosa
McGlothen hits a popup towards short. Meoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. McGlothen
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McGlothen
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. McGlothen
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Espinosa
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Espinosa
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Espinosa
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Espinosa
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Espinosa
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. McGlothen
Meoli strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. McGlothen
Espinosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. McGlothen
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. McGlothen
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. De Jesus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Espinosa
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Espinosa
Foote hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Espinosa
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Espinosa
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Espinosa
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McGlothen
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. McGlothen
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. McGlothen
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. McGlothen
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. McGlothen
Boone strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Espinosa
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Espinosa
Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Espinosa
Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Buckner trying to get to home. Maddox throws the ball in to Boone who tags Buckner who's trying to score from second, for the out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Espinosa
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Espinosa
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. McGlothen
Meoli hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McGlothen
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Nino Espinosa.
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. McGlothen
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Foote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Bird
Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGlothen vs. Bird
McGlothen hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Bird
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Bird
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. McGlothen
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McGlothen
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. McGlothen
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Bird
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose fields the ball and throws to Bird covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Bird
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Bird
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bird
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Meoli fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. McGlothen
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McGlothen
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. McGlothen
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Bird
Foote hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Bird
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGlothen vs. Bird
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Bird
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGlothen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Bird
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. McGlothen
Meoli hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Greg Gross pinch hits for Doug Bird.
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. McGlothen
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGraw
Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Kingman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. McGraw
Scot Thompson pinch runs for Dave Kingman.
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. McGraw
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. McGlothen
Scot Thompson now playing left field.
Aviles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. McGlothen
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Sutter
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Sutter
Maddox hits a line drive into left field. Thompson 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 5/25/1979 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 5 0 2 0 McBride B, rf 4 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Aviles R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 5 1 4 0 Rose P, 1b 3 0 2 0
Kingman D, lf 5 0 3 1 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0
Thompson S, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0
Martin J, cf 4 1 1 0 Boone B, c 3 0 0 0
Foote B, c 4 1 2 2 Meoli R, ss 3 0 0 0
Kelleher M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Espinosa N, p 1 0 0 0
McGlothen L, p 4 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Bird D, p 0 0 0 0
Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 3 14 3 31 0 4 0
Chicago 001 200 000 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (W)* 8.0 4 0 0 2 6
Sutter B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L) 5.0 8 3 3 2 2
Bird D 3.0 5 0 0 0 0
McGraw T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
LOB -- Chicago 12, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Rose P, Buckner B 2, Kingman D
HR -- Foote B
T -- 2:20
A -- 34456
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