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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 2, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 2, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 27,092 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: John McSherry 3B: Fred Brocklander |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Miguel Dilone | Center Fielder |
Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
Barry Foote | Catcher |
Steve Macko | Second Baseman |
Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Mickey Hatcher | Right Fielder |
Johnny Oates | Catcher |
Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
Charlie Hough | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 2, 1979
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Hough
Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hough
De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. McGlothen
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McGlothen
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McGlothen
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hough
Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Hough
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Hough
Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGlothen
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. McGlothen
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. McGlothen
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. McGlothen
Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hough
Foote hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macko vs. Hough
Macko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Hough
McGlothen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Hough
Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Hough
De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McGlothen
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hough vs. McGlothen
Hough strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. McGlothen
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McGlothen
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hough
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Hough
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Hough
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McGlothen
Garvey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGlothen
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. McGlothen
Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. Baker reaches second base with a double. Cey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. McGlothen
Hatcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Macko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. McGlothen
Oates hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hough
Foote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Foote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macko vs. Hough
Macko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGlothen vs. Hough
McGlothen hits a line drive into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foote moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dilone vs. Hough
Dilone bunts towards the mound. Hough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Macko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
De Jesus vs. Hough
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. Foote scores. Macko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to home to get Macko. De Jesus moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McGlothen
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hough vs. McGlothen
Hough hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. McGlothen
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McGlothen
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hough
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Hough
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Hough
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foote vs. Hough
Foote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Macko vs. Hough
Macko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McGlothen
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGlothen
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McGlothen
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Hough
McGlothen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Hough
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hough
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. McGlothen
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. McGlothen
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Johnny Oates.
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. McGlothen
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Ted Martinez.
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hough
Steve Yeager now catching. Gary Thomasson now playing right field. Bill Russell now playing shortstop.
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Hough
There goes Buckner. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Buckner steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Hough
Scot Thompson pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Brett
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. McGlothen
Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Scot Thompson now playing right field. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Manny Mota pinch hits for Ken
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Sutter
Von Joshua pinch runs for Manny Mota. Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Lopes bunts towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. Joshua moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Sutter
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Sutter
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macko vs. LaGrow
Macko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Macko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutter vs. LaGrow
Sutter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Macko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dilone vs. LaGrow
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Sutter
Tim Blackwell now catching.
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Sutter
Baker bunts towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Sutter
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. Sutter
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Sutter
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ferguson vs. Sutter
Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Lerrin LaGrow.
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Sutter
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1979 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Dilone M, cf 5 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 2 1 1 4 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 1 Thomas D, cf 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thompson S, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 3 2 2 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 1 0 Baker D, lf 3 0 1 1 Biittner L, rf-1b 4 0 1 0 Hatcher M, rf 3 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Russell B, ss 1 1 1 0 Kelleher M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Oates J, c 2 0 0 0 Foote B, c 4 2 2 1 Thomasson G, ph-rf 2 1 1 1 Blackwell T, c 0 0 0 0 Martinez T, ss 2 0 0 0 Macko S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 3 0 1 0 Yeager S, c 1 1 1 0 Sutter B, p 1 0 0 0 Hough C, p 2 0 0 0 Brett K, p 0 0 0 0 Mota M, ph 1 0 1 0 Joshua V, pr 0 0 0 0 LaGrow L, p 0 0 0 0 Ferguson J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 9 2 32 6 8 6 Chicago 001 010 000 -- 2 Los Angeles 000 100 005 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McGlothen L* 7.0 4 1 1 2 9 Sutter B (L) 1.2 4 5 5 1 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hough C 7.1 8 2 2 1 1 Brett K 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 LaGrow L (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th LOB -- Chicago 8, Los Angeles 5 2B -- Baker D, Foote B, Macko S HR -- Foote B, Lopes D SB -- Buckner B SH -- Lopes D, Baker D T -- 2:51 A -- 27092
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