Phillies @ Cubs
September 9, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 2 9 3
Cubs 15 22 0
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 2 9 3
Cubs 15 22 0

Del Unser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 0 125
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 26

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 9 0
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Wrigley Field - September 9, 1979
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Out
Rick Reuschel
Tim Blackwell
Larry Biittner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry Martin
Mike Vail
Del Unser
Keith Moreland

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 2 9 3 7
Chicago Cubs 15 22 0 10
Winning Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher Kevin Saucier
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Larry Biittner
Attendance 20,922
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreland moves to second.
Top 9 Tim Blackwell now catching. Moreland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Vukovich hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Keith Moreland now catching. Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Tug McGraw now pitching. Reuschel strikes out.
Top 7 Trillo strikes out.
Top 7 McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Foote strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Boone strikes out.
Top 6 Luzinski strikes out.
Top 6 Vukovich hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Vail scores.
Bottom 5 Vail hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Vail reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Top 5 Trillo hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McBride hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dillard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reuschel scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Reuschel moves to third.
Bottom 4 De Jesus bunts in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Reuschel moves to second.
Bottom 4 John Vukovich now playing third base. Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to third. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Top 3 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third.
Top 3 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Saucier strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards second. Trillo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 2 Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second.
Top 2 Boone strikes out.
Top 2 Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.