Cubs @ Phillies
May 28, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 7 1
Phillies 1 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 7 1
Phillies 1 11 1

Del Unser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .320
OBP 1.000 .345
At Bats 1 50
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 10

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 8
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Veterans Stadium - May 28, 1979
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Strikeout
Bruce Sutter
Barry Foote
Bill Buckner
Ted Sizemore
Mick Kelleher
Ivan De Jesus
Sam Mejias
Jerry Martin
Bobby Murcer
Del Unser
Tim McCarver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 7 1 6
Philadelphia Phillies 1 11 1 10
Winning Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Losing Pitcher Randy Lerch
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 51,381
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Unser strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McBride hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ron Reed. McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. McCarver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Greg Gross pinch hits for Rudy Meoli. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. Mejias moves to second.
Top 9 Kelleher hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Murcer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Mejias now playing left field. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Schmidt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ron Reed now pitching. Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Buckner reaches third base with a triple. De Jesus scores.
Top 8 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Boone and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Sam Mejias pinch hits for Dick Tidrow. Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Luzinski hits a line drive towards the mound. Tidrow reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Unser moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Unser. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Unser steals second.
Bottom 7 Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Unser hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Foote settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Foote.
Bottom 7 McBride hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lerch hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Meoli hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aviles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a line drive towards short. Meoli reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Del Unser now playing center field. De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schmidt is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman throws the ball in to Sizemore who tags Maddox, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tidrow, and towards De Jesus, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tidrow is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lerch for the out.
Bottom 4 Meoli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aviles hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer strikes out.
Top 4 Martin strikes out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Maddox. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Maddox steals second.
Bottom 3 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lerch hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Meoli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Aviles bunts towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to third. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Krukow hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Foote hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rose. The throw from Foote and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Luzinski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. McBride moves to third.
Bottom 1 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. McBride reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive off the glove of Rose, and into shallow right field. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Sizemore moves to third.
Top 1 Sizemore takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.