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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CAL		3
4
TEX
@CHW		3
6
KCR
@CLE		4
7
MIN
@DET		5
6
BAL
@OAK		6
7
NYY
@SEA		1
5
CHC
@ATL		7
3
STL
@CIN		2
4
PIT
@HOU		4
3
SFG
@MON		11
7		 
(13)
LAD
@NYM		7
4
SDP
@PHI		5
6
Tuesday, July 10, 1979,
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 5,687, Time of Game: 2:10
Cubs
7
45-36
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Braves
3
37-51
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Rick Reuschel (8-5)
L: Eddie Solomon (4-5)
S: Bruce Sutter (20)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  2   1  0  0   0  1  1    7 10  2
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3  5  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .282 .735 0.040 0.40 0.065 -0.025 0.6 1 5 HR
Scot Thompson RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .345 .805 0.125 0.49 0.127 -0.002 1.7 0 0
Bill Buckner 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .787 -0.007 0.57 0.036 -0.043 0.1 13 1
Dave Kingman LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .293 1.010 0.068 0.58 0.094 -0.026 0.4 1 0 SF
Jerry Martin CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .849 -0.059 0.50 0.000 -0.059 -1.2 1 0
Steve Ontiveros 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .287 .735 -0.034 0.51 0.010 -0.043 -0.7 1 1 HBP
Barry Foote C 4 2 2 3 0 0 .245 .711 0.142 0.40 0.163 -0.021 2.8 7 0 2·HR
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .687 0.012 0.25 0.023 -0.011 -0.2 2 5
Rick Reuschel P 4 1 0 0 0 3 .061 .283 -0.040 0.41 0.000 -0.040 -0.9 1 3
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 10 7 1 8 .263 .793 0.247 0.46 0.518 -0.270 2.5 27 15
HR: B Foote 2 (10, 1 off J McLaughlin, 1 off E Solomon; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); I de Jesus (4, off E Solomon; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: D Kingman (4, off J McLaughlin).
HBP: S Ontiveros (5, by E Solomon).
TB: B Foote 8; I de Jesus 5; S Thompson 3; B Buckner 2; D Kingman.
RBI: B Foote 3 (27); D Kingman 2 (69); I de Jesus (26); S Thompson (15).
2-out RBI: B Foote 2; S Thompson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: S Ontiveros 2 (10).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Royster 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .676 -0.072 0.62 0.000 -0.072 -1.5 2 2
Gary Matthews RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .304 .916 -0.041 0.43 0.010 -0.051 -1.0 0 0
Rowland Office CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .688 -0.013 0.34 0.013 -0.026 -0.4 2 0
Bob Horner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .864 0.012 0.39 0.027 -0.015 -0.1 10 1
Jeff Burroughs LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .226 .707 -0.063 0.61 0.001 -0.064 -0.6 0 0
Joe Nolan C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .297 .942 -0.027 0.41 0.009 -0.036 0.0 8 0
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .232 .586 -0.028 0.40 0.008 -0.036 1.3 1 3
Pepe Frias SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .301 .709 -0.001 0.32 0.023 -0.025 1.3 2 1 2B
Eddie Solomon P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .138 .339 -0.028 0.54 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 1 2
   Biff Pocoroba PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .859 -0.008 0.27 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Joey McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Lum PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 .588 0.019 0.58 0.019 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 34 3 5 2 4 7 .147 .413 -0.250 0.45 0.110 -0.361 -1.5 * 9
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: P Frias (14, off R Reuschel).
TB: P Frias 3; G Hubbard; G Matthews; J Nolan.
RBI: G Hubbard (23); P Frias (29).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: G Hubbard (13); P Frias (23).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reuschel, W (8-5) 8.1 5 3 3 4 5 0 3.80 36 62 0.208 0.41 1.0
Bruce Sutter, S (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.24 2 3 1 0.043 0.82 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 7 0 3.00 38 62 3 1 0.251 0.46 1.5

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eddie Solomon, L (4-5) 7 7 5 4 1 6 2 4.84 32 50 -0.240 0.59 -1.5
Joey McLaughlin 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 1.52 9 0 0 -0.008 0.02 -1.0
Team Totals 9 10 7 6 1 8 3 6.00 41 50 0 0 -0.248 0.45 -2.5
Balks: None.
WP: B Sutter (4).
HBP: E Solomon (5; S Ontiveros).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 5,687.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Atlanta Braves
1 Ivan de Jesus SS 1 Jerry Royster 3B
2 Scot Thompson RF 2 Gary Matthews RF
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Rowland Office CF
4 Dave Kingman LF 4 Bob Horner 1B
5 Jerry Martin CF 5 Jeff Burroughs LF
6 Steve Ontiveros 3B 6 Joe Nolan C
7 Barry Foote C 7 Glenn Hubbard 2B
8 Ted Sizemore 2B 8 Pepe Frias SS
9 Rick Reuschel P 9 Eddie Solomon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-0 2 1-- RR CHC B. Foote E. Solomon 15% 84% Home Run; Ontiveros Scores
t2 1-0 2 12- R CHC S. Thompson E. Solomon 10% 70% Single; Reuschel Scores/unER; de Jesus to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R CHC D. Kingman E. Solomon 9% 63% Single; Thompson Scores; Buckner to 2B
t4 4-0 1 --- R CHC I. de Jesus E. Solomon 5% 92% Home Run
b1 0-1 2 12- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Reuschel 4% 60% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus E. Solomon -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC S. Thompson E. Solomon 2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Buckner E. Solomon 4% 54% Single; Thompson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R CHC D. Kingman E. Solomon 9% 63% Single; Thompson Scores; Buckner to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- O CHC J. Martin E. Solomon -4% 59% Popfly: 1B
t1 1-0 2 12- O CHC S. Ontiveros E. Solomon -4% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O ATL J. Royster R. Reuschel 2% 58% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-1 1 --- O ATL G. Matthews R. Reuschel 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- ATL R. Office R. Reuschel -1% 58% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-- ATL B. Horner R. Reuschel -2% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Office to 2B; Horner to 1B
b1 0-1 2 12- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Reuschel 4% 60% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHC B. Foote E. Solomon -2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- CHC T. Sizemore E. Solomon 2% 61% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 1B
t2 1-0 1 1-- O CHC R. Reuschel E. Solomon -3% 58% Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
t2 1-0 2 1-- CHC I. de Jesus E. Solomon 2% 60% Single; Reuschel to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- R CHC S. Thompson E. Solomon 10% 70% Single; Reuschel Scores/unER; de Jesus to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- O CHC B. Buckner E. Solomon -3% 66% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O ATL J. Nolan R. Reuschel 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard R. Reuschel 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O ATL P. Frias R. Reuschel 1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 4-5-6
t3 2-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kingman E. Solomon -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O CHC J. Martin E. Solomon -1% 68% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 --- CHC S. Ontiveros E. Solomon 1% 69% Hit By Pitch
t3 2-0 2 1-- RR CHC B. Foote E. Solomon 15% 84% Home Run; Ontiveros Scores
t3 4-0 2 --- O CHC T. Sizemore E. Solomon -0% 84% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- O ATL E. Solomon R. Reuschel 2% 86% Strikeout
b3 0-4 1 --- O ATL J. Royster R. Reuschel 1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-4 2 --- ATL G. Matthews R. Reuschel -1% 86% Single
b3 0-4 2 1-- O ATL R. Office R. Reuschel 2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 9-1-2
t4 4-0 0 --- O CHC R. Reuschel E. Solomon -1% 87% Strikeout
t4 4-0 1 --- R CHC I. de Jesus E. Solomon 5% 92% Home Run
t4 5-0 1 --- CHC S. Thompson E. Solomon 1% 92% Walk
t4 5-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Buckner E. Solomon -1% 92% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 5-0 2 1-- O CHC D. Kingman E. Solomon -1% 91% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
b4 0-5 0 --- O ATL B. Horner R. Reuschel 1% 92% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-5 1 --- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Reuschel 1% 93% Strikeout
b4 0-5 2 --- ATL J. Nolan R. Reuschel -1% 93% Walk
b4 0-5 2 1-- O ATL G. Hubbard R. Reuschel 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 5-6-7
t5 5-0 0 --- O CHC J. Martin E. Solomon -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros E. Solomon -0% 93% Lineout: 3B
t5 5-0 2 --- CHC B. Foote E. Solomon 0% 93% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Foote to 1B
t5 5-0 2 1-- O CHC T. Sizemore E. Solomon -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
b5 0-5 0 --- O ATL P. Frias R. Reuschel 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-5 1 --- O ATL E. Solomon R. Reuschel 1% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 0-5 2 --- O ATL J. Royster R. Reuschel 0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 9-1-2
t6 5-0 0 --- O CHC R. Reuschel E. Solomon -0% 95% Strikeout
t6 5-0 1 --- O CHC I. de Jesus E. Solomon -0% 95% Lineout: 2B
t6 5-0 2 --- O CHC S. Thompson E. Solomon -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
b6 0-5 0 --- O ATL G. Matthews R. Reuschel 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-5 1 --- O ATL R. Office R. Reuschel 1% 97% Flyball: LF
b6 0-5 2 --- ATL B. Horner R. Reuschel -1% 96% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Horner to 1B
b6 0-5 2 1-- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Reuschel 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Braves' Eddie Solomon facing 3-4-5
t7 5-0 0 --- O CHC B. Buckner E. Solomon -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 5-0 1 --- O CHC D. Kingman E. Solomon -0% 96% Strikeout
t7 5-0 2 --- O CHC J. Martin E. Solomon -0% 96% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
b7 0-5 0 --- O ATL J. Nolan R. Reuschel 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-5 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard R. Reuschel 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 0-5 2 --- ATL P. Frias R. Reuschel -0% 98% Single
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Eddie Solomon (P) batting 9th
b7 0-5 2 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba R. Reuschel 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Braves' Joey McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
Joey McLaughlin replaces Biff Pocoroba (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-0 0 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros J. McLaughlin -0% 98% Strikeout
t8 5-0 1 --- R CHC B. Foote J. McLaughlin 1% 99% Home Run
t8 6-0 1 --- O CHC T. Sizemore J. McLaughlin -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-0 2 --- O CHC R. Reuschel J. McLaughlin -0% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
b8 0-6 0 --- O ATL J. Royster R. Reuschel 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-6 1 --- O ATL G. Matthews R. Reuschel 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 0-6 2 --- O ATL R. Office R. Reuschel 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Braves' Joey McLaughlin facing 1-2-3
t9 6-0 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-0 1 --- CHC S. Thompson J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Single
t9 6-0 1 1-- CHC B. Buckner J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Single; Thompson to 3B
t9 6-0 1 1-3 RO CHC D. Kingman J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thompson Scores
t9 7-0 2 1-- O CHC J. Martin J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
b9 0-7 0 --- O ATL B. Horner R. Reuschel 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-7 1 --- ATL J. Burroughs R. Reuschel -0% 100% Walk
b9 0-7 1 1-- ATL J. Nolan R. Reuschel -0% 100% Single; Burroughs to 2B
b9 0-7 1 12- R ATL G. Hubbard R. Reuschel -0% 99% Single; Burroughs Scores; Nolan to 2B
b9 1-7 1 12- R ATL P. Frias R. Reuschel -2% 98% Double; Nolan Scores; Hubbard to 3B
Mike Lum pinch hits for Joey McLaughlin (P) batting 9th
b9 2-7 1 -23 ATL M. Lum R. Reuschel -2% 96% Walk
Bruce Sutter replaces Rick Reuschel pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-7 1 123 O ATL J. Royster B. Sutter 3% 98% Strikeout
b9 2-7 2 123 R ATL G. Matthews B. Sutter -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Hubbard Scores; Frias to 3B; Lum to 2B
b9 3-7 2 -23 O ATL G. Matthews B. Sutter 2% 100% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 3.

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