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Candlestick Park, Attendance: 17,584 |
Saturday, August 25, 1979 Time of Game: 2:29 |
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Cubs
2
68-57
Lost 1
3rd, 5 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 1
Giants 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 X 5 9 0
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Giants
5
59-70
Won 1
4th, 14 GB
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Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details I DeJesus SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .722 12 9 2 1 K Henderson RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 .828 12 8 2 0 HR B Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .758 15 9 5 0 D Kingman LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .290 .995 16 10 0 0 S Ontiveros 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 .290 .751 13 8 0 0 2B J Martin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .803 13 8 1 0 B Foote C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .245 .723 15 11 13 0 HR,2B S Dillard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .330 .951 7 6 1 3 S Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .326 .788 1 1 0 0 L McGlothen P 3 0 2 0 0 1 .231 .534 9 8 0 0 W Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0 0 D Tidrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 0 0 L Biittner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .828 1 1 0 0 GDP Totals 36 2 10 0 0 10 114 79 24 4
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Herndon CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .255 .701 9 9 1 0 2B J Strain 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .259 .624 11 7 2 2 J Clark RF 3 2 1 0 1 2 .275 .841 11 7 3 0 SB,IW W McCovey 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .268 .781 6 6 7 0 HR M Ivie LF 4 0 1 3 0 2 .316 .984 8 8 1 0 2B G Minton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0 0 D Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .772 9 5 1 1 IW J LeMaster SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .266 .650 10 5 2 7 D Littlejohn C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .568 4 4 10 0 J Curtis P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .161 .406 6 6 0 0 G Johnston PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .542 2 2 0 0 Totals 33 5 9 0 4 13 76 59 27 10
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA L McGlothen, L (11-9) 6.1 8 4 4 2 10 1 4.08 29 55-47 18·18·11 5· 9· 5· 3 49 - 1.31 -0.16 W Hernandez 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5.16 2 7-3 0· 3· 0 0· 0· 0· 0 2-0 3.10 0.12 D Tidrow 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.72 6 13-9 3· 6· 0 1· 1· 0· 1 3-3 0.94 -0.32 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 13 1 37 75-59 21·27·11 6·10· 5· 4 5-3
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Curtis, W (9-8) 7 7 2 2 0 9 2 4.22 28 103-69 37·17·15 5·11· 5· 3 64 - 1.00 0.08 G Minton, S (1) 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 8 10-10 7· 3· 0 4· 3· 3· 0 0-0 0.80 0.06 Totals 9 10 2 2 0 10 2 36 113-79 44·20·15 9·14· 8· 3 -
Chicago Cubs San Francisco Giants 1. Ivan DeJesus SS 1. Larry Herndon CF 2. Ken Henderson RF 2. Joe Strain 2B 3. Bill Buckner 1B 3. Jack Clark RF 4. Dave Kingman LF 4. Willie McCovey 1B 5. Steve Ontiveros 3B 5. Mike Ivie LF 6. Jerry Martin CF 6. Darrell Evans 3B 7. Barry Foote C 7. Johnnie LeMaster SS 8. Steve Dillard 2B 8. Dennis Littlejohn C 9. Lynn McGlothen P 9. John Curtis P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b7 | 2 | 123 | RRR | 1,(0-0) | 33% | 95% | 2-2 | SFG | M. Ivie | D. Tidrow | Double to CF; Herndon Scores; Strain Scores; Clark Scores |
| t6 | 0 | --- | R | 2,(1-0) | -18% | 32% | 1-1 | CHC | K. Henderson | J. Curtis | Home Run (LF-CF) |
| b6 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 1,(0-0) | 18% | 55% | 1-2 | SFG | J. LeMaster | L. McGlothen | Clark Steals Hm; McCovey to 2B/Adv on E3 |
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | 17% | 61% | 1-2 | SFG | W. McCovey | L. McGlothen | Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | R | 1,(0-0) | 15% | 56% | 0-1 | SFG | W. McCovey | L. McGlothen | Home Run |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CHC | I. DeJesus | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | CHC | K. Henderson | J. Curtis | Flyball: CF |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | CHC | B. Buckner | J. Curtis | Flyball: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | SFG | L. Herndon | L. McGlothen | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| b1 | 1 | --- | 4,(3-0) | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | SFG | J. Strain | L. McGlothen | Walk | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3,(0-2) | -3% | 52% | 0-0 | SFG | J. Clark | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Looking |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | SFG | W. McCovey | L. McGlothen | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CHC | D. Kingman | J. Curtis | Groundout: SS-1B |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | CHC | S. Ontiveros | J. Curtis | Strikeout Looking |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | CHC | J. Martin | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | SFG | M. Ivie | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Swinging |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | SFG | D. Evans | L. McGlothen | Flyball: SS |
| b2 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 1% | 52% | 0-0 | SFG | J. LeMaster | L. McGlothen | Single to LF (Ground Ball) | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | SFG | D. Littlejohn | L. McGlothen | Single to CF (Line Drive); LeMaster to 3B | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 3,(0-2) | -5% | 50% | 0-0 | SFG | J. Curtis | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | R | 5,(3-1) | -12% | 38% | 0-0 | CHC | B. Foote | J. Curtis | Home Run |
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 2% | 40% | 1-0 | CHC | S. Dillard | J. Curtis | Strikeout Looking |
| t3 | 1 | --- | 4,(1-2) | -2% | 37% | 1-0 | CHC | L. McGlothen | J. Curtis | Single to LF (Line Drive) | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | 3% | 40% | 1-0 | CHC | I. DeJesus | J. Curtis | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B |
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 5,(1-2) | 2% | 42% | 1-0 | CHC | K. Henderson | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -3% | 39% | 0-1 | SFG | L. Herndon | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Looking |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 37% | 0-1 | SFG | J. Strain | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Swinging |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -1% | 36% | 0-1 | SFG | J. Clark | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 2% | 38% | 1-0 | CHC | B. Buckner | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 1% | 40% | 1-0 | CHC | D. Kingman | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 2,(1-0) | -1% | 39% | 1-0 | CHC | S. Ontiveros | J. Curtis | Single to CF (Line Drive) | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 38% | 1-0 | CHC | J. Martin | J. Curtis | Wild Pitch; Ontiveros to 2B | |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | O | 4,(1-2) | 3% | 41% | 1-0 | CHC | J. Martin | J. Curtis | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | R | 1,(0-0) | 15% | 56% | 0-1 | SFG | W. McCovey | L. McGlothen | Home Run |
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 53% | 1-1 | SFG | M. Ivie | L. McGlothen | Flyball: RF |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 51% | 1-1 | SFG | D. Evans | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Swinging |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 50% | 1-1 | SFG | J. LeMaster | L. McGlothen | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' John Curtis facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 3,(0-2) | -9% | 41% | 1-1 | CHC | B. Foote | J. Curtis | Double to RF | |
| t5 | 0 | -2- | O | 3,(1-1) | 1% | 43% | 1-1 | CHC | S. Dillard | J. Curtis | Flyball: RF; Foote to 3B |
| t5 | 1 | --3 | O | 4,(0-2) | 8% | 51% | 1-1 | CHC | L. McGlothen | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| t5 | 2 | --3 | O | 2,(0-1) | 5% | 56% | 1-1 | CHC | I. DeJesus | J. Curtis | Flyball: RF |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 53% | 1-1 | SFG | D. Littlejohn | L. McGlothen | Lineout: SS |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 51% | 1-1 | SFG | J. Curtis | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Swinging |
| b5 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 2% | 53% | 1-1 | SFG | L. Herndon | L. McGlothen | Single to RF (Line Drive) | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3,(0-2) | -3% | 50% | 1-1 | SFG | J. Strain | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' John Curtis facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | R | 2,(1-0) | -18% | 32% | 1-1 | CHC | K. Henderson | J. Curtis | Home Run (LF-CF) |
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 2% | 34% | 2-1 | CHC | B. Buckner | J. Curtis | Groundout: SS-1B |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 7,(3-2) | 2% | 36% | 2-1 | CHC | D. Kingman | J. Curtis | Strikeout Swinging |
| t6 | 2 | --- | 6,(3-2) | -3% | 34% | 2-1 | CHC | S. Ontiveros | J. Curtis | Double to RF (Line Drive) | |
| t6 | 2 | -2- | O | 3,(2-0) | 4% | 37% | 2-1 | CHC | J. Martin | J. Curtis | Foul Flyball: 3B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 6% | 44% | 1-2 | SFG | J. Clark | L. McGlothen | Single to LF | |
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | 17% | 61% | 1-2 | SFG | W. McCovey | L. McGlothen | Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B | |
| b6 | 0 | 1-3 | O | 3,(0-2) | -11% | 50% | 1-2 | SFG | M. Ivie | L. McGlothen | Strikeout Looking |
| b6 | 1 | 1-3 | O | 1,(0-0) | -12% | 38% | 1-2 | SFG | D. Evans | L. McGlothen | Flyball: RF |
| b6 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 1,(0-0) | 18% | 55% | 1-2 | SFG | J. LeMaster | L. McGlothen | Clark Steals Hm; McCovey to 2B/Adv on E3 |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | 4,(3-0) | 1% | 56% | 2-2 | SFG | J. LeMaster | L. McGlothen | Walk | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | 1,(0-0) | -6% | 50% | 2-2 | SFG | D. Littlejohn | L. McGlothen | Flyball: 2B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 4% | 54% | 2-2 | CHC | B. Foote | J. Curtis | Flyball: RF |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 56% | 2-2 | CHC | S. Dillard | J. Curtis | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| t7 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 54% | 2-2 | CHC | L. McGlothen | J. Curtis | Single to LF (Line Drive) | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | 4% | 58% | 2-2 | CHC | I. DeJesus | J. Curtis | Lineout: SS |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Greg Johnston pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -4% | 55% | 2-2 | SFG | G. Johnston | L. McGlothen | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| b7 | 1 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 8% | 62% | 2-2 | SFG | L. Herndon | L. McGlothen | Double to LF | |
| b7 | 1 | -2- | 1,(0-0) | 11% | 74% | 2-2 | SFG | J. Strain | L. McGlothen | Single to CF (Line Drive); Herndon to 3B; Strain to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| Willie Hernandez replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | -23 | 4,(3-0) | 0% | 74% | 2-2 | SFG | J. Clark | W. Hernandez | Intentional Walk | |
| b7 | 1 | 123 | O | 3,(0-2) | -12% | 62% | 2-2 | SFG | W. McCovey | W. Hernandez | Strikeout Swinging |
| Dick Tidrow replaces Willie Hernandez pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 2 | 123 | RRR | 1,(0-0) | 33% | 95% | 2-2 | SFG | M. Ivie | D. Tidrow | Double to CF; Herndon Scores; Strain Scores; Clark Scores |
| b7 | 2 | -2- | 4,(3-0) | 0% | 95% | 5-2 | SFG | D. Evans | D. Tidrow | Intentional Walk | |
| b7 | 2 | 12- | O | 3,(0-2) | -1% | 94% | 5-2 | SFG | J. LeMaster | D. Tidrow | Strikeout Swinging |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Greg Minton facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Greg Minton replaces Mike Ivie (LF) pitching and batting 5th; Greg Johnston moves from PH to LF | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 2% | 96% | 2-5 | CHC | K. Henderson | G. Minton | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 1% | 97% | 2-5 | CHC | B. Buckner | G. Minton | Groundout: SS-1B |
| t8 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 96% | 2-5 | CHC | D. Kingman | G. Minton | Single to LF (Line Drive) | |
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 94% | 2-5 | CHC | S. Ontiveros | G. Minton | Single to RF (Line Drive); Kingman to 2B | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | 1,(0-0) | 4% | 98% | 2-5 | CHC | J. Martin | G. Minton | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -0% | 98% | 5-2 | SFG | D. Littlejohn | D. Tidrow | Flyball: CF |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -0% | 97% | 5-2 | SFG | G. Johnston | D. Tidrow | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -0% | 97% | 5-2 | SFG | L. Herndon | D. Tidrow | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Greg Minton facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 1% | 99% | 2-5 | CHC | B. Foote | G. Minton | Strikeout Swinging |
| Scot Thompson pinch hits for Steve Dillard (2B) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 1 | --- | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 97% | 2-5 | CHC | S. Thompson | G. Minton | Single to LF (Line Drive) | |
| Larry Biittner pinch hits for Dick Tidrow (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 100% | 2-5 | CHC | L. Biittner | G. Minton | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 5. | |||||||||||
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