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Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 4

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 31, 1979 (N) at Dodger Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4  7  0
LA  N    0  0  1    0  1  2    2  0  x  -   6  7  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
De Jesus ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Thompson cf                   3   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
  Dilone pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Buckner 1b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       8   0
Biittner lf                   4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Henderson rf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Macko 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Martin ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Blackwell c                   2   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
  Vail ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Capilla p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Foote ph                    0   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
  Kelleher pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dillard 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Kingman ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Caudill p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Ontiveros ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kimm c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       33   4   7   4       2   4      24   9
BATTING - 
HR: Thompson (2,7th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Thompson (1,by Sutcliffe).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: De Jesus (18,2nd base by Sutcliffe/Oates).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopes 2b                      3   1   1   1       0   1       0   4
Russell ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Garvey 1b                     4   1   1   1       0   1       6   0
Cey 3b                        3   0   0   0       1   2       1   1
Baker lf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
Hatcher rf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Thomas cf                     3   3   3   2       0   0       6   0
Oates c                       1   0   0   1       1   0       4   1
Sutcliffe p                   2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Brett p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Castillo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   6   7   6       2   7      27   6
BATTING - 
HR: Thomas 2 (5,3rd inning off Caudill 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Caudill 0
on 1 out); Lopes (27,6th inning off Caudill 0 on 0 out); Garvey (23,6th
inning off Caudill 0 on 1 out).
SH: Oates (1,off Hernandez); Sutcliffe (6,off Hernandez).
HBP: Lopes (2,by Hernandez).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Oates (1,2nd base by Caudill/Blackwell).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Caudill L(0-6)                5.1   5   4   4   1   6   4  21
Hernandez                     1.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   8
Capilla                       1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        8     7   6   6   2   7   4  33
BK: Caudill (2).
HBP: Hernandez (4,Lopes).
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sutcliffe W(13-9)             8.1   3   2   2   1   4   1  29
Brett                         0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4
Castillo SV(5)                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        9     7   4   4   2   4   1  36
HBP: Sutcliffe (2,Thompson).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Brett 1-1; Castillo 3-2.
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Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel
Ejections: LA  Manager Tom Lasorda by John McSherry [Intentional
HBP]; Rick Sutcliffe by John McSherry [Intentional HBP]
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 35648
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Los Angeles Dodgers      
1. De Jesus            ss        Lopes               2b
2. Thompson            cf        Russell             ss
3. Buckner             1b        Garvey              1b
4. Biittner            lf        Cey                 3b
5. Henderson           rf        Baker               lf
6. Macko               3b        Hatcher             rf
7. Blackwell           c         Thomas              cf
8. Dillard             2b        Oates               c
9. Caudill             p         Sutcliffe           p

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thompson flied out to
left; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner struck out; Henderson struck out; Macko flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Baker struck out; Hatcher grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell flied out to left; Dillard lined to
shortstop; Caudill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas homered to right; Oates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sutcliffe singled to left; Caudill balked
[Sutcliffe to second]; Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey struck
out; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Henderson
walked; Macko made an out to third; Blackwell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hatcher struck out; Thomas homered to right; Oates
walked; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Sutcliffe popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 2.

CUBS 6TH: Dillard flied out to left; Caudill struck out; De
Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes homered to left; Russell flied out to center;
Garvey homered to left; HERNANDEZ REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING);
Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker flied out to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

CUBS 7TH: Thompson homered to right; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first);
Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Hatcher singled to left; Thomas singled to
shortstop [Hatcher to third, Thomas to second]; Oates out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hatcher scored, Thomas to
third]; Sutcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Thomas scored]; Lopes was hit by a pitch; both benches
clear; Russell forced Lopes (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 8TH: Macko flied out to right; VAIL BATTED FOR BLACKWELL;
Vail singled to center; Dillard flied out to center; ONTIVEROS
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); KIMM REPLACED
ONTIVEROS (PLAYING C ); Garvey flied out to center; Cey walked;
Baker struck out; Hatcher popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson was hit by a
pitch; Rick Sutcliffe and Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda ejected
by HP umpire John McSherry; DILONE RAN FOR THOMPSON; BRETT
REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); Buckner singled to right [Dilone
to third]; Biittner singled to left [Dilone scored, Buckner to
second]; Henderson flied out to left; MARTIN BATTED FOR MACKO;
Martin singled to left [Buckner to third, Biittner to second];
FOOTE BATTED FOR CAPILLA; CASTILLO REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING);
Foote walked [Buckner scored, Biittner to third, Martin to
second]; KELLEHER RAN FOR FOOTE; KINGMAN BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Kingman singled to left [Biittner scored, Martin to third,
Kelleher to second]; Kimm flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             4   7   0    5
 Dodgers          6   7   0    3
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