Phil Niekro gained the 199th victory of his major league career when the Braves edged the Cubs, 3-2, on a run-scoring double by Jeff Burroughs with two out in the eighth inning. The Cubs counted their pair in the first on a homer by Dave Kingman.

After the Braves came back to tie the score, Pete Frias led off the eighth with a single and Niekro sacrificed. A grounder by Jerry Royster moved Frias to third. Following a pass to Gary Matthews, Burroughs attempted to check his swing on a pitch by Donnie Moore but connected with the ball for a double down the right field line. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Braves       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Royster 3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Murcer rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .237      Matthews rf           3   1   0   0     2   2   .250
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Burroughs lf          3   0   1   1     2   0   .262
Kingman lf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .278        Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Murphy c              3   0   2   1     2   0   .328
Martin cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .195      Lum 1b                2   0   0   0     3   1   .259
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Bonnell cf,lf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Krukow p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Frias ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .288
  Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     2   6             Totals               29   3   8   3    11   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12,930
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Braves 14
DP: Cubs 3, Braves 1
Errors: Ontiveros, Martin, Frias
Doubles: Ontiveros (3), Murphy (1), Burroughs (2)
Home Runs: Kingman (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1)
GIDP: Murphy (1), Frias (4), Hubbard (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  5     4   2   2   9   3   0  26   3.78
Moore L(1-2)            2.2   4   1   1   1   1   0  13   2.79
Hernandez               0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.86
Totals                  8     8   3   3  11   5   0  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-4)           9     5   2   2   2   6   1  34   2.89
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   6   1  34

Passed Balls: Murphy (5)
Wild Pitches: Moore (1), Niekro (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Murcer singled;
Niekro threw a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; Buckner struck out
(catcher to first); Kingman homered [Murcer scored]; Ontiveros
doubled; Martin walked; Foote flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
walked; Burroughs flied out to center; Murphy walked [Matthews
to second]; Lum walked [Matthews to third, Murphy to second];
Bonnell singled [Matthews scored, Murphy to third, Lum to
second]; Hubbard forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 2ND: Sizemore flied out to left; Krukow flied out to left;
De Jesus reached on an error by Frias; Murcer singled [De Jesus
to second]; Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Frias walked; Niekro forced Frias (first to
shortstop); Royster was called out on strikes; Matthews struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman walked; Ontiveros flied out to center; On a
bunt Martin struck out [Kingman out at second (catcher to
second)]; Jerry Martin called for interference; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Burroughs walked; Murphy grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Lum
walked; Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Foote singled; Sizemore struck out; Krukow grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Foote to second]; Murphy allowed a
passed ball [Foote to third]; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard singled; On a bunt Frias grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Hubbard out at
second]; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer flied out to right; Buckner flied out to right;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster walked; Matthews flied out to left;
Burroughs walked [Royster to second]; Murphy singled to center
[Royster scored, Burroughs to third, Murphy to second (error by
Martin)]; Lum was walked intentionally; Bonnell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hubbard lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 2.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); Martin
grounded out (third to first); Foote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Frias singled; MOORE REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING);
Niekro forced Frias (pitcher to shortstop); Royster singled
[Niekro to second]; Matthews struck out; Moore threw a wild
pitch [Niekro to third, Royster to second]; Burroughs flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: Sizemore struck out; Moore grounded out (first to
pitcher); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy doubled; Lum popped to third in foul
territory; Bonnell reached on an error by Ontiveros [Murphy to
third]; Hubbard grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 2.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner made
an out to second; Kingman popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Frias singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Frias to second]; Royster grounded out (third to
first); Matthews walked; Burroughs doubled [Frias scored,
Matthews to third]; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
MOORE (PITCHING); Murphy was walked intentionally; Lum struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.

CUBS 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to
first); Martin flied out to left; Foote popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.