In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Cubs outlasted the Braves, 14-13. After the Braves had tied the game with two runs in the top of the ninth, the Cubs won in the bottom of the frame when Charlie Spikes, playing left field for the Braves, failed to pursue a fly hit by leadoff hitter Tim Blackwell, thinking it would drop foul.

However, the ball fell fair and Blackwell was credited with a triple. One out later, a single by pinch-hitter Scot Thompson plated Blackwell with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 14, Atlanta Braves 13
Game Played on Sunday, May       6, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       2  3  3    0  1  2    0  0  2  -  13 17  2
Cubs         0  6  2    2  2  0    0  1  1  -  14 18  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            5   2   2   1     0   1   .353      De Jesus ss           5   2   2   2     0   1   .237
Office cf             6   2   2   3     0   1   .292      Vail rf               5   2   3   4     0   0   .545
Matthews rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Buckner 1b            5   2   1   1     0   0   .237
Murphy 1b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .319      Kingman lf            4   3   3   0     1   1   .253
Spikes lf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .250      Ontiveros 3b          5   1   4   1     0   0   .309
Nolan c               4   2   2   1     1   0   .300      Martin cf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .243
Hubbard 2b            5   3   4   1     0   0   .237      Foote c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .186
Frias ss              5   1   3   4     0   0   .289        Blackwell c         2   1   1   0     0   0   .429
McWilliams p          0   1   0   1     1   0   .154      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .239
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Burris p            0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGlothen p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thompson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .353

Totals               39  13  17  13     4   4             Totals               42  14  18  13     3   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 21,984
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cubs 6
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Royster, Hubbard
Doubles: Nolan 2 (2), Hubbard 3 (4), Frias (5), Ontiveros 2 (5)
Triples: Matthews (1), Blackwell (1)
Home Runs: Office (2), Vail 2 (2), Buckner (3)
Stolen Bases: Frias (1)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Garber (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McWilliams (1), Murphy (3), Royster (3)
GIDP: Foote (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams              2.1   7   8   8   2   1   1  16   8.07
Skok                    3.2   7   4   4   1   0   1  18   4.43
Garber L(1-4)           2.1   4   2   2   0   2   1  11   5.82
Totals                  8.1  18  14  14   3   3   3  45

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                1.1   7   5   5   1   0   1  12   4.95
Burris                  1.2   2   3   3   1   1   0   7   8.56
Moore                   2.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  15   4.05
McGlothen               2.1   2   2   2   0   1   0   9   4.55
Sutter W(1-0)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    17  13  13   4   4   1  47

Wild Pitches: McWilliams (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Cavenaugh, 1B - Dennis Riccio, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Joe Maher


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office singled [Royster to second];
Matthews flied out to center; Murphy singled [Royster scored,
Office to second]; Spikes forced Murphy (second to shortstop)
[Office to third]; Nolan doubled [Office scored, Spikes to
third]; Hubbard flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Vail popped to second;
Buckner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Frias grounded out (third to first); McWilliams
walked; On a bunt Royster singled [McWilliams to second]; Office
homered [McWilliams scored, Royster scored]; Matthews singled;
BURRIS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Murphy was called out on
strikes; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled; Ontiveros singled [Kingman to third
(error by Royster)]; Martin forced Ontiveros (shortstop to
second) [Kingman scored, Martin to second (error by Hubbard)];
Foote flied out to center; Sizemore walked; Burris walked
[Martin to third, Sizemore to second]; McWilliams threw a wild
pitch [Martin scored, Sizemore to third, Burris to second]; De
Jesus singled [Sizemore scored, Burris scored]; Vail homered [De
Jesus scored]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H,
2 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 3RD: Spikes walked; Nolan flied out to right; Hubbard
doubled [Spikes to third]; Frias doubled [Spikes scored, Hubbard
scored]; Frias stole third; McWilliams hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Frias scored]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 6.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman singled; Ontiveros doubled [Kingman to third];
Martin struck out; Foote singled [Kingman scored, Ontiveros to
third]; SKOK REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Sizemore singled
[Ontiveros scored, Foote to second]; CLINES BATTED FOR BURRIS;
Clines popped to first; De Jesus lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 4TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Office grounded
out (third to first); Matthews flied out to right; Murphy
singled; Spikes popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 4TH: Vail singled; Buckner forced Vail (second to
shortstop); Kingman walked [Buckner to second]; Ontiveros
singled [Buckner scored, Kingman to second]; Martin singled
[Kingman scored, Ontiveros to second]; Foote grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Ontiveros out at third]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 10.

BRAVES 5TH: On a bunt Nolan grounded out (third to first);
Hubbard doubled; Frias singled [Hubbard scored]; Skok walked
[Frias to second]; Royster struck out; Office grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 10.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to right; Moore grounded out (first
to pitcher); De Jesus singled; Vail homered [De Jesus scored];
Buckner flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs
12.

BRAVES 6TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING C ); Matthews
tripled; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored];
Spikes lined to center; Nolan walked; Hubbard doubled [Nolan
scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Frias flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Cubs 12.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman singled; Ontiveros flied out to right; Martin
lined to third; Blackwell forced Kingman (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 7TH: BURROUGHS BATTED FOR SKOK; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster flied out to left; Office grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 11, Cubs 12.

CUBS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); McGlothen popped to
shortstop; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
11, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to right; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 11, Cubs 12.

CUBS 8TH: Vail grounded out (third to first); Buckner homered;
Kingman struck out; Ontiveros doubled; Martin grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Cubs 13.

BRAVES 9TH: Nolan doubled; Hubbard singled [Nolan to third];
SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Frias singled [Nolan
scored, Hubbard to second]; Garber out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hubbard to third, Frias to second]; Royster
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hubbard scored]; Office struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 13, Cubs 13.

CUBS 9TH: Blackwell tripled to left; Charlie Spikes thought
the ball would fall foul so he didn't chase it; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMPSON BATTED FOR SUTTER;
Thompson singled [Blackwell scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 13, Cubs 14.