Jerry Martin drove in three runs and Dennis Lamp and Dick Tidrow scattered eight hits between them as the Cubs defeated the Dodgers, 5-3. Lamp got off to a shaky start, giving up a homer to Davey Lopes, the Dodgers' leadoff batter, and another run on a double by Reggie Smith and single by Steve Garvey. The Cubs rebounded with three runs in their half, two crossing the plate on a single by Martin.

Losing pitcher Rick Sutcliffe singled across the Dodgers' tying run in the second, but the Cubs accounted for their winning margin with the aid of two stolen bases. Dave Kingman was safe on an error by Bill Russell in the sixth, stole second and scored on a double by Martin. Ted Sizemore singled in the seventh, stole second and scored an insurance run on a single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .280      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Sizemore 2b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .268
Smith rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Buckner 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Garvey 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .317      Kingman lf            3   2   1   1     1   0   .299
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Martin cf             3   0   2   3     1   0   .303
Thomasson cf          2   1   0   0     2   0   .270      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Ferguson c            2   0   2   0     1   0   .221      Foote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .218
  Yeager pr,c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .157      Lamp p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Sutcliffe p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .154        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               30   3   8   3     4   3             Totals               30   5  10   5     7   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 25,683
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cubs 10
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 3
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Smith (5), Martin (14)
Home Runs: Lopes (16)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (1), Kingman (2), Sizemore (2), De Jesus (8)
Caught Stealing: Smith (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (3), De Jesus (8), Tidrow (2)
GIDP: Lopes (4), Kingman (3), Foote (4)
Hit by Pitch: Garvey (1,by Lamp)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe L(6-4)        6     8   4   3   3   3   0  27   3.84
Hough                   0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   6.29
Patterson               1.2   0   0   0   3   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    10   5   4   7   4   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(5-2)             6     6   3   3   3   2   1  25   4.61
Tidrow SV(2)            3     2   0   0   1   1   0  11   5.08
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Lamp (2)
Wild Pitches: Sutcliffe (2), Lamp (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell struck out; Smith doubled to
left; Garvey singled to center [Smith scored]; Cey lined to
third; Baker flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to left; Sizemore walked; Buckner
singled to right [Sizemore to second]; Sutcliffe threw a wild
pitch [Sizemore to third, Buckner to second]; Kingman singled to
center [Sizemore scored, Buckner to third]; Murcer flied out to
right [Kingman to second]; Martin singled to left [Buckner
scored, Kingman scored]; Ontiveros struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson walked; Ferguson singled to left
[Thomasson to second]; Sutcliffe singled to center [Thomasson
scored, Ferguson to second]; Lopes grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Sutcliffe to second, Ferguson out at third];
Lamp threw a wild pitch [Sutcliffe to third]; Russell grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Foote flied out to left; Lamp grounded out (third to
first); De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Cubs 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith singled to right; Smith was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Garvey was hit by a pitch; Cey
lined into a double play (left to shortstop to second) [Garvey
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Sizemore singled to pitcher; Buckner flied out to
right; Kingman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Thomasson
grounded out (second to first); Ferguson walked; Sutcliffe
forced Ferguson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to pitcher; Murcer stole second; Murcer
was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Martin walked;
Ontiveros singled to right [Martin to third]; Foote grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Lopes to second]; Smith grounded out (second
to first) [Lopes to third]; Garvey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Lamp singled to center; De Jesus out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lamp to second]; Sizemore flied out to
right; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker struck
out; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman reached on an error by Russell [Kingman to
first]; Kingman stole second; Murcer flied out to right [Kingman
to third]; Martin doubled to left [Kingman scored (unearned)];
Ontiveros was walked intentionally; Foote popped to first in
foul territory; BIITTNER BATTED FOR LAMP; Biittner struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); On a bunt
Ferguson singled to third; YEAGER RAN FOR FERGUSON; JOSHUA
BATTED FOR SUTCLIFFE; Joshua lined into a double play (third to
first) [Yeager out at first]; Lopes singled to left; Russell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); YEAGER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); De Jesus struck out (catcher to first);
Sizemore singled to center; Sizemore stole second; Buckner
singled to center [Sizemore scored]; Kingman walked [Buckner to
second]; PATTERSON REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Murcer walked
[Buckner to third, Kingman to second]; Debut game for Dave
Patterson; Martin popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ontiveros lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Cubs 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Smith flied out to center; Garvey was called out on
strikes; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Foote walked; Tidrow out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Foote to second]; De Jesus reached on a fielder's
choice [Foote out at third (shortstop to third)]; De Jesus stole
second; Sizemore walked; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker popped to shortstop; Thomasson walked;
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo grounded out (second to
first) [Thomasson to second]; THOMAS BATTED FOR PATTERSON;
Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs
5.