Wednesday June 13, 1979
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The Cubs pushed across a run in the 10th inning to edge the Giants, 3-2. Bill Buckner started the winning rally with a single and, after Dave Kingman fouled out, went to third on a double by Bobby Murcer.

Jerry Martin received an intentional walk, but Steve Dillard spoiled the strategy by hitting a dribbler down the third base line which Darrell Evans was unable to field in time for a play at the plate. Bruce Sutter pitched hitless ball over the last two innings to gain his second victory of the season. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 13, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 14 1 Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 3 0 1 1 .261 North cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .267 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .306 Buckner 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Clark rf 3 0 1 1 2 1 .295 Kingman lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .296 McCovey 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Murcer rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .263 Madlock 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Martin cf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .305 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 2 0 0 1 .296 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Hill c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .176 Vail ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dillard 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blackwell c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Krukow p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mejias ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 40 3 14 3 5 7 Totals 34 2 5 2 6 6 Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 9,284 Left on Base: Cubs 12, Giants 9 DP: Cubs 0, Giants 2 Errors: Martin Doubles: Murcer (4), North (6), Clark (13) Triples: Metzger (5) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (9), Kingman (3), Madlock (8), Whitfield (3) Caught Stealing: Kingman (1), Sizemore (2) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (3) GIDP: Sizemore (5) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow 6 5 2 2 4 2 0 27 4.28 Tidrow 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 4.86 Sutter W(2-2) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1.32 Totals 10 5 2 2 6 6 0 41 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 5 6 1 1 1 2 0 21 3.13 Griffin 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 8 4.33 Lavelle 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 9 2.13 Moffitt L(1-5) 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 7.31 Totals 10 14 3 3 5 7 0 45 Wild Pitches: Tidrow (2), Griffin (5) Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bruce Froemming CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to center; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark walked; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman walked; Murcer struck out while Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Martin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Madlock singled to right; Madlock stole second; Evans flied out to right [Madlock to third]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Hill was walked intentionally; Montefusco flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros singled to right; Blackwell flied out to left; Krukow singled to right [Ontiveros to second]; De Jesus singled to left [Ontiveros to third, Krukow to second]; Sizemore singled to center [Ontiveros scored, Krukow to third, De Jesus to second]; Buckner made an out to shortstop; Kingman flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: North doubled to left; Whitfield singled to center [North scored, Whitfield to second (error by Martin)]; Clark doubled to left [Whitfield scored]; McCovey flied out to right [Clark to third]; Madlock grounded out (second to first); Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros singled to left; Blackwell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Hill grounded out (third to first); Montefusco flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. CUBS 5TH: Krukow grounded out (third to first); De Jesus singled to right; De Jesus stole second; Sizemore flied out to left; Buckner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: North grounded out (second to first); Whitfield walked; Whitfield stole second; Clark struck out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. CUBS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Murcer struck out; Martin walked; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Martin to second]; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: KELLEHER REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); Madlock flied out to right; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger tripled to right; Hill was walked intentionally; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. CUBS 7TH: Blackwell flied out to right; THOMPSON BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus singled to shortstop; De Jesus was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); North was called out on strikes; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark walked; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Clark to third]; McCovey made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2. CUBS 8TH: Sizemore walked; LAVELLE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman singled to shortstop; Kingman stole second; Murcer singled to pitcher [Kingman to third]; Martin singled to left [Kingman scored, Murcer to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Vail singled to shortstop [Murcer to third, Martin to second]; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: DILLARD REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING 3B); Madlock lined to right; Evans walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Evans to second]; Hill lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. CUBS 9TH: MEJIAS BATTED FOR TIDROW; Mejias struck out; De Jesus walked; Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Ivie struck out; North flied out to right; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. CUBS 10TH: MOFFITT REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Buckner singled to center; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer doubled to left [Buckner to third]; Martin was walked intentionally; Dillard singled to third [Buckner scored, Murcer to third, Martin to second]; Blackwell made an out to third; Sutter struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 10TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey struck out; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 2.

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