After knocking in a run with a pinch-single, Dave Kingman scored from first base on Scot Thompson's fourth hit of the game and an error by Jeff Burroughs to bring the Cubs a 3-2 victory over Atlanta. Mike Lum hit a pinch-homer in the eighth to put the Braves ahead, 2-1.

In the Cubs' ninth, Barry Foote singled and gave way to Miguel Dilone, who stole second and scored on Kingman's single. Thompson followed with a single to left and when Burroughs let the ball get past him, Kingman came home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Matthews rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .308        Kingman ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .292
Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Thompson rf           5   0   4   0     0   0   .347
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Buckner 1b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .285
Burroughs lf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .225      Martin cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .301
Murphy 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .344      Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .297
Frias ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Foote c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .245
Matula p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .059        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .194
  Lum ph              1   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Krukow p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .361
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               30   2   7   2     1   7             Totals               34   3  10   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 28,279
Left on Base: Braves 2, Cubs 9
DP: Braves 2, Cubs 3
Errors: Burroughs, Foote
Doubles: Royster (16), Ontiveros (13)
Home Runs: Lum (4)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (11), Dilone (1)
Caught Stealing: Office (1)
GIDP: Office (2), Buckner (9), Sizemore (7)
Hit by Pitch: Buckner (2,by Matula)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula                  7     7   1   1   3   0   0  30   3.45
Garber L(5-11)          1.2   3   2   1   0   1   0   8   4.15
Totals                  8.2  10   3   2   3   1   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  8     7   2   2   1   6   1  29   3.40
Tidrow W(6-2)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.13
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   7   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Matula (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Matthews singled; Office
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled; Thompson singled [De Jesus to
second]; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [De Jesus to third, Thompson out at second];
Martin popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
lined to left; Murphy singled; Nolan popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Foote walked; Sizemore lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Frias lined to left; Matula lined to center; Royster
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Krukow grounded out (third to first); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled; Matthews stole second [Matthews to
third (error by Foote)]; Office singled [Matthews scored];
Horner was called out on strikes; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Martin walked; Biittner grounded out (first
unassisted) [Martin to second]; Ontiveros grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foote grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy struck out; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Krukow
singled; De Jesus forced Krukow (shortstop to second); Thompson
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Matula struck out; Royster doubled; Matthews lined
into a double play (second to shortstop) [Royster out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner was hit by a pitch; Martin singled [Buckner to
second]; Biittner flied out to left; Ontiveros doubled [Buckner
scored, Martin to third]; Foote was walked intentionally;
Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Foote out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Office popped to third; Horner struck out; Burroughs
walked; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Krukow grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
flied out to left; Thompson singled; Buckner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Nolan flied to left in foul territory; Frias
grounded out (third to first); LUM BATTED FOR MATULA; Lum
homered; Royster popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Martin grounded out
(third to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first);
Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews singled; TIDROW REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING);
Office struck out; Horner lined into a double play (right to
first) [Matthews out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Foote singled; DILONE RAN FOR FOOTE; Sizemore grounded
out (first unassisted) [Dilone to second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR
TIDROW; Dilone stole third; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); KINGMAN BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Kingman singled [Dilone
scored]; Thompson singled [Kingman scored (error by Burroughs)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 3.