Sunday July 22, 1979
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Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 22, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Reds 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Cubs 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 x - 8 15 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .343 De Jesus ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 .277 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Thompson rf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .353 Griffey rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .302 Henderson lf 2 1 2 1 3 0 .293 Driessen 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .246 Biittner 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .321 Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .297 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .300 Knight 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .304 Martin cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .302 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .246 Blackwell c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .220 Correll c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .253 Dillard 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .346 Moskau p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .086 McGlothen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tidrow p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Kingman ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Soto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Totals 34 4 9 3 2 10 Totals 34 8 15 8 6 3 Time of Game: 3:09 Attendance: 41,052 Left on Base: Reds 6, Cubs 10 DP: Reds 3, Cubs 0 Errors: Tomlin, Dillard Doubles: Knight (19), Correll (7), Thompson (9), Henderson (3), Ontiveros (14) Triples: Dillard (1) Home Runs: Driessen (14) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (15), Thompson (2), Kingman (4) Caught Stealing: Griffey (5) Sacrifice Hits: Blackwell (1) Sacrifice Flies: Correll (1), Martin (3) GIDP: Biittner (2), Ontiveros (11) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 2 6 4 4 2 2 0 14 3.49 Sarmiento 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 12 4.79 Soto L(0-2) 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 12.46 Tomlin 2.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 12 2.98 Totals 8 15 8 8 6 3 0 42 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen 3 7 4 3 1 4 1 16 4.73 Tidrow W(7-2) 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 14 3.87 Sutter 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 1.29 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 10 1 37 Wild Pitches: McGlothen (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Joe West REDS 1ST: Collins walked; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Collins to second]; Morgan flied out to left; Griffey struck out; Driessen singled to second [Collins scored (error by Dillard) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson doubled to left; Henderson walked; Biittner forced Henderson (second to shortstop) [Thompson to third]; Ontiveros walked [Biittner to second]; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. REDS 2ND: On a bunt Knight singled; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Correll flied out to left; Moskau struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Dillard flied out to center; McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. REDS 3RD: Collins was called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to right; Griffey singled to left; Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second; Thompson singled to first [De Jesus to third]; Henderson doubled to center [De Jesus scored, Thompson to third]; Biittner singled to right [Thompson scored, Henderson to third, Biittner to second (on throw to home)]; Ontiveros singled to left [Henderson scored, Biittner to third]; SARMIENTO REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Martin hit a sacrifice fly to left [Biittner scored]; Blackwell walked [Ontiveros to second]; Dillard struck out; McGlothen lined to third; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 4. REDS 4TH: Driessen homered; Concepcion singled to right; Knight doubled to center [Concepcion to third]; Geronimo singled to center [Concepcion scored, Knight to third]; TIDROW REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Correll hit a sacrifice fly to left [Knight scored]; Sarmiento struck out; Collins flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to center; Thompson stole second; Henderson walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4. REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Griffey singled to right; Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros doubled to center; Martin popped to second; Blackwell singled to right [Ontiveros to third]; Dillard hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Ontiveros out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4. REDS 6TH: Knight flied out to center; Geronimo struck out; Correll doubled to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Spilman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: SOTO REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Tidrow lined to right; De Jesus walked; Thompson singled to center [De Jesus to second]; Henderson walked [De Jesus to third, Thompson to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Biittner singled to right [De Jesus scored, Thompson scored, Henderson to third]; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Biittner out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 6. REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to first; Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: Martin singled to center; Blackwell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Martin to second]; Dillard tripled to left [Martin scored]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR TIDROW; Kingman singled to left [Dillard scored]; Kingman stole second; De Jesus popped to second; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 8. REDS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Knight struck out; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 8. CUBS 8TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tomlin [Henderson to second]; Biittner reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), Biittner to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher) [Biittner to third]; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 8. REDS 9TH: Correll struck out; KENNEDY BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 8.

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