Don Sutton moved ahead of Christy Mathewson into 14th place on the all-time list of strikeouts when the Dodgers' righthander fanned seven, bringing his career total to 2,511, in a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. Sutton got off with a shaky start, giving up three runs in the first inning, but the Dodgers came back with a matching trio in the second.

Steve Garvey broke the tie in the fifth. Davey Lopes walked, Bill Russell singled and both scored on a double by Garvey. Dave Kingman hit his 42nd homer for the Cubs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  2
Dodgers      0  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Thompson cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Buckner 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .280      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .315
Kingman lf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .292      Cey 3b                2   1   1   0     2   0   .273
Biittner rf           3   0   1   2     1   1   .316      Baker lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Macko 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Hatcher rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .348
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Thomasson rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .289      Thomas cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .172      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .074
  Ontiveros ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .295        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .151
Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .159
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .336
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .268

Totals               33   4   8   4     3   7             Totals               29   5   6   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 31,586
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 4
DP: Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Thompson, Biittner
Doubles: Buckner (33), Garvey (28)
Home Runs: Kingman (42)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (8), Lopes (41)
Sacrifice Hits: Dillard (5)
GIDP: De Jesus (9), Russell (15), Hatcher (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(16-8)        4.1   6   5   4   4   0   0  23   3.41
Tidrow                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.50
Sutter                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.30
Totals                  8     6   5   4   4   1   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(12-12)         9     8   4   4   3   7   1  37   3.91
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   7   1  37

Wild Pitches: Reuschel (5), Sutton (4)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson popped to third
in foul territory; Buckner doubled to left [De Jesus scored];
Kingman singled to center [Buckner to third, Kingman to second
(on throw to home)]; Biittner singled to center [Buckner scored,
Kingman scored]; Macko flied out to center; Dillard struck out;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to third; Russell grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at
second]; Garvey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Blackwell walked; Reuschel flied out to left; De Jesus
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Blackwell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Baker singled to left [Cey
to second]; Hatcher grounded out (second to first) [Cey to
third, Baker to second]; Thomas singled to center [Cey scored,
Baker scored (error by Thompson) (no RBI)]; Reuschel threw a
wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Oates grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Thomas to third]; Sutton reached on an error by Biittner
[Thomas scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sutton to first]; Lopes
forced Sutton (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Buckner singled to third; Buckner stole second; Kingman flied
out to left; Biittner walked; Macko flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
flied out to right; Cey walked; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 4TH: Dillard struck out; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Thomas flied
out to right; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus struck out; Thompson flied out to right;
Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
walked; Lopes stole second; Russell singled to pitcher [Lopes to
third]; Garvey doubled to left [Lopes scored, Russell scored];
Cey walked; Baker walked [Garvey to third, Cey to second];
TIDROW REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Hatcher grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman homered; Biittner popped to shortstop; Macko
lined to first; Dillard flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Thomas popped to shortstop; Oates flied out to
center; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 7TH: YEAGER REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Blackwell popped
to shortstop; VAIL BATTED FOR TIDROW; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); De Jesus singled to left; Thompson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: SUTTER REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Lopes struck out;
Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped
to catcher in foul territory; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey popped to shortstop; Baker grounded out (third
to first); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 9TH: THOMASSON REPLACED HATCHER (PLAYING RF); Macko singled
to left; DILONE RAN FOR MACKO; Dillard out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Dilone to second]; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR
BLACKWELL; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Dilone to third];
Ontiveros walked; KELLEHER RAN FOR ONTIVEROS; HENDERSON BATTED
FOR SUTTER; Henderson struck out; De Jesus forced Kelleher
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.