San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
June 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 1 3 0
Herndon lf 5 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 2 1 1
McCovey 1b 5 1 3 2
Madlock 2b 5 1 2 0
  Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0
Ivie 3b 3 1 1 1
  Metzger ss 1 1 1 0
LeMaster ss 3 1 1 0
  Evans ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 1 2
  Sadek c 1 0 1 1
Knepper p 3 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 2 0
Kingman lf 5 1 1 1
Martin cf 4 2 2 3
Murcer rf 3 1 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 1 0
  Mejias pr 0 0 0 0
  Blackwell c 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 1 0 1 0
  McGlothen p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph,2b 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 1
  Kelleher 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
San Francisco 120 020 2018141
Chicago 202 001 0106111
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   5.2 8 5 5 3 3
  Moffitt  W (1-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Lavelle  SV (7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   3.2 7 3 3 1 1
  McGlothen   2.1 3 2 2 0 3
  Tidrow  L (1-1) 3.0 4 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
5

  E–Herndon (3), Sizemore (9).  DP–San Francisco 2, Chicago 1.  PB–Sadek (2).  2B–Chicago Buckner (14,off Knepper).  HR–San Francisco Ivie (6,2nd inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out); Clark (6,5th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 0 out); McCovey (5,5th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Kingman (18,1st inning off Knepper 0 on, 2 out); Martin 2 (7,3rd inning off Knepper 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out).  SB–North 3 (15,2nd base off Holtzman/Foote 2,2nd base off McGlothen/Foote); LeMaster (4,Home off Holtzman/Foote).  CS–North (9,2nd base by Tidrow/Foote).  WP–Holtzman (2).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:44.  A–32,721.
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