San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
June 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 1 3 2
Tenace 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Turner lf 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 1 1 1
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 2 0 1 0
  Perkins ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Shirley p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
  Vail ph 0 0 0 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 2 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 2 1
Martin cf 4 1 3 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Foote c 3 1 3 1
  Mejias pr 0 1 0 0
  Blackwell c 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 1
  McGlothen p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 0 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 14 4
San Diego 011 001 000391
Chicago 000 210 01x4141
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   4.0 8 2 2 2 4
  Shirley  L (2-6) 4.0 6 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
4
4
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   4.0 4 2 2 0 4
  McGlothen  W (7-6) 4.0 4 1 1 2 0
  Sutter  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5

  E–Smith (7), Sizemore (11).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–San Diego Winfield (15,off McGlothen); Shirley (1,off McGlothen); Turner (10,off Sutter), Chicago Buckner (17,off Perry); Sizemore (10,off Perry); Foote 2 (7,off Perry,off Shirley); Biittner (1,off Perry); Kingman (7,off Shirley); Martin (13,off Shirley).  3B–San Diego Smith (2,off McGlothen).  HR–San Diego Gonzalez (6,2nd inning off Holtzman 0 on, 1 out); Winfield (14,3rd inning off Holtzman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Dillard (1,off Shirley).  SF–Vail (1,off Shirley).  IBB–Foote (3,by Shirley).  CS–Buckner (2,2nd base by Shirley/Tenace); Sizemore (1,2nd base by Shirley/Tenace).  IBB–Shirley (4,Foote).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:37.  A–5,775.
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