Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
July 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 4 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 0 2 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 1
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 1
Correll c 3 0 1 1
Moskau p 1 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Soto p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 2 1 0
Thompson rf 5 2 4 0
Henderson lf 2 1 2 1
Biittner 1b 5 1 2 3
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 1
Martin cf 4 1 1 1
Blackwell c 2 0 1 0
Dillard 2b 4 1 1 1
McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 1 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 15 8
Cincinnati 100 300 000491
Chicago 004 002 20x8151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau   2.0 6 4 4 2 2
  Sarmiento   3.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Soto  L (0-2) 0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Tomlin   2.2 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen   3.0 7 4 3 1 4
  Tidrow  W (7-2) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Sutter   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
10

  E–Tomlin (3), Dillard (2).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  2B–Cincinnati Knight (19,off McGlothen); Correll (7,off Tidrow), Chicago Thompson (9,off Moskau); Henderson (3,off Moskau); Ontiveros (14,off Sarmiento).  3B–Chicago Dillard (1,off Tomlin).  HR–Cincinnati Driessen (14,4th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Correll (1,off Tidrow); Martin (3,off Sarmiento).  SH–Blackwell (1,off Tomlin).  CS–Griffey (5,2nd base by McGlothen/Blackwell).  SB–DeJesus (15,2nd base off Moskau/Correll); Thompson (2,2nd base off Sarmiento/Correll); Kingman (4,2nd base off Tomlin/Correll).  WP–McGlothen (1).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:09.  A–41,052.
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