Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 3 1 0 0
Cey 3b 5 1 2 3
Baker lf 4 1 1 1
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
Thomasson rf 3 0 1 0
Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 4 0 1 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson rf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Biittner lf 4 0 1 0
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Foote c 4 1 1 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 1 0
Kelleher 3b 3 1 2 1
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 1 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 1
Los Angeles 004 000 000473
Chicago 020 000 000273
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (11-12) 8.0 6 2 1 0 6
  Castillo  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
0
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Caudill  L (0-5) 2.1 3 4 3 2 2
  Lamp   4.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Tidrow   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
4

  E–Lopes (11), Russell 2 (25), DeJesus (24), Buckner (6), Kelleher (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Los Angeles Ferguson (10,off Caudill); Thomasson (8,off Tidrow), Chicago Foote (22,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (24,3rd inning off Caudill 2 on, 1 out); Baker (18,3rd inning off Caudill 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Russell (10,off Lamp); Caudill (3,off Sutton).  HBP–Garvey (2,by Caudill).  IBB–Garvey (13,by Lamp); Thomas (7,by Tidrow).  CS–Thomasson (1,2nd base by Lamp/Foote).  HBP–Caudill (4,Garvey).  IBB–Lamp (6,Garvey); Tidrow (6,Thomas).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:41.  A–34,745.
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