Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
August 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 1 0
Kingman lf 2 0 0 0
  Biittner lf 3 1 1 1
Vail rf,3b 4 0 1 1
Martin cf 4 1 1 0
Foote c 0 0 0 0
  Blackwell c 3 1 0 0
Kelleher 3b 3 0 1 0
  Henderson ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Krukow p 2 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 1 0
  Reuschel pr 0 0 0 0
  Macko 2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 9 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 1 2 0
  Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 5 0 1 2
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 1 2 1
Wilhelm cf 5 2 0 0
Fahey c 5 0 3 1
Almon 2b 3 0 0 0
Owchinko p 2 0 1 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Dade ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 5 11 5
Chicago 000 002 002 0492
San Diego 200 002 000 15110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   5.0 6 4 2 4 2
  Tidrow   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez  L (4-3) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Sutter   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.2
11
5
3
6
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   7.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Lee   1.2 3 2 2 1 1
  D'Acquisto  W (9-12) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
3
6

  E–Dillard 2 (4).  DP–Chicago 2, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Dade (14,off Sutter).  3B–San Diego Richards (5,off Krukow).  SH–Owchinko (4,off Krukow); Almon (4,off Tidrow); Lee (1,off Hernandez).  IBB–Bevacqua (2,by Krukow); Almon (6,by Hernandez).  SB–Winfield (11,2nd base off Krukow/Foote); Bevacqua (2,2nd base off Krukow/Blackwell); Richards (15,2nd base off Krukow/Blackwell).  IBB–Krukow (12,Bevacqua); Hernandez (11,Almon).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:26.  A–14,274.
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