Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Vail rf 4 1 2 1
  Thompson rf 0 0 0 0
Biittner lf 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 1 2 1
Blackwell c 4 0 1 1
Kelleher 3b 4 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Tenace 1b 2 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilhelm cf 3 0 0 0
Fahey c 3 1 1 1
Almon 2b 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Chicago 000 010 110390
San Diego 000 000 010151
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (16-7) 8.0 5 1 1 0 8
  Sutter  SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (10-10) 8.0 9 3 2 0 1
  Rasmussen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
1

  E–Tenace (6).  DP–Chicago 1, San Diego 2.  2B–Chicago Vail (6,off Jones); Martin (32,off Jones); Blackwell (3,off Jones), San Diego Smith (15,off Reuschel).  3B–San Diego Bevacqua (4,off Reuschel).  HR–San Diego Fahey (2,8th inning off Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dillard (4,off Jones).  HBP–Tenace (5,by Reuschel).  SB–DeJesus (19,2nd base off Jones/Fahey).  HBP–Reuschel (8,Tenace).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:03.  A–13,515.
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