Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
August 29, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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 1, San Diego Padres 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson rf 4 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Biittner lf 4 0 2 1
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
Blackwell c 2 0 0 0
Kelleher 3b 2 0 1 0
  Macko ph,3b 1 0 0 0
McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
Tenace 1b 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 2 2
Wilhelm cf 3 0 0 0
Fahey c 3 0 2 0
Almon 2b 2 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
Chicago 000 100 000161
San Diego 201 000 00x380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  L (11-10) 7.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Tidrow   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (11-11) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
4

  E–Biittner (2).  DP–Chicago 2, San Diego 1.  2B–Chicago Biittner (10,off Perry), San Diego Richards (15,off McGlothen); Bevacqua (7,off McGlothen); Fahey (6,off McGlothen).  SH–Almon (5,off McGlothen).  IBB–Winfield (19,by McGlothen).  SB–Smith (23,2nd base off McGlothen/Blackwell).  IBB–McGlothen (6,Winfield).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:12.  A–12,906.
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