Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 31, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson cf 3 1 1 1
  Dilone pr 0 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0
Biittner lf 4 1 1 1
Henderson rf 3 0 0 0
Macko 3b 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 1 0
Blackwell c 2 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Foote ph 0 0 0 1
  Kelleher pr 0 0 0 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 1
Caudill p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Kimm c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 1 1 1
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Hatcher rf 4 1 1 0
Thomas cf 3 3 3 2
Oates c 1 0 0 1
Sutcliffe p 2 0 1 1
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 7 6
Chicago 000 000 103470
Los Angeles 001 012 20x670
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Caudill  L (0-6) 5.1 5 4 4 1 6
  Hernandez   1.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Capilla   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
2
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (13-9) 8.1 3 2 2 1 4
  Brett   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Castillo  SV (5) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  HR–Chicago Thompson (2,7th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Thomas 2 (5,3rd inning off Caudill 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Caudill 0 on, 1 out); Lopes (27,6th inning off Caudill 0 on, 0 out); Garvey (23,6th inning off Caudill 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Thompson (1,by Sutcliffe); Lopes (2,by Hernandez).  SH–Oates (1,off Hernandez); Sutcliffe (6,off Hernandez).  CS–DeJesus (18,2nd base by Sutcliffe/Oates); Oates (1,2nd base by Caudill/Blackwell).  BK–Caudill (2).  HBP–Hernandez (4,Lopes); Sutcliffe (2,Thompson).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:55.  A–35,648.
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