Braves (13) vs Cubs (14) · May 6, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

May 6, 1979

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATL	2	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	13	17	2	7
CHC	0	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	14	18	0	6

win:

B. Sutterloss: Atlanta Braves logo

G. Garber

Scoring Summary

ATLCHC

1
Dale Murphy singles. Jerry Royster scores. Rowland Office to 2nd. [1 run]
10
1
Joe Nolan doubles (1). Rowland Office scores. Charlie Spikes to 3rd. [1 run]
20
2
Rowland Office hits a home run (2). Larry McWilliams scores. Jerry Royster scores. [3 runs]
50
2
Jerry Martin grounds into a force out, shortstop Pepe Frias to second baseman Glenn Hubbard. Dave Kingman scores. Steve Ontiveros out at 2nd. Jerry Martin advances to 2nd, on a missed catch error by second baseman Glenn Hubbard. [1 run] [1 out]
51
2
Wild pitch by pitcher Larry McWilliams. Jerry Martin scores. Ted Sizemore to 3rd. Ray Burris to 2nd. [1 run]
52
2
Ivan De Jesus singles. Ted Sizemore scores. Ray Burris scores. [3 runs]
54
2
Mike Vail hits a home run (1). Ivan De Jesus scores. [2 runs]
56
3
Pepe Frias doubles (5). Charlie Spikes scores. Glenn Hubbard scores. [2 runs]
76
3
Larry McWilliams out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jerry Martin. Pepe Frias scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
86
3
Barry Foote singles. Dave Kingman scores. Steve Ontiveros to 3rd. [1 run]
87
3
Ted Sizemore singles. Steve Ontiveros scores. Barry Foote to 2nd. [1 run]
88
4
Steve Ontiveros singles. Bill Buckner scores. Dave Kingman to 3rd. [1 run]
89
4
Jerry Martin singles. Dave Kingman scores. Steve Ontiveros to 2nd. [1 run]
810
5
Pepe Frias singles. Glenn Hubbard scores. [1 run]
910
5
Mike Vail hits a home run (2). Ivan De Jesus scores. [2 runs]
912
6
Dale Murphy out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jerry Martin. Gary Matthews scores. [1 run] [1 out]
1012
6
Glenn Hubbard doubles (4). Joe Nolan scores. [1 run]
1112
8
Bill Buckner hits a home run (3). [1 run]
1113
9
Pepe Frias singles. Joe Nolan scores. Glenn Hubbard to 2nd. [1 run]
1213
9
Jerry Royster out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dave Kingman. Glenn Hubbard scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
1313
9
Scot Thompson singles. Tim Blackwell scores. [1 run]
1314

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jerry Royster3B	2	5	2	1	1	0	0	2	.353
2Rowland OfficeCF	2	6	2	3	1	0	1	3	.292
3Gary Matthews Sr.RF	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.273
4Dale Murphy1B	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.319
5Charlie SpikesLF	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	3	.250
6Joe NolanC	2	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	.300
7Glenn Hubbard2B	4	5	3	1	0	0	0	2	.237
8Pepe FriasSS	3	5	1	4	0	0	0	1	.289
9Larry McWilliamsP	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.154
Craig SkokP	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Jeff BurroughsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Gene GarberP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333




TOTAL	17	39	13	13	4	4	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry McWilliamsLHP	2.1	7	8	8	1	2	1	24	8.07
Craig SkokLHP	3.2	7	4	4	0	1	1	21	4.43
Gene GarberRHP	2.1	4	2	2	2	0	1	15	5.82


TOTAL	8.1	18	14	14	3	3	3	60	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ivan De Jesus Sr.SS	2	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.237
2Mike VailRF	3	5	2	4	0	0	2	0	.545
3Bill Buckner1B	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	.237
4Dave KingmanLF	3	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	.253
5Steve Ontiveros3B	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.309
6Jerry MartinCF	1	5	1	2	1	0	0	5	.243
7Barry FooteC	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	.186
Tim BlackwellC	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.429
8Ted Sizemore2B	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.239
9Rick ReuschelP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ray BurrisP	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Gene ClinesPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111
Donnie MooreP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lynn McGlothenP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Bruce SutterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Scot ThompsonPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.353
TOTAL	18	42	14	13	3	3	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Rick ReuschelRHP	1.1	7	5	5	0	1	1	15	4.95
Ray BurrisRHP	1.2	2	3	3	1	1	0	12	8.56
Donnie MooreRHP	2.2	5	3	3	1	2	0	23	4.05
Lynn McGlothenRHP	2.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	11	4.55
Bruce SutterRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	17	13	13	4	4	1	67	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATLCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jerry Royster singles.
00
SINGLE — Rowland Office singles. Jerry Royster to 2nd.
00
BATTER OUT — Gary Matthews out to center fielder Jerry Martin. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Dale Murphy singles. Jerry Royster scores. Rowland Office to 2nd. [1 run]
10
FORCEOUT — Charlie Spikes grounds into a force out, second baseman Ted Sizemore to shortstop Ivan De Jesus. Rowland Office to 3rd. Dale Murphy out at 2nd. Charlie Spikes to 1st. [2 outs]
10
DOUBLE — Joe Nolan doubles (1). Rowland Office scores. Charlie Spikes to 3rd. [1 run]
20
BATTER OUT — Glenn Hubbard out to left fielder Dave Kingman. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Ivan De Jesus out to center fielder Rowland Office. [1 out]
20
POP OUT — Mike Vail pops out to second baseman Glenn Hubbard. [2 outs]
20
BATTER OUT — Bill Buckner out, third baseman Jerry Royster to first baseman Dale Murphy. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

ATL

CHC

13Runs14

17Hits18

2Errors0

.436Batting Avg.429

39At Bats42

8Extra-base Hits6

1Home Runs3

13Runs-Batted-In13

4Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts3

7Left on Base6

28Total Bases31

Game Details

Sunday, May 6, 1979 · 4:33 AM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 21,984 (52.8%)

weather: 62 degrees, sunny