Cubs (9) vs Mets (7) · May 24, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

May 24, 1979

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	9	13	1	9
NYM	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	7	15	3	11

win:

K. Holtzmanloss: New York Mets logo

P. Falconesave: Chicago Cubs logo

B. Sutter

Scoring Summary

CHCNYM

1
Bill Buckner out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ivan De Jesus scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
2
Barry Foote hits a home run (5). Jerry Martin scores. [2 runs]
30
3
Bill Buckner singles on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood. Ivan De Jesus scores. Ted Sizemore to 3rd. [1 run]
40
3
Jerry Martin grounds into a force out, third baseman Richie Hebner to second baseman Doug Flynn. Ted Sizemore scores. Bill Buckner to 3rd. Dave Kingman out at 2nd. Jerry Martin to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
3
Steve Ontiveros singles on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood. Bill Buckner scores. Jerry Martin to 3rd. [1 run]
60
3
Lee Mazzilli doubles (9) on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Frank Taveras scores. [1 run]
61
5
Steve Ontiveros hits a home run (2). Jerry Martin scores. [2 runs]
81
6
Joel Youngblood doubles (9) on a to right fielder Bobby Murcer. Willie Montanez scores. Steve Henderson scores. Elliott Maddox out at home on the throw, right fielder Bobby Murcer to second baseman Ted Sizemore to catcher Barry Foote. Joel Youngblood to 3rd. [2 runs] [2 outs]
83
7
Richie Hebner out, second baseman Ted Sizemore to first baseman Bill Buckner. Lee Mazzilli scores. [1 run] [1 out]
84
7
Steve Henderson singles on a to left fielder Scot Thompson. John Stearns scores. Willie Montanez to 2nd. [1 run]
85
8
Scot Thompson singles on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ivan De Jesus scores. [1 run]
95
8
Richie Hebner reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Ted Sizemore. Joel Youngblood scores. Lee Mazzilli to 3rd. [1 run]
96
8
John Stearns out, third baseman Steve Ontiveros to first baseman Bill Buckner. Lee Mazzilli scores. Richie Hebner to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
97

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ivan De Jesus Sr.SS	1	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	.257
2Ted Sizemore2B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.258
3Bill Buckner1B	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.264
4Dave KingmanLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.304
Scot ThompsonLF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.362
5Bobby MurcerRF	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.272
6Jerry MartinCF	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	.276
Sam MejiasCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
7Steve Ontiveros3B	3	4	1	3	0	1	1	1	.315
8Barry FooteC	1	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	.198
9Ken HoltzmanP	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.333
Willie HernandezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Bruce SutterP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000




TOTAL	13	37	9	9	5	5	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ken HoltzmanLHP	6.0	10	4	4	2	2	0	40	4.37
Willie HernandezLHP	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	4.62
Bruce SutterRHP	2.2	2	2	1	2	0	0	15	1.59

TOTAL	9.0	15	7	6	4	2	0	59	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Joel YoungbloodRF-2B	2	5	1	2	0	0	2	.312
2Frank TaverasSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	2	.231
3Lee MazzilliCF	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	.315
4Richie Hebner3B	3	5	0	2	0	0	1	.305
5John StearnsC	1	5	1	1	0	0	5	.200
6Willie Montanez1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	.200
7Steve HendersonLF	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	.269
8Doug Flynn2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.189
Wayne TwitchellP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Gil FloresPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.313
Neil AllenP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alex TrevinoPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.435
Ed KranepoolPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.185
Jesse OroscoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bruce BoisclairPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.321
9Pete FalconeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
Elliott MaddoxRF	0	3	0	0	3	2	2	.192
TOTAL	15	42	7	7	4	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Pete FalconeLHP	2.2	5	6	2	1	2	1	24	5.06
Wayne TwitchellRHP	3.1	4	2	2	2	2	1	25	7.36
Neil AllenRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	6.57
Jesse OroscoLHP	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	14	4.26
TOTAL	9.0	13	9	5	5	5	2	70	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCNYM

TOP 1
WALK — Ivan De Jesus walks.
00
SAC BUNT — Ted Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Pete Falcone to first baseman Willie Montanez. Ivan De Jesus to 2nd. [1 out]
00
PICKOFF ERROR 2B — Missed catch error by catcher John Stearns on the pickoff attempt.
00
SAC FLY — Bill Buckner out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ivan De Jesus scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Dave Kingman out to first baseman Willie Montanez. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Joel Youngblood out, pitcher Ken Holtzman to first baseman Bill Buckner. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Frank Taveras strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Lee Mazzilli out to center fielder Jerry Martin. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

CHC

NYM

9Runs7

13Hits15

1Errors3

.351Batting Avg.357

37At Bats42

2Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In7

5Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts4

9Left on Base11

19Total Bases19

Game Details

Thursday, May 24, 1979 · 7:05 PM

Citi Field · Queens, NY

capacity: 41,922