1979 - 04 - 05 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 05 of 04 1979, the Chicago Cubs attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Chicago Cubs were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/04/05 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
Played at Wrigley Field with 35615 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	101001003	6	13	1
New York Mets	100130500	10	13	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	4	Rick Reuschel		Herman Franks
New York Mets -	3	Craig Swan		Joe Torre
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	1
New York Mets -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Lee Mazzilli	8
Ted Sizemore	4		Kelvin Chapman	4
Bill Buckner	3		Richie Hebner	5
Dave Kingman	7		John Stearns	2
Bobby Murcer	9		Willie Montanez	3
Steve Ontiveros	5		Steve Henderson	7
Jerry Martin	8		Elliott Maddox	9
Barry Foote	2		Doug Flynn	6
Rick Reuschel	1		Craig Swan	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dennis Riccio			Home Plate Umpire
Lanny Harris			First Base Umpire
Dick Cavanaugh			Second Base Umpire
Joe Pomponi			Third Base Umpire