1979 - 04 - 17 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 17 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 St. Louis Cardinals

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/04/17 Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
Played at Wrigley Field with 11010 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	00023000x	5	8	0
St. Louis Cardinals	000020010	2	7	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	2	Ken Holtzman		Herman Franks
St. Louis Cardinals -	2	John Denny		Ken Boyer
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	1
St. Louis Cardinals -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Garry Templeton	6
Ted Sizemore	4		Tony Scott	9
Bill Buckner	3		Keith Hernandez	3
Dave Kingman	7		Ted Simmons	2
Steve Ontiveros	5		George Hendrick	8
Scot Thompson	9		Ken Reitz	5
Jerry Martin	8		Tom Grieve	7
Barry Foote	2		Mike Tyson	4
Ken Holtzman	1		John Denny	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Bill Lawson			Home Plate Umpire
Bob Nelson			First Base Umpire
Dennis Riccio			Second Base Umpire
Bob Maher			Third Base Umpire