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

The 1979 baseball season - On the 05 of 05 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 Atlanta Braves

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/05 Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
Played at Wrigley Field with 16312 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	41202000x	9	10	0
Atlanta Braves	000000300	3	8	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	1	Dennis Lamp		Herman Franks
Atlanta Braves -	4	Phil Niekro		Bobby Cox
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	4
Atlanta Braves -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Jerry Royster	5
Bobby Murcer	9		Gary Matthews	9
Bill Buckner	3		Jeff Burroughs	7
Dave Kingman	7		Dale Murphy	2
Steve Ontiveros	5		Mike Lum	3
Jerry Martin	8		Barry Bonnell	8
Barry Foote	2		Glenn Hubbard	4
Ted Sizemore	4		Pepe Frias	6
Dennis Lamp	1		Phil Niekro	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Bob Maher			Home Plate Umpire
Dave Pallone			First Base Umpire
Dick Cavanaugh			Second Base Umpire
Dennis Riccio			Third Base Umpire