1979 - 05 - 06 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 06 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: 1979/05/06 Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
Played at Wrigley Field with 21984 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	062220011	13	18	0
Atlanta Braves	233012002	13	17	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	5	Rick Reuschel		Herman Franks
Atlanta Braves -	3	Larry McWilliams		Bobby Cox
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	3
Atlanta Braves -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Jerry Royster	5
Mike Vail	9		Rowland Office	8
Bill Buckner	3		Gary Matthews	9
Dave Kingman	7		Dale Murphy	3
Steve Ontiveros	5		Charlie Spikes	7
Jerry Martin	8		Joe Nolan	2
Barry Foote	2		Glenn Hubbard	4
Ted Sizemore	4		Pepe Frias	6
Rick Reuschel	1		Larry McWilliams	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dick Cavanaugh			Home Plate Umpire
Dennis Riccio			First Base Umpire
Dave Pallone			Second Base Umpire
Bob Maher			Third Base Umpire