1979 - 05 - 08 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 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 Cincinnati Reds

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/08 Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
Played at Wrigley Field with 12254 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	000301300	6	13	2
Cincinnati Reds	011501000	7	9	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	5	Ken Holtzman		Herman Franks
Cincinnati Reds -	5	Mike LaCoss		John McNamara
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	1
Cincinnati Reds -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Ken Griffey	8
Bobby Murcer	9		Dave Concepcion	6
Bill Buckner	3		Joe Morgan	4
Dave Kingman	7		George Foster	7
Steve Ontiveros	5		Johnny Bench	2
Jerry Martin	8		Arturo DeFreites	3
Tim Blackwell	2		Champ Summers	9
Ted Sizemore	4		Ray Knight	5
Ken Holtzman	1		Mike LaCoss	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dennis Riccio			Home Plate Umpire
			First Base Umpire
			Second Base Umpire
Dick Cavanaugh			Third Base Umpire