1979 - 05 - 16 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 16 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 Philadelphia Phillies

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/16 Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
Played at Wrigley Field with 18015 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	000000000	0	3	1
Philadelphia Phillies	025100320	13	16	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	3	Rick Reuschel		Herman Franks
Philadelphia Phillies -	1	Steve Carlton		Danny Ozark
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	0
Philadelphia Phillies -	2
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Bake McBride	9
Mike Vail	9		Larry Bowa	6
Bill Buckner	3		Pete Rose	3
Dave Kingman	7		Mike Schmidt	5
Steve Ontiveros	5		Del Unser	7
Jerry Martin	8		Garry Maddox	8
Barry Foote	2		Tim McCarver	2
Ted Sizemore	4		Rudy Meoli	4
Rick Reuschel	1		Steve Carlton	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dennis Riccio			Home Plate Umpire
Bill Lawson			First Base Umpire
Dave Slickenmeyer			Second Base Umpire
Dick Cavanaugh			Third Base Umpire