1979 - 08 - 07 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 07 of 08 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 Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/07 Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Played at Wrigley Field with 34641 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	30512013x	13	20	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	001100000	2	8	3
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Chicago Cubs -	1	Rick Reuschel		Herman Franks
Pittsburgh Pirates -	2	Jim Rooker		Chuck Tanner
Home Runs in game:
Chicago Cubs -	1
Pittsburgh Pirates -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ivan DeJesus	6		Omar Moreno	8
Mike Vail	9		Tim Foli	6
Bill Buckner	3		Dave Parker	9
Dave Kingman	7		Willie Stargell	3
Jerry Martin	8		John Milner	7
Steve Ontiveros	5		Bill Madlock	5
Barry Foote	2		Ed Ott	2
Steve Dillard	4		Phil Garner	4
Rick Reuschel	1		Jim Rooker	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Ed Montague			Home Plate Umpire
Lanny Harris			First Base Umpire
Harry Wendelstedt			Second Base Umpire
Dutch Rennert			Third Base Umpire