San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 2 1
Smith ss 3 0 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Turner lf 4 1 1 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
Fahey c 4 0 2 1
Dade 3b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0
Owchinko p 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Vail rf 3 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 2 1 1 0
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
  Macko 2b 1 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 2 3 0
Foote c 2 0 1 1
Dillard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 1
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 1
Krukow p 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
San Diego 010 010 000280
Chicago 010 000 101370
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   6.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Rasmussen   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Fingers  L (9-9) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.1
7
3
3
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   7.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Hernandez   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Tidrow  W (10-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Dade (11,off Krukow); Fahey (5,off Krukow); Richards (14,off Hernandez), Chicago Martin (29,off Owchinko).  3B–Chicago Martin (2,off Fingers).  SH–Smith (19,off Hernandez).  IBB–Gonzalez (7,by Krukow); Winfield (16,by Hernandez); Foote (7,by Fingers).  SF–Foote (1,off Owchinko); Kelleher (1,off Fingers).  HBP–Ontiveros (7,by Owchinko).  SB–Turner (3,2nd base off Krukow/Foote).  CS–Fahey (1,2nd base by Krukow/Foote); Richards (7,2nd base by Krukow/Foote); Dade (4,2nd base by Tidrow/Foote).  HBP–Owchinko (2,Ontiveros).  IBB–Fingers (7,Foote); Krukow (10,Gonzalez); Hernandez (9,Winfield).  T–2:28.  A–24,881.
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