Chicago Cubs 2 – 5 San Francisco Giants
25 August 1979 · SFO02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Johnnie LeMaster | 1 in 107 games |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | Lynn McGlothen | 1 in 113 pitcher-games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Kingman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Steve Ontiveros | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jerry Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Barry Foote | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Steve Dillard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scot Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn McGlothen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Larry Biittner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn McGlothen | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Guillermo Hernandez | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Tidrow | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
San Francisco Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Joe Strain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Clark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Willie McCovey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Mike Ivie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Darrell Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnnie LeMaster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dennis Littlejohn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Greg Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
San Francisco Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Curtis | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Greg Minton | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |