Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets - May 24, 1979

CHC

17-20

NYM

13-24

FINAL

Shea Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	9	13	1
NYM	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	7	15	3

WIN

Ken Holtzman

6.0 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

LOSS

Pete Falcone

2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

SAVE

Bruce Sutter

2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Box Score

CHC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1I. De Jesus Sr.SS	1-3	3	0	0	.257
2T. Sizemore2B	1-3	1	0	0	.258
3B. Buckner1B	3-4	1	0	2	.264
4D. KingmanLF	0-3	0	0	0	.304
↳ S. ThompsonLF	1-1	0	0	1	.362
5B. MurcerRF	1-5	0	0	0	.272
6J. MartinCF	2-4	2	0	1	.276
↳ S. MejiasCF	0-1	0	0	0	.000
7S. Ontiveros3B	3-4	1	1	3	.315
8B. FooteC	1-4	1	1	2	.198
9K. HoltzmanP	0-4	0	0	0	.333
↳ W. HernandezP	0-0	0	0	0	.500
↳ B. SutterP	0-1	0	0	0	.000

CHC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
K. Holtzman(W, 4-3)	6.0	10	4	2	2	40-31	4.37
W. Hernandez	0.1	3	1	0	0	4-4	4.62
B. Sutter(S, 7)	2.2	2	1	0	2	15-15	1.59

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

CHC		NYM
13	HITS	15
2	HOME RUNS	0
19	TOTAL BASES	19
5	WALKS	2
5	STRIKEOUTS	4
18	RUNNERS LOB	20

Win Probability

CHC 100.0%

CHCEVENNYM

10050100

BOT 9 · CHC 9-7 NYM · CHC 100.0%Elliott Maddox strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Bill Buckner 1-run sac fly to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ivan De Jesus scores.1-0
TOP 2Barry Foote hits a home run (5). Jerry Martin scores.3-0
TOP 3Bill Buckner 1-run single on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood. Ivan De Jesus scores. Ted Sizemore to 3rd.4-0
TOP 3Jerry Martin 1-run force-out grounder, third baseman Richie Hebner to second baseman Doug Flynn. Ted Sizemore scores. Bill Buckner to 3rd. Dave Kingman out at 2nd. Jerry Martin to 1st.5-0
TOP 3Steve Ontiveros 1-run single on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood. Bill Buckner scores. Jerry Martin to 3rd.6-0
BOT 3Lee Mazzilli 1-run double on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Frank Taveras scores.6-1
TOP 5Steve Ontiveros hits a home run (2). Jerry Martin scores.8-1
BOT 6

Season Series

NYM LEADS 10-8

Box Score

CHC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1I. De Jesus Sr.SS	1-3	3	0	0	.257
2T. Sizemore2B	1-3	1	0	0	.258
3B. Buckner1B	3-4	1	0	2	.264
4D. KingmanLF	0-3	0	0	0	.304
↳ S. ThompsonLF	1-1	0	0	1	.362
5B. MurcerRF	1-5	0	0	0	.272
6J. MartinCF	2-4	2	0	1	.276
↳ S. MejiasCF	0-1	0	0	0	.000
7S. Ontiveros3B	3-4	1	1	3	.315
8B. FooteC	1-4	1	1	2	.198
9K. HoltzmanP	0-4	0	0	0	.333
↳ W. HernandezP	0-0	0	0	0	.500
↳ B. SutterP	0-1	0	0	0	.000

CHC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
K. Holtzman(W, 4-3)	6.0	10	4	2	2	40-31	4.37
W. Hernandez	0.1	3	1	0	0	4-4	4.62
B. Sutter(S, 7)	2.2	2	1	0	2	15-15	1.59

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

CHC		NYM
13	HITS	15
2	HOME RUNS	0
19	TOTAL BASES	19
5	WALKS	2
5	STRIKEOUTS	4
18	RUNNERS LOB	20

Win Probability

CHC 100.0%

CHCEVENNYM

10050100

BOT 9 · CHC 9-7 NYM · CHC 100.0%Elliott Maddox strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Bill Buckner 1-run sac fly to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ivan De Jesus scores.1-0
TOP 2Barry Foote hits a home run (5). Jerry Martin scores.3-0
TOP 3Bill Buckner 1-run single on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood. Ivan De Jesus scores. Ted Sizemore to 3rd.4-0
TOP 3Jerry Martin 1-run force-out grounder, third baseman Richie Hebner to second baseman Doug Flynn. Ted Sizemore scores. Bill Buckner to 3rd. Dave Kingman out at 2nd. Jerry Martin to 1st.5-0
TOP 3Steve Ontiveros 1-run single on a to right fielder Joel Youngblood. Bill Buckner scores. Jerry Martin to 3rd.6-0
BOT 3Lee Mazzilli 1-run double on a to left fielder Dave Kingman. Frank Taveras scores.6-1
TOP 5Steve Ontiveros hits a home run (2). Jerry Martin scores.8-1
BOT 6

Season Series

NYM LEADS 10-8

Joel Youngblood 2-run double on a to right fielder Bobby Murcer. Willie Montanez scores. Steve Henderson scores. Elliott Maddox out at home on the throw, right fielder Bobby Murcer to second baseman Ted Sizemore to catcher Barry Foote. Joel Youngblood to 3rd.

BOT 7Richie Hebner out, second baseman Ted Sizemore to first baseman Bill Buckner. Lee Mazzilli scores.8-4

BOT 7Steve Henderson 1-run single on a to left fielder Scot Thompson. John Stearns scores. Willie Montanez to 2nd.8-5

TOP 8Scot Thompson 1-run single on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Ivan De Jesus scores.9-5

BOT 8Richie Hebner reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Ted Sizemore. Joel Youngblood scores. Lee Mazzilli to 3rd.9-6

BOT 8John Stearns out, third baseman Steve Ontiveros to first baseman Bill Buckner. Lee Mazzilli scores. Richie Hebner to 2nd.9-7

NL East Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pittsburgh	98	64	.605	-	W1
Montreal	95	65	.594	2.0	L1
St. Louis	86	76	.531	12.0	L4
Philadelphia	84	78	.519	14.0	W1
Chicago	80	82	.494	18.0	L1
New York	63	99	.389	35.0	W6

FULL STANDINGS

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets, May 24, 1979