The Chicago Cubs couldn't pull it off against the Cincinnati Reds, 8 to 7, on May 8, 1979.

Final

Reds

16-12

8

Cubs

12-11

7

CIN

CHC

1

0

2

1

0

3

1

0

4

5

3

5

0

6

1

7

0

3

8

0

9

0

R

8

7

H

9

13

E

1

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 2nd

CIN

CHC

Sacrifice fly by Ray Knight; Johnny Bench scored.

1

0

Top 3rd

CIN

CHC

Single by Joe Morgan; Dave Concepcion scored.

2

0

Top 4th

CIN

CHC

Single by Dave Concepcion; Champ Summers and Ray Knight scored.

4

0

Joe Morgan fly ball; Error by Jerry Martin; Ken Griffey scored.

5

0

Single by Arturo DeFreitas; Dave Concepcion and Joe Morgan scored.

7

0

Bottom 4th

CIN

CHC

Double by Steve Ontiveros; Bobby Murcer scored.

7

1

Single by Jerry Martin; Dave Kingman scored.

7

2

Pickoff attempt; Error by Arturo DeFreitas; Steve Ontiveros scored.

7

3

Top 6th

CIN

CHC

Home run by Dave Concepcion.

8

3

Bottom 6th

CIN

CHC

Single by Jerry Martin; Steve Ontiveros scored.

8

4

Bottom 7th

CIN

CHC

Home run by Bobby Murcer; Ivan De Jesus scored.

8

6

Steve Ontiveros grounded out; Bill Buckner scored.

8

7

Reds

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Ken Griffey CF,RF	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dave Concepcion SS	5	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	7
Joe Morgan 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
George Foster LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
Johnny Bench C	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Arturo DeFreitas 1B	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	3
Dan Driessen PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Blair PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Pastore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Summers RF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Doug Bair P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Tomlin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Collins PH,1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Knight 3B	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Michael LaCoss P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Pedro Borbon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cesar Geronimo CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	36	8	9	7	1	6	8	1	14

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Michael LaCoss (W)	5.2	9	4	3	2	4	0
Pedro Borbon	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Bair	1.1	4	3	3	2	1	1
Dave Tomlin	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Pastore (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	9.0	13	7	6	4	7	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Bobby Murcer RF	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	5
Bill Buckner 1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dave Kingman LF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Steve Ontiveros 3B	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	5
Sam Mejias PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Martin CF	5	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	5
Tim Blackwell C	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Ted Sizemore 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Biittner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Dillard 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Holtzman P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Burris P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scot Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Donnie Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Clines PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lynn McGlothen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	7	13	6	1	4	7	1	21

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Ken Holtzman (L)	3.2	6	7	3	4	4	0
Ray Burris	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donnie Moore	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
Willie Hernandez	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lynn McGlothen	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
Totals	9.0	9	8	4	6	8	1

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Morel

RBI

24

Morel

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

43

Imanaga

ERA

1.08

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

40

9th

R

174

12th

SO

322

15th

ERA

3.75

13th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	22	15	.595
Cubs	22	16	.579	0.5
Pirates	17	21	.447	5.5
Reds	16	21	.432	6.0
Cardinals	15	22	.405	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/10	CHC	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 5/11	CHC	@	PIT	4:05 PM
Sun 5/12	CHC	@	PIT	1:35 PM
Mon 5/13	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Tue 5/14	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM

Last Game

Cubs

22-16

0

Final

3

Padres

20-20

Wed 8 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

12

Ozuna

11

Henderson

11

Tucker

RBI Leaders

38

Ozuna

33

Soto

32

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.355

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

.346

Betts

Hit Leaders

54

Ohtani

53

Betts

50

Contreras

Run Leaders

36

Jr.

32

Contreras

32

Ohtani

OBP Leaders

.451

Betts

.438

Soto

.425

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.678

Ohtani

.646

Ozuna

.631

Jeffers

SB Leaders

23

Cruz

15

Turang

14

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

6

Suárez

6

Glasnow

5

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

63

Wheeler

63

Glasnow

60

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.08

Imanaga

1.53

López

1.64

Wheeler

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.75

Cease

0.77

Skubal

K/9 Leaders

12.00

Flaherty

11.73

Crochet

11.64

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.40

Jones

9.75

Eflin

9.33

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Imanaga

5

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

619.9

Ohtani

586.9

Betts

569.2

Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

475

Ohtani

447

Betts

439

Jr.

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0