The Chicago Cubs got schooled by the Atlanta Braves, 8 to 2, on July 19, 1979.

Final

Braves

40-53

8

Cubs

48-39

2

ATL

CHC

1

0

2

0

2

3

0

4

0

5

6

0

6

0

7

0

8

1

0

9

1

0

R

8

2

H

16

6

E

0

3

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

ATL

CHC

Double by Barry Foote; Larry Biittner scored.

0

1

Sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore; Steve Ontiveros scored.

0

2

Top 5th

ATL

CHC

Single by Rowland Office; Phil Niekro and Jerry Royster scored.

2

Single by Jeff Burroughs; Error by Larry Biittner; Gary Matthews, Rowland Office, and Bob Horner scored.

5

2

Wild pitchSome( by Dick Tidrow); Jeff Burroughs scored.

6

2

Top 8th

ATL

CHC

Gary Matthews ground ball; Error by Steve Ontiveros; Pepe Frias scored.

7

2

Top 9th

ATL

CHC

Home run by Jeff Burroughs.

8

2

Braves

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Jerry Royster 2B	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gary Matthews RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Rowland Office CF	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	2
Bob Horner 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	2
Jeff Burroughs LF	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	5
Barry Bonnell LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Murphy 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	2
Pepe Frias SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Benedict C	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	4
Phil Niekro P	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	2
Totals	42	8	16	5	1	1	6	21

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Phil Niekro (W)	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Scot Thompson RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Buckner 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry Martin CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Biittner LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2
Steve Ontiveros 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Barry Foote C	3	0	1	1	0	1	2
Ted Sizemore 2B	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
Dennis Lamp P	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dick Tidrow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Dillard PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Caudill P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donnie Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	6	2	1	6	7

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dennis Lamp (L)	4.1	10	6	4	1	1	0
Dick Tidrow	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Caudill	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Donnie Moore	2.0	4	2	1	0	1	1
Totals	9.0	16	8	5	1	6	1

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

14th

R

140

6th

SO

232

15th

ERA

4.23

22nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	9	.654
Cubs	17	10	.630	0.5
Reds	15	12	.556	2.5
Pirates	14	14	.500	4.0
Cardinals	13	14	.481	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Thu 5/2	CHC	@	NYM	1:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

15-13

17

Final

0

Cubs

17-10

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.354

Ozuna

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

40

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

25

Kwan

24

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.443

Soto

.434

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.698

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

Ohtani

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