The Chicago Cubs managed to stay ahead of the San Francisco Giants, 6 to 5, on August 15, 1979.

1979 Chicago Cubs

Final

SFG

Giants

57-63

5

CHC

Cubs

62-54

6

SFG

CHC

1

0

0

2

0

3

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

1

0

6

2

2

7

2

1

8

0

0

9

0

R

5

6

H

9

15

E

1

1

Bottom 2nd

SFG

CHC

Cubs

Single by Steve Ontiveros; Larry Biittner scored.

0

1

Cubs

Single by Ivan De Jesus; Steve Ontiveros scored.

0

2

Cubs

Double by Scot Thompson; Rick Reuschel scored.

0

3

Top 5th

SFG

CHC

Giants

Rob Andrews grounded out; Mike Sadek scored.

1

3

Top 6th

SFG

CHC

Giants

Home run by Mike Ivie; Willie McCovey scored.

3

3

Bottom 6th

SFG

CHC

Cubs

Double by Rick Reuschel; Steve Ontiveros scored.

3

4

Cubs

Single by Ivan De Jesus; Rick Reuschel scored.

3

5

Top 7th

SFG

CHC

Giants

Home run by Mike Ivie; Willie McCovey scored.

5

5

Bottom 7th

SFG

CHC

Cubs

Home run by Bill Buckner.

5

6

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Bill North CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Rob Andrews 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Clark RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Willie McCovey 1B 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
Mike Ivie LF 4 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 9
Darrell Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Johnnie LeMaster SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Sadek C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
John Montefusco P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Johnston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ed Halicki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Whitfield PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
John Curtis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Metzger SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 8 7 1 0 15

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
John Montefusco 4.0 7 3 3 1 0 0
Ed Halicki 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Borbon (L) 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 1
Gary Lavelle 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 15 6 6 1 1 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Ivan De Jesus SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Scot Thompson CF,RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 5
Dave Kingman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Ken Henderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry Biittner RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Miguel Dilone PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Ontiveros 3B 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
Barry Foote C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Dillard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rick Reuschel P 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jerry Martin CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 15 6 1 1 1 2 1 24

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rick Reuschel (W) 7.0 9 5 5 7 5 2
Bruce Sutter (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 8 7 2

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HR

6

Busch

Michael Busch

RBI

17

Busch

Michael Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Seiya Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Team Rankings

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HR

28

11th

R

140

5th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

10th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
17 8 .680
Cubs Cubs
17 9 .654 0.5
Reds Reds
14 12 .538 3.5
Pirates Pirates
13 14 .481 5.0
Cardinals Cardinals
12 14 .462 5.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sun
4/28
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
4/29
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
4/30
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
5/1
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM

Last Game

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BOS Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

CHC Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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10

Trout

Mike Trout

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

8

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

RBI Leaders

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31

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

25

Perez

Salvador Perez

23

García

Adolis García

Batting Average Leaders

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.382

Betts

Mookie Betts

.376

Smith

Will Smith

.356

Contreras

William Contreras

Hit Leaders

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42

Betts

Mookie Betts

40

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

37

Kwan

Steven Kwan

Run Leaders

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28

Betts

Mookie Betts

24

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

24

Contreras

William Contreras

OBP Leaders

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.485

Betts

Mookie Betts

.437

Soto

Juan Soto

.436

Contreras

William Contreras

SLG Leaders

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.681

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.645

Betts

Mookie Betts

SB Leaders

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17

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

13

Turang

Brice Turang

11

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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4

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

4

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

4

Minter

A.J. Minter

Strikeout Leaders

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46

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

44

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

42

Castillo

Luis Castillo

ERA Leaders

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0.72

López

Reynaldo López

0.98

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

José Berríos

WHIP Leaders

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0.70

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.74

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.74

Cease

Dylan Cease

K/9 Leaders

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12.13

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.10

Jones

Jared Jones

12.07

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

K/BB Leaders

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9.75

Jones

Jared Jones

9.50

Ryan

Joe Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Walk Leaders

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3

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

4

Jones

Jared Jones

4

Ryan

Joe Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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487.6

Betts

Mookie Betts

457.8

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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370

Betts

Mookie Betts

347

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

337

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/25
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
1-6
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
2-6
Thu
4/25
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
4-2
Thu
4/25
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
6-7
Thu
4/25
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
4/27
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
4:05 PM
Sat
4/27
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
4:05 PM
Sat
4/27
CIN CIN
@
TEX TEX
4:05 PM
Sat
4/27
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM