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Chicago Cubs 2 Atlanta Braves 7

April 28,1979

Visiting Team

Chicago Cubs (7-9)

Home Team

Atlanta Braves (7-12)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

18,785

Time of Game

2:22

Umpires

[HP]: Hank Rountree [1B]: Dave Pallone [2B]: Andy Anderson [3B]: Ed Norris

Chicago Cubs 2 Atlanta Braves 7

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**Protest=V**
5th inning: 9 **Cubs Manager Herman Franks ejected by 2B umpire Andy Anderson**
5th inning: 9 **ruled that Gary Matthews caught Dave Kingman's fly ball; Franks**
5th inning: 9 **protested the game**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Chicago Cubs	CHN	7-9		1	0	0		0	1	0		0	0	0			2	9	3		4	6	16	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Atlanta Braves	ATL	7-12		0	0	4		1	0	0		2	0	x			7	9	0		6	11	21	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Chicago Cubs - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Ivan De Jesus	ss	26.109	R	4	1	2	0		0	1	.221		16	419
2	Bobby Murcer	rf	32.343	L	3	0	2	1		1	0	.268		15	1567
3	Bill Buckner	1b	29.135	L	4	0	0	1		0	0	.197		16	1027
4	Dave Kingman	lf	30.128	R	4	0	1	0		0	1	.276		16	933
5	Steve Ontiveros	3b	27.184	B	4	0	0	0		0	0	.281		16	565
6	Jerry Martin	cf	29.352	R	4	0	3	0		0	0	.244		15	459
7	Barry Foote	c	27.071	R	4	0	0	0		0	0	.173		16	442
8	Ted Sizemore	2b	34.013	R	3	0	1	0		1	0	.264		16	1293
9	Rick Reuschel	p	29.347	R	0	1	0	0		1	0	.000		5	242
	Scot Thompson	ph	23.142	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.355		11	30
	Larry Biittner	ph	33.275	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.167		6	780
Totals

Errors: Steve Ontiveros, Ted Sizemore 2

2B: Ivan De Jesus (5)

RBI: Bobby Murcer (4), Bill Buckner (5)

SH: Rick Reuschel (1)

HBP: Ivan De Jesus (1)

GDP: Bill Buckner (1), Ted Sizemore (2)

SB: Bill Buckner (1)

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Jerry Royster	3b	26.192	R	3	1	1	0		2	0	.333		18	476
2	Gary Matthews	rf	28.297	R	4	1	1	0		0	0	.250		19	890
3	Jeff Burroughs	lf	28.052	R	3	1	1	1		1	1	.266		19	1026
4	Dale Murphy	c	23.047	R	3	2	1	2		1	1	.328		19	207
5	Mike Lum	1b	33.183	L	4	0	1	2		0	0	.258		17	1257
6	Barry Bonnell	cf-lf	25.183	R	4	1	2	0		0	1	.343		19	236
7	Glenn Hubbard	2b	21.215	R	3	0	1	0		1	1	.216		19	63
8	Pepe Frias	ss	30.288	R	4	0	0	1		0	1	.268		19	447
9	Rick Matula	p	25.157	R	3	0	0	0		0	3	.125		4	4
	Gene Garber	p	31.166	R	1	0	1	0		0	0	.333		8	379
Totals

2B: Jeff Burroughs (3), Mike Lum (4)

HR: Dale Murphy (8)

RBI: Jeff Burroughs (5), Dale Murphy 2 (17), Mike Lum 2 (6), Pepe Frias (3)

GDP: Gary Matthews (2), Jeff Burroughs (2)

Chicago Cubs - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Rick Reuschel	R	L 1-3	6.0	7	5	5	3	6	1		3.86	1.13		5	253
2	Ray Burris	R		2.0	2	2	2	2	2	0		7.59	2.16		7	230
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rick Reuschel (0-0-0), Ray Burris (0-0-0)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Rick Matula	R	W 2-2	6.1	8	2	2	3	2	0		3.60	1.32		4	4
2	Gene Garber	R	SV 4	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	0		4.42	1.15		8	386
Totals				0.0

HB: Rick Matula (1)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rick Matula (0-0-0), Gene Garber (0-0-0)