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Anyone remember watching this game?

Checking the box, Mike Schmidt had a rare 'Triple Double' (2 Homers, 2 Errors, and Intentionally walked 2 times!)

Both starters lasted 1/3 of an inning! :toast:

<TABLE class=boxed cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=black cellPadding=5 width=100 borderColorLight=black border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=header colSpan=2>Philadelphia Phillies 23, Chicago Cubs 22</TD></TR><TR><TD class=banner colSpan=2>Game played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 at Wrigley Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH noWrap align=middle>Philadelphia Phillies</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>ab</TD> <TH noWrap align=right> r</TD> <TH noWrap align=right> h</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>rbi</TD> </TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>McBride rf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>8</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Bowa ss</TD><TD noWrap align=right>8</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>5</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Rose 1b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>7</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Schmidt 3b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Unser lf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>7</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Maddox cf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Gross pr,cf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Boone c</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>5</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Meoli 2b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>5</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Lerch p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Bird p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Luzinski ph</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Espinosa pr</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> McGraw p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Reed p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> McCarver ph</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Eastwick p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>53</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>23</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>24</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=datacol width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH noWrap align=middle>Chicago Cubs</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>ab</TD> <TH noWrap align=right> r</TD> <TH noWrap align=right> h</TD> <TH noWrap align=right>rbi</TD> </TD><TR><TD noWrap align=left>DeJesus ss</TD><TD noWrap align=right>6</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Vail rf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>5</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Burris p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Thompson ph,rf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Buckner 1b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>7</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>7</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Kingman lf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>6</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>6</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Ontiveros 3b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>7</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Martin cf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>6</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Sutter p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Foote c</TD><TD noWrap align=right>6</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>3</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Sizemore 2b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Caudill p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Murcer rf,cf</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left>Lamp p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Moore p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Hernandez p</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Dillard ph,2b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Biittner ph</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=left> Kelleher 2b</TD><TD noWrap align=right>1</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD><TD noWrap align=right>0</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>56</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>22</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>26</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>22</TD></TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol colSpan=2><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>Philadelphia

</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>8</TD><TD class=num> </TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>4</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num> </TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num> </TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>–</TD><TD class=num>23</TD><TD class=num>24</TD><TD class=num>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chicago

</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num> </TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num> </TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num> </TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>–</TD><TD class=num>22</TD><TD class=num>26</TD><TD class=num>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TH class=itemname> Philadelphia Phillies</TD> <TH class=num>IP</TD> <TH class=num>H</TD> <TH class=num>R</TD> <TH class=num>ER</TD> <TH class=num>BB</TD> <TH class=num>SO</TD> </TR><TR><TD>Lerch

</TD><TD class=num>0.1</TD><TD class=num>5</TD><TD class=num>5</TD><TD class=num>5</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD></TR><TR><TD> Bird

</TD><TD class=num>3.2</TD><TD class=num>8</TD><TD class=num>4</TD><TD class=num>4</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>2</TD></TR><TR><TD> McGraw

</TD><TD class=num>0.2</TD><TD class=num>4</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>4</TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num>1</TD></TR><TR><TD> Reed

</TD><TD class=num>3.1</TD><TD class=num>9</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD></TR><TR><TD> Eastwick W (1-0)

</TD><TD class=num>2.0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TH class=itemname> Chicago Cubs</TD> <TH class=num>IP</TD> <TH class=num>H</TD> <TH class=num>R</TD> <TH class=num>ER</TD> <TH class=num>BB</TD> <TH class=num>SO</TD> </TR><TR><TD>Lamp

</TD><TD class=num>0.1</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD></TR><TR><TD> Moore

</TD><TD class=num>2.0</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>1</TD></TR><TR><TD> Hernandez

</TD><TD class=num>2.2</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>8</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>1</TD></TR><TR><TD> Caudill

</TD><TD class=num>1.1</TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>3</TD></TR><TR><TD> Burris

</TD><TD class=num>1.2</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>1</TD></TR><TR><TD> Sutter L (1-1)

</TD><TD class=num>2.0</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD><HR> E–Schmidt 2 (6), DeJesus (7), Kingman (3). DP–Philadelphia 2. 2B–Philadelphia Bowa 2 (6,off Lamp,off Hernandez); Maddox 2 (10,off Moore,off Hernandez); Rose 2 (14,off Moore,off Hernandez); Boone (6,off Caudill), Chicago Martin (10,off Lerch); Foote (4,off McGraw); DeJesus (7,off Reed). 3B–Philadelphia Gross (1,off Caudill), Chicago Moore (1,off Bird). HR–Philadelphia Schmidt 2 (14,1st inning off Lamp 2 on, 1 out,10th inning off Sutter 0 on, 2 out); Boone (2,1st inning off Lamp 2 on, 1 out); Lerch (1,1st inning off Moore 0 on, 2 out); Maddox (6,3rd inning off Hernandez 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Kingman 3 (12,1st inning off Lerch 2 on, 0 out,4th inning off Bird 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out); Ontiveros (1,4th inning off Bird 0 on, 2 out); Buckner (4,5th inning off McGraw 3 on, 1 out); Martin (3,5th inning off McGraw 1 on, 2 out). SF–Unser (2,off Hernandez); Gross (1,off Hernandez). HBP–Boone (1,by Hernandez). IBB–Schmidt 2 (3,by Hernandez 2); Boone 2 (6,by Hernandez 2). SB–Bowa (6,2nd base off Caudill/Foote); Meoli (1,2nd base off Sutter/Foote). HBP–Hernandez (1,Boone). IBB–Hernandez 4 (6,Schmidt 2,Boone 2). U–Dick Cavanaugh, Bill Lawson, Dennis Riccio, Dave Slickenmeyer. T–4:03. A–14,952. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 

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:lolBIG: Imagine having the Cubs +1.5 runs in this one...


or laying 1.5 :icon_conf


<TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>Philadelphia

</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>8</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>2</TD><TD class=num>4</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>1</TD><TD class=num>–</TD><TD class=num>23</TD><TD class=num>24</TD><TD class=num>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chicago

</TD><TD class=num>6</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num>7</TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>3</TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num></TD><TD class=num>0</TD><TD class=num>–</TD><TD class=num>22</TD><TD class=num>26</TD><TD class=num>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 

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Wow, 7-6 after the first inning! Imagine how many beers were consumed in the first inning alone at that game.:drink:
 

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I remember watching the replay of that game. I think one of Kingman's homers is still going....
 

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didn't the Yanks and Soxs play a game like this just recently??:icon_conf
 

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edub69 said:
Wow, 7-6 after the first inning! Imagine how many beers were consumed in the first inning alone at that game.:drink:

Cubs battle back several times in this game...down 7, cut it to 7-6 then give up 8 more and still cover the 1.5 runs...

I'm sure the 1.5 runline was not in effect in 1979, thankfully! :lolBIG:

This game not only was a classic , it had many well known ballplayers, HOF'ers, characters galore in this game. :toast:
 

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could you imagine the guy sweating out that game with big bets on it... you check 3rd inning and you have Phil and your up 15-6 ..your golden you say to yourself....you go out for a few hrs with your wife with big hair (1979) and come back and your losing!:smoker2: :lolBIG: only to pull it out by a run at the end
 

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1st inning Philly fan up 7-0:dancefool

bottom first 7-6 :icon_conf

3rd inning (15-6)

4th inning (17-6) :suomi:
bot 4th (17-9) not to worry still up 8 runs

top 5 (21-9) :lolBIG:
bottom 5, Cubs score another touchdown cutting it to 5 (21-16) :icon_conf

bottom 6 (21-19) WTF!

bottom 8 , tied at 22 :WTF:

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Journeyman said:
1st inning Philly fan up 7-0:dancefool

bottom first 7-6

3rd inning (15-6)

4th inning (17-6)
bot 4th (17-9) not to worry still up 8 runs

top 5 (21-9) :lolBIG:
bottom 5, Cubs score another touchdown cutting it to 5 (21-16) :icon_conf

bottom 6 (21-19) WTF!

bottom 8 , tied at 22 :WTF:

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:lolBIG: why did they not go for 2 on the TD!!!!!:icon_conf
 

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Remember it like it was yesterday.

Larry Bowa with 5 hits in the ballgame to lead all sluggers.

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Sadly, nobody remembers Billy Buckner's SEVEN rbi's in this ballgame!



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Was the wind blowing out that day?



:think2: :think:
 

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<TABLE class=boxed cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=black cellPadding=5 width=100 borderColorLight=black border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=header colSpan=2>Philadelphia Phillies 23, Chicago Cubs 22</TD></TR><TR><TD class=banner colSpan=2>Game played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 at Wrigley Field</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Julio Franco was signed by the Phillies as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic at age 20 in 1978....to think Franco could have realistically played in this game is mind boggling.
 

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