Phillies 23 Cubs 22

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

One of the wildest baseball games to ever take place took place 30 years ago today. Here is the Boxscore. Although I was a kid I remember this as clear as yesterday with Schmitty putting on a show and having one of his offensive battles with King Kong King man

Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
May 17, 1979 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)


Baseball Almanac Box Scores
Philadelphia Phillies 23, Chicago Cubs 22

Game played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies ab r h rbi
McBride rf 8 2 3 1
Bowa ss 8 4 5 1
Rose 1b 7 4 3 4
Schmidt 3b 4 3 2 4
Unser lf 7 1 1 2
Maddox cf 4 3 4 4
Gross pr,cf 2 1 1 1
Boone c 4 2 3 5
Meoli 2b 5 0 1 0
Lerch p 1 1 1 1
Bird p 1 1 0 0
Luzinski ph 0 0 0 0
Espinosa pr 1 1 0 0
McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 23 24 23
Chicago Cubs ab r h rbi
DeJesus ss 6 4 3 1
Vail rf 5 2 3 1
Burris p 0 0 0 0
Thompson ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 7 2 4 7
Kingman lf 6 4 3 6
Ontiveros 3b 7 2 1 1
Martin cf 6 2 3 3
Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Foote c 6 1 3 1
Sizemore 2b 4 2 2 1
Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf,cf 2 0 1 0
Lamp p 0 0 0 0
Moore p 1 0 1 1
Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
Dillard ph,2b 1 2 1 0
Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 56 22 26 22

Philadelphia 7 0 8 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 – 23 24 2
Chicago 6 0 0 3 7 3 0 3 0 0 – 22 26 2

Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch 0.1 5 5 5 0 0
Bird 3.2 8 4 4 0 2
McGraw 0.2 4 7 4 3 1
Reed 3.1 9 6 6 0 0
Eastwick W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 10.0 26 22 19 3 4

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp 0.1 6 6 6 0 0
Moore 2.0 6 7 7 2 1
Hernandez 2.2 7 8 6 7 1
Caudill 1.1 3 1 1 2 3
Burris 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Sutter L (1-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals 10.0 24 23 21 12 7

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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-HP–Dick Cavanaugh, 1B–Bill Lawson, 2B–Dennis Riccio, 3B–Dave Slickenmeyer. T–4:03. A–14,952.

Game played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 at Wrigley Field
Baseball Almanac Box Score

[be47320]

who cares

[Chris46139]

Nice game by Mike Schmidt there, good job with those 2 errors

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

Originally Posted by be47320

who cares

anger management pretty sure SF couldnt score 22 or 23 just saying

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

for some reason e is Hrs Kingman had 3 Schmitty had 2

[Chris46139]

Originally Posted by PHILLYBIRDS20

E–Schmidt 2 (6), DeJesus (7), Kingman (3). 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)

Says here Schmidt had 2 errors and 2 HRs. Sorry for putting down your childhood hero but the proof is in the pudding

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

didnt see the hrs selective viewing lol im getting old and im sober phuck atleast im not a met fan

[Chris46139]

Originally Posted by PHILLYBIRDS20

didnt see the hrs selective viewing lol im getting old and im sober phuck atleast im not a met fan

Just a fan of a shitty fielding 3B I guess

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

best to ever play the game

[Chris46139]

Probably better suited as a DH

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

prob that day lol

[westcoastO]

still kicking myself for taking the under on this game

[revnecro1273]

i bet you would not have posted this if the phillies were on the losing end

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

i bet you would not have posted this if the phillies were on the losing end

why wouldnt I it was a great game. If u look at my posts in football and usually in baseball I am a fan but a realist

[Chris46139]

Originally Posted by PHILLYBIRDS20

why wouldnt I it was a great game. If u look at my posts in football and usually in baseball I am a fan but a realist

Rev bet me $100 you would disappear for a month, Cuse man style, after the Eagles go 7-9 this year. I said no you will be on the next day, prove me right PB