RETRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/10/1979
 
RETRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 13107 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1979 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (59-81) 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
Chicago Cubs (72-66) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Tufford Shows Off, Hits for Cycle
Josh Tufford hit for the cycle and paced the New York Mets to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field today.

The Mets third baseman led the way for his club with 4 hits in 5 at-bats -- 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run -- along with 2 RBI and 2 runs.

"Now that I know what Josh is capable of, I'm going to expect it more often," New York manager Dan Clark joked with reporters after the game.

Josh Tufford doubled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Bob Bolli in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, tripled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Tufford is swinging at a .285 pace on the year with 25 home runs, 85 RBIs and 83 runs scored. He has played in 130 games.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frank 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .304 7 43
J. Tufford 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .285 25 85
J. Goergen RF 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .305 33 95
B. Hyde 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288 6 31
D. Geisler CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .195 9 30
J. Tendler C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 2 44
J. Burchfield LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 8 49
J. Baker SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .187 7 28
L. Abramowski P 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .077 0 6
   a-S. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 13 50
   J. Good P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 5 18      
a - S. Rodriguez pinch hit for L. Abramowski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Goergen (23, 1st Inning off B. Bolli, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Tufford (23, 1st Inning off B. Bolli, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Tufford (4, 7th Inning off B. Bolli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Geisler (9, 4th Inning off B. Bolli, 0 on, 1 out) J. Tufford (25, 3rd Inning off B. Bolli, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Geisler 4 , J. Goergen 4 , J. Tufford 10 , B. Hyde , J. Burchfield , J. Tendler
2-out RBI: J. Goergen , J. Tufford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hyde , J. Frank , J. Tendler
Sac Bunt: B. Hyde
Hit by Pitch: J. Burchfield
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Goergen (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Baker-Frank-Hyde, Frank-Baker-Hyde)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Shannon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 18 59
J. McCombs RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .338 33 106
A. Brands 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336 6 81
N. Lawrence 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257 11 55
S. Nobles C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 10 39
   b-D. Odom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 0 5
C. Siskind CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .326 7 30
E. Contreras 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .249 14 61
T. Nava SS 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .231 5 36
B. Bolli P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 1
   B. McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Davis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .160 0 0
   T. McLain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 2
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 6 13      
a - M. Davis pinch hit for B. McLaughlin in the 8th
b - D. Odom pinch hit for S. Nobles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCombs (32, 3rd Inning off L. Abramowski, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Nava (18, 2nd Inning off L. Abramowski, 3 on, 1 out) A. Brands (29, 9th Inning off J. Good, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Davis (1, 8th Inning off J. Good, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lawrence , J. McCombs 2 , S. Nobles 2 , T. Nava 2 , A. Brands 2 , C. Siskind , M. Davis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCombs , C. Siskind , B. Shannon
GIDP: E. Contreras 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. McCombs (18)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Nava (15)
OF assists: 2 (Siskind (Tufford at 3rd base), McCombs (Goergen at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Abramowski W (10-16) 7.0 6 3 3 1 5 0 110 71 4.57   
J. Good SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 23 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Abramowski 57
Batters Faced: L. Abramowski 25, J. Good 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Abramowski 7-6, J. Good 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Abramowski 110-71, J. Good 34-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Bolli L (13-10) 6.0 9 5 4 2 3 2 112 70 3.77   
B. McLaughlin 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 13 4.60   
T. McLain 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bolli 37
Batters Faced: B. Bolli 29, B. McLaughlin 8, T. McLain 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bolli 9-4, B. McLaughlin 4-2, T. McLain 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bolli 112-70, B. McLaughlin 22-13, T. McLain 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McLaughlin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Bolli
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Tufford
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 27787
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