Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 2 4
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0
Boone c 4 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 0 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 0 0 0 0
  Smith pr 0 1 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 2 0
Moreno cf 3 1 2 1
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 3
Ott c 4 1 2 0
Robinson 3b,lf 3 0 0 0
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 0 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
Philadelphia 000 020 200471
Pittsburgh 000 004 001591
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   6.0 7 4 4 0 5
  McGraw   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Reed  L (3-4) 0.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
0
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   7.0 6 4 4 3 5
  Tekulve  W (7-7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
7

  E–Maddox (7), Ott (16).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia McBride 2 (20,off Blyleven 2).  3B–Philadelphia Boone (4,off Blyleven), Pittsburgh Taveras (9,off Ruthven); Ott (4,off Reed).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (27,6th inning off Ruthven 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Moreno (17,off Ruthven).  SB–Schmidt (19,2nd base off Tekulve/Ott); Moreno (69,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  CS–Moreno (22,2nd base by McGraw/Boone).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:11.
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