Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 5 1 2 3
Scott 2b 3 1 2 0
Cromartie lf 5 0 1 0
Valentine rf 5 0 0 0
Solaita 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hutton pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Macha 3b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 1 2 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 1 0 0
  Palmer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 0
Moreno cf 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 2 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2
Robinson lf 3 0 0 1
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 1 2 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Montreal 000 010 310590
Pittsburgh 001 001 020491
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   5.2 5 2 2 2 3
  May  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Palmer  SV (1) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   6.1 5 2 2 2 10
  Romo  L (0-1) 0.1 3 2 1 0 0
  Tekulve   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Whitson   2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
4
12

  E–Moreno (1).  PB–Ott (1).  2B–Montreal Scott (2,off Kison); Speier (1,off Kison), Pittsburgh Taveras (1,off Sanderson); Garner (2,off Sanderson); Ott (1,off Palmer).  3B–Pittsburgh Garner (1,off Sanderson).  HR–Montreal Dawson (1,7th inning off Romo 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (1,8th inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Sanderson (1,off Kison).  SF–B Robinson (1,off Sanderson).  SB–Dawson (1,2nd base off Kison/Ott); Scott (2,2nd base off Whitson/Ott); Moreno (1,2nd base off Sanderson/Carter).  WP–Kison (1).  BK–Sanderson (1).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Ron Hutson, 2B–Joe Mrvos, 3B–Joe Schratz.  T–3:03.  A–8,680.
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