Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 6 2 4 5
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Rose 1b 3 2 0 0
  Unser 1b 1 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 5 0 1 1
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 2 2 1
Maddox cf 5 3 4 4
Trillo 2b 5 1 2 0
McCarver c 4 1 1 1
  Rader c 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 1 1 1
  Gross lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 17 13
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 0 0
Garner 3b,2b 4 1 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Robinson lf 4 1 2 2
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 2 0
Stennett 2b 1 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 0 1 0
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Bibby p 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 1 0 0 0
  Lacy lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Philadelphia 115 060 00013172
Pittsburgh 200 000 000281
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (2-1) 6.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Bird   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (0-2) 2.2 10 7 7 1 1
  Bibby   1.2 4 5 4 3 1
  Romo   3.2 2 1 1 0 5
  Tekulve   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
13
12
5
7

  E–Schmidt (1), Gross (1), Taveras (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell (1,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (4,3rd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out); McBride 2 (2,3rd inning off Blyleven 2 on, 2 out,5th inning off Bibby 1 on, 0 out); Maddox (3,5th inning off Romo 3 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh B Robinson (2,1st inning off Carlton 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Maddox (2,2nd base off Bibby/Nicosia); Moreno 2 (5,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver,3rd base off Carlton/McCarver); B Robinson (1,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver).  WP–Carlton (1), Blyleven (1).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Joe Schratz, 2B–Ron Hutson, 3B–Harry Small.  T–2:49.  A–7,739.
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