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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
April 21, 1979 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1979 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"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) |
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| Game played on Saturday, April 21, 1979 at Astrodome |
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| Pittsburgh |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | – | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Houston |
2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | – | 5 | 14 | 0 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Blyleven |
5.2 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Jackson |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Tekulve L (0-3) |
1.2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.1 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Forsch |
6.0 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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Sambito |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Riccelli |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Andujar W (2-0) |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Totals |
10.0 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
E–Berra (3). DP–Houston 1. 2B–Pittsburgh Blyleven (1,off Forsch); Garner (5,off Forsch), Houston Cruz (4,off Blyleven); Cedeno (5,off Jackson). 3B–Houston Reynolds (2,off Blyleven); Cruz (2,off Blyleven). HR–Pittsburgh Milner (3,4th inning off Forsch 1 on, 1 out); Stargell (3,6th inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out). SH–Reynolds 2 (7,off Blyleven,off Tekulve). IBB–Ashby (2,by Blyleven); Cruz (2,by Tekulve). SB–Parker (1,2nd base off Riccelli/Ashby); Puhl (6,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott); Cabell (8,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott). IBB–Blyleven (1,Ashby); Tekulve (2,Cruz). U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Murray Strey, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Schroeder. T–3:23. A–48,977. |
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| Game played on Saturday, April 21, 1979 at Astrodome |
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