Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
April 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 1
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Parker rf 5 1 2 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Lacy lf 3 0 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Nicosia c 2 1 1 1
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Ott c 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Berra ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 5 1 1 1
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 5 0 1 0
Knight 3b 5 0 2 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 3 1 1 0
Norman p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 001 000 010 01360
Cincinnati 002 000 000 00260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   6.2 5 2 2 2 5
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Romo   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Tekulve  W (1-3) 3.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
6
2
2
3
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   7.2 4 2 2 1 3
  Bair   1.1 1 0 0 2 3
  Tomlin  L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
  Borbon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
3
3
3
8

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (7,off Norman); Parker (3,off Tomlin).  3B–Pittsburgh Lacy (1,off Norman).  HR–Pittsburgh Nicosia (2,3rd inning off Norman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–B Robinson (1,off Bair); Norman 2 (5,off Blyleven 2).  SF–Lacy (1,off Borbon).  IBB–Lacy (1,by Bair).  SB–Alexander (1,2nd base off Norman/Correll); Moreno (8,2nd base off Bair/Correll); Griffey (5,2nd base off Blyleven/Nicosia).  IBB–Bair (2,Lacy).  U-HP–Ed Oliger, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Cliff Schaller, 3B–Bob Beck.  T–3:05.  A–20,155.
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