Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
May 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 1 1
Foli ss 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 1
Milner lf 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Ott c 4 1 1 1
Stennett 2b 4 1 3 0
  Lacy 2b 0 0 0 0
Berra 3b 2 0 0 0
Blyleven p 4 0 1 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Scott 2b 3 1 0 0
Cromartie lf 3 0 0 1
Perez 1b 4 1 2 1
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 1 0 1 0
  Mason ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Speier ss 2 0 1 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 100 110 0104101
Montreal 100 100 000260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (1-2) 8.1 6 2 1 2 6
  Tekulve  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  L (2-3) 5.0 7 3 3 2 6
  May   3.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Palmer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
9

  E–Ott (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Foli (5,off Sanderson); Parker (9,off Sanderson); Stennett (6,off Sanderson), Montreal Perez (5,off Blyleven).  HR–Pittsburgh Moreno (2,1st inning off Sanderson 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (9,5th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 2 out); Ott (3,8th inning off May 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Perez (5,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cromartie (3,off Blyleven).  SB–Scott (8,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott).  CS–Parrish (1,2nd base by Blyleven/Ott).  BK–Sanderson (2).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:58.  A–25,154.
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