Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 2 3 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 1
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 1
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 2 1 0 0
Ferguson c 4 1 1 2
Thomas cf 2 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 2 1 1 2
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Los Angeles 021 010 000482
Pittsburgh 000 200 000240
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (6-3) 9.0 4 2 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (2-1) 5.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Romo   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5

  E–Ferguson 2 (8).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Garvey 2 (14,off Rooker,off Tekulve); Russell (14,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Stargell (8,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (8,2nd inning off Rooker 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Parker (10,4th inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Thomas (4,by Rooker).  SB–Lopes (15,2nd base off Rooker/Ott); Thomas (5,2nd base off Tekulve/Ott).  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Rooker/Ott); B Robinson (2,3rd base by Sutcliffe/Ferguson).  BK–Sutcliffe (3).  IBB–Rooker (1,Thomas).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:42.  A–14,727.
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