Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 1 1 2
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0
Baker lf 3 0 1 0
Thomasson cf 3 0 1 0
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 1 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 1 1
Parker rf 3 0 0 1
Robinson 1b,lf 4 2 2 3
Lacy lf 3 0 0 0
  Milner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 3 1 2 0
Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 1 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Los Angeles 000 100 120471
Pittsburgh 000 100 04x570
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   7.0 5 3 1 0 3
  Forster   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Welch  L (4-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
2
0
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson   7.0 6 4 4 3 4
  Romo  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
5

  E–Reuss (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (15,off Reuss).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (5,4th inning off Whitson 0 on, 1 out); Garvey (10,7th inning off Whitson 0 on, 1 out); Lopes (14,8th inning off Whitson 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh B Robinson 2 (14,4th inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Welch 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Whitson (2,off Reuss).  SF–Parker (3,off Forster).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:25.  A–16,666.
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