San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"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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San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 0 1 0
Herndon lf 3 1 1 0
  Whitfield ph,lf 2 1 2 0
Clark rf 3 0 1 1
Ivie 1b 5 0 1 0
Madlock 2b 3 2 2 2
Evans 3b 3 1 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 1 1 3
  Metzger ss 0 0 0 0
Hill c 4 0 1 0
Blue p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 3 1 0 0
Parker rf 2 0 1 2
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Berra ss 4 0 1 0
Rooker p 2 0 1 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
San Francisco 100 100 0406100
Pittsburgh 200 000 000250
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (7-6) 9.0 5 2 2 5 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   7.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Kison  L (3-2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Jackson   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Tekulve   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Francisco Clark (11,off Rooker); North (4,off Rooker); Ivie (3,off Rooker); Madlock (8,off Kison), Pittsburgh Parker (15,off Blue).  HR–San Francisco Madlock (7,4th inning off Rooker 0 on, 1 out); McCovey (7,8th inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Clark (1,off Kison).  IBB–Madlock (2,by Rooker); Evans (6,by Kison).  SB–North (20,3rd base off Rooker/Nicosia).  IBB–Rooker (2,Madlock); Kison (3,Evans).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:23.  A–25,814.
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