Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
June 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 3 3
Stargell 1b 5 0 3 0
Robinson lf 5 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 2 1 0
Smith ss 5 2 2 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 3
Tenace 1b 3 1 0 0
Turner lf 2 0 1 2
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 1
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 2 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 0033110
San Diego 320 001 00x6101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (4-5) 1.2 7 5 5 3 0
  Whitson   2.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Bibby   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Romo   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
7
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (6-4) 9.0 11 3 3 3 10
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
10

  E–Gonzalez (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Foli (7,off Perry); Stargell (9,off Perry), San Diego Smith (5,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (13,9th inning off Perry 2 on, 2 out), San Diego Winfield (15,1st inning off Candelaria 2 on, 0 out).  IBB–Winfield (5,by Candelaria).  SB–Turner (1,2nd base off Whitson/Ott).  IBB–Candelaria (3,Winfield).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:59.  A–23,759.
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