Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1979 at Dodger 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alexander cf 5 2 3 0
Foli ss 5 0 2 3
Parker rf 5 1 1 1
Robinson 1b,lf 5 0 2 1
Lacy lf 4 0 3 0
  Milner 1b 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 2 0
Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 2 1
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Yeager c 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 2 1
Pittsburgh 000 020 0125142
Los Angeles 000 100 000120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  W (2-3) 7.1 2 1 1 2 6
  Tekulve  SV (8) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (2-5) 7.0 12 3 3 0 1
  Forster   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
3

  E–Garner 2 (11).  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Lacy (5,off Reuss); Sanguillen (3,off Reuss); Foli (8,off Reuss).  3B–Pittsburgh B Robinson (3,off Reuss).  HR–Los Angeles Russell (4,4th inning off Whitson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Whitson 2 (4,off Reuss 2).  IBB–Garner (4,by Forster).  SB–Baker (5,2nd base off Whitson/Sanguillen).  WP–Reuss (2).  IBB–Forster (1,Garner).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:48.  A–45,835.
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