Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 3 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 1
Martin cf 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Foote c 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 1 1 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 2 0
Foli ss 4 2 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 1 0
Robinson 1b,lf 4 1 3 2
Lacy lf 3 1 1 1
  Stargell ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Garner 3b 3 0 2 2
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 1
Sanguillen c 3 0 2 0
  Ott ph,c 0 0 0 1
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 13 7
Chicago 000 100 100281
Pittsburgh 301 000 21x7131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (5-6) 6.0 9 4 4 3 3
  McGlothen   0.1 2 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (4-2) 6.2 6 2 1 4 4
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
4
4

  E–DeJesus (10), Foli (8).  PB–Sanguillen (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (6,off Holtzman); Garner (17,off Holtzman); Foli (9,off Holtzman); B Robinson (9,off Hernandez).  HR–Chicago Kingman (25,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Blyleven 2 (3,off Holtzman 2).  SF–Ott (2,off Hernandez).  IBB–B Robinson (5,by Holtzman).  SB–DeJesus (10,2nd base off Blyleven/Sanguillen); Foote (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Sanguillen); B Robinson (5,2nd base off Holtzman/Foote); Moreno (28,2nd base off Holtzman/Foote).  CS–DeJesus (8,2nd base by Blyleven/Sanguillen); Moreno (10,2nd base by Holtzman/Foote).  WP–Holtzman (4), Blyleven (5).  BK–Hernandez (1).  IBB–Holtzman (5,B Robinson).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:33.  A–21,006.
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