Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 0 0
Thompson lf 3 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 2 2 1
Murcer rf 2 0 0 1
  Mejias rf 0 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 1 1 3
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 0
Kelleher 2b 4 0 0 0
Blackwell c 3 0 1 0
Reuschel p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
Lacy lf 2 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 2 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Chicago 100 000 040571
Pittsburgh 000 000 000052
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (6-5) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (3-4) 7.1 3 3 3 3 7
  Jackson   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Romo   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Bibby   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
7

  E–Blackwell (4), Parker (8), Garner (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  HR–Chicago Buckner (8,1st inning off Kison 0 on, 2 out); Martin (9,8th inning off Romo 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Murcer (3,off Jackson).  SB–DeJesus (11,2nd base off Kison/Ott); Parker (10,2nd base off Reuschel/Blackwell).  CS–Stennett (3,2nd base by Reuschel/Blackwell).  WP–Romo (2).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:35.  A–43,402.
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