Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 3 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 1
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 1
  Robinson lf 0 0 0 0
Milner lf,1b 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 4 1 1 0
Kennedy ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 0 1 1
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 1 0 1 0
  Spilman 3b 2 0 0 0
  Foster ph 0 0 0 0
  Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 2 0
Cruz lf 2 0 0 0
Correll c 3 0 0 0
Hume p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 100 000 001270
Cincinnati 000 001 000150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   7.0 5 1 1 1 5
  Jackson  W (5-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Tekulve  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume   8.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Tomlin  L (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (9,off Hume), Cincinnati Griffey (24,off Blyleven).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (15,9th inning off Tomlin 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Foli (9,off Hume); Blyleven (6,off Hume); Sanguillen (1,off Hume).  SF–Morgan (3,off Blyleven).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:15.  A–43,099.
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