Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 10, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1979 at Astrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 2 1
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 2
Stargell 1b 5 0 1 0
Milner lf 4 1 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 2 2 1 1
Bibby p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0
Puhl cf 3 2 2 0
Cedeno 1b 4 1 3 1
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Walling rf 4 0 1 1
Howe 2b 4 0 1 0
  Gonzalez pr 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Andujar p 1 0 0 0
  Sexton ph 1 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Pittsburgh 001 020 0104111
Houston 000 001 002380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (4-2) 8.0 6 3 3 1 7
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Romo   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Tekulve  SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (10-5) 6.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Niemann   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Williams   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Sambito   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
6

  E–Moreno (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Madlock (12,off Andujar); Moreno (10,off Andujar); Foli (16,off Sambito), Houston Cedeno 2 (18,off Bibby 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (8,off Andujar).  SH–Moreno (5,off Niemann); Foli (10,off Niemann).  SF–Stennett (2,off Williams).  HBP–Bibby (1,by Niemann).  IBB–Parker (8,by Niemann).  SB–Cabell (20,2nd base off Bibby/Ott).  WP–Bibby (3).  BK–Romo (2).  HBP–Niemann (1,Bibby).  IBB–Niemann (2,Parker).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:09.  A–31,341.
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