Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 5 1 1 0
Cruz rf 5 1 2 1
Morgan 2b 3 2 1 1
Bench c 5 2 2 2
Concepcion ss 5 0 2 1
Knight 3b 4 0 1 1
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 0 0
Milner lf 4 1 3 2
  Robinson lf 1 0 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 5 1 3 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Garner ss 4 1 3 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 2
Candelaria p 3 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 14 5
Cincinnati 202 000 010 16102
Pittsburgh 010 130 000 05140
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   6.0 9 5 3 2 4
  Tomlin   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Bair  W (6-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
14
5
3
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   8.0 7 5 5 1 6
  Tekulve  L (3-6) 2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
2
9

  E–Morgan (5), Bench (5).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  2B–Cincinnati Blair (4,off Candelaria); Collins (6,off Tekulve); Cruz (1,off Tekulve), Pittsburgh Garner (20,off Seaver); Stargell 2 (14,off Seaver,off Tomlin).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (6,1st inning off Candelaria 0 on, 2 out); Bench 2 (10,1st inning off Candelaria 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Milner (10,5th inning off Seaver 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Knight (6,off Candelaria); Garner (2,off Seaver).  IBB–Morgan (5,by Tekulve); Ott (4,by Seaver); Madlock (4,by Tomlin).  IBB–Seaver (5,Ott); Tomlin (4,Madlock); Tekulve (11,Morgan).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:55.  A–17,296.
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