Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
July 29, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 2 1
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 1
Milner lf 3 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0
Scott 2b 2 1 2 0
  Bernazard 2b 1 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 1 2 2
  Hutton 1b 1 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 1 0
Carter c 3 1 1 0
Dawson cf 3 0 2 3
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 2 0 0 0
Rogers p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 001 100 001380
Montreal 400 001 00x591
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (6-6) 6.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Romo   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
1
1
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (10-6) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
6

  E–Dawson (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (23,off Rogers); Stargell (15,off Rogers), Montreal Cromartie (29,off Kison).  3B–Montreal Dawson (7,off Kison); Scott (2,off Kison).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (21,9th inning off Rogers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Scott (10,off Kison).  CS–Moreno (16,2nd base by Rogers/Carter); Dawson (6,Home by Kison/Ott).  SB–Dawson (21,2nd base off Romo/Ott).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:22.  A–35,245.
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