Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 1
Bowa ss 3 0 2 1
Ruthven p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 3 3 0
Foli ss 4 1 2 0
Parker rf 4 1 3 4
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 2
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Robinson lf 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 1 0
  Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
Kison p 2 0 1 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Philadelphia 110 100 000370
Pittsburgh 201 000 30x6110
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   6.0 8 3 3 2 2
  McGraw  L (3-2) 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   6.0 7 3 3 0 5
  Romo  W (7-3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (11,off Ruthven).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (38,1st inning off Kison 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (22,1st inning off Ruthven 1 on, 2 out); Parker (18,7th inning off McGraw 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Ruthven (2,off Kison); Madlock (2,off Ruthven); Romo (2,off McGraw).  HBP–Ruthven (2,by Kison).  IBB–Ott (5,by Ruthven).  SB–Trillo (3,2nd base off Kison/Ott); Maddox (21,2nd base off Kison/Ott); Moreno (47,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  CS–Madlock (5,2nd base by Ruthven/Boone).  HBP–Kison (3,Ruthven).  IBB–Ruthven (6,Ott).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:16.
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