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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 2 0
Rose 1b,2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
  Rader c 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Christenson p 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Unser ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 1
Milner 1b,lf 3 1 2 0
Robinson lf 3 1 2 2
  Stargell 1b 1 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 2 0 1 2
  Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0
Garner 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 4 0 0 0
Bibby p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Philadelphia 000 000 010151
Pittsburgh 011 030 00x581
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (2-7) 4.1 7 5 5 3 1
  Eastwick   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Bird   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (8-2) 9.0 5 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
1
3

  E–Boone (5), Stennett (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh B Robinson (12,off Christenson).  3B–Pittsburgh Madlock (3,off Christenson).  SF–Madlock (4,off Christenson).  HBP–Foli (4,by Christenson).  IBB–Milner (5,by Christenson); Garner (6,by Christenson).  SB–Parker (16,2nd base off Christenson/Boone); Garner (10,2nd base off Eastwick/Boone).  HBP–Christenson (2,Foli).  IBB–Christenson 2 (3,Milner,Garner).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:21.  A–45,309.
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