Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 1 0
Bowa ss 4 1 0 0
Rose 3b 5 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 3 2 1 4
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Unser 1b 4 1 2 1
Maddox cf 3 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Carlton p 2 1 2 1
  Saucier p 1 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 1 2
Foli ss 4 1 3 1
Parker rf 5 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 5 1 2 2
Lacy lf 4 2 2 2
Madlock 3b 3 1 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 0 0
Nicosia c 4 3 4 1
  Milner ph 1 1 1 4
Blyleven p 1 1 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 13 12
Philadelphia 020 060 000894
Pittsburgh 003 031 01412131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton   5.0 9 7 6 1 8
  Saucier   3.1 2 1 1 2 2
  Eastwick  L (1-2) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  McGraw   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
13
12
11
5
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   4.0 5 7 5 4 4
  Coleman   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Romo   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve  W (5-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
6
4
5

  E–Luzinski (7), McCarver (1), Trillo (5), Carlton (3), Foli (9).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Nicosia 2 (10,off Carlton,off Saucier); Foli (21,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (15,5th inning off Blyleven 3 on, 0 out); Unser (5,5th inning off Coleman 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Lacy (4,5th inning off Carlton 1 on, 1 out); Nicosia (4,6th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out); Milner (12,9th inning off McGraw 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Carlton (1,off Blyleven).  SH–Blyleven (11,off Carlton).  IBB–Madlock (6,by Eastwick).  SB–Maddox (22,3rd base off Blyleven/Nicosia); Moreno (50,3rd base off Carlton/McCarver); Lacy (4,2nd base off Eastwick/McCarver).  WP–Carlton 2 (8).  IBB–Eastwick (2,Madlock).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:00.
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