Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 5 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 2 2 0
Baker lf 2 2 1 1
Thomasson cf,rf 4 1 2 5
Hatcher rf 4 1 1 0
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 0 1 0
Hough p 1 0 0 1
  Patterson p 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 0
Foli ss 3 2 1 0
  Lois pr 0 0 0 0
  Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 1
Milner 1b,lf 3 1 1 1
Robinson lf 5 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 5 1 3 2
Ott c 5 0 4 1
Garner 2b,ss 4 0 1 1
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6
Los Angeles 113 020 000790
Pittsburgh 002 040 0006140
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough   4.1 9 6 6 2 2
  Patterson  W (3-0) 3.1 4 0 0 1 4
  Castillo  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
4
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (9-3) 3.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Coleman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Roberts   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Jackson   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Tekulve   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Los Angeles Hatcher (2,off Bibby); Thomasson (7,off Roberts), Pittsburgh B Robinson (14,off Patterson).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (6,off Hough).  HR–Los Angeles Thomasson (10,3rd inning off Bibby 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Hough (5,off Bibby); Patterson (2,off Jackson).  HBP–Cey (2,by Bibby); Foli (5,by Hough).  SF–Garner (3,off Patterson).  SB–Lopes 2 (36,2nd base off Bibby/Ott,2nd base off Jackson/Ott).  CS–Moreno (18,2nd base by Patterson/Yeager).  HBP–Hough (5,Foli); Bibby (4,Cey).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:05.  A–22,416.
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