Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 29, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 1 0
Garner ss 3 1 2 2
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b,lf 4 0 1 1
Lacy lf 4 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Nicosia c 2 0 2 0
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Milner 1b 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 1 1
  Ott pr,c 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 2 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Hatcher rf 2 0 1 0
  Thomasson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 0 1 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 040480
Los Angeles 001 000 000171
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (11-4) 7.0 6 1 1 1 8
  Romo   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Tekulve  SV (24) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (4-12) 7.1 6 4 4 3 4
  Brett   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
4

  E–Cey (7).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Nicosia (12,off Reuss); Garner (27,off Reuss), Los Angeles Hatcher (3,off Blyleven); Cey (17,off Romo).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (21,3rd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lopes (4,off Blyleven).  HBP–Hatcher (1,by Blyleven).  CS–Garner (8,2nd base by Reuss/Ferguson).  SB–Lopes (40,2nd base off Blyleven/Nicosia).  HBP–Blyleven (4,Hatcher).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:19.  A–32,816.
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