Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
August 31, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1979 at Candlestick Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 2
Foli ss 2 0 0 0
  Stennett ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Lacy lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson B. rf 3 0 0 1
Madlock 3b 2 1 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 1 0
Garner 2b,ss 4 1 1 1
Nicosia c 4 1 1 1
Robinson D. p 1 1 0 0
  Romo p 1 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 0 0 0
  Halicki p 0 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Strain 2b 5 0 1 0
Ivie 1b 5 1 3 2
Evans 3b 3 1 0 0
Whitfield lf 5 1 2 0
Herndon rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 2
Littlejohn c 2 0 1 0
Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Johnston ph,rf 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 040 010 001660
San Francisco 000 003 001491
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (7-6) 5.1 6 3 3 5 3
  Romo   3.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Tekulve   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
8
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (9-9) 4.0 3 5 4 4 3
  Borbon   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Halicki   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Minton   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
5
7
8

  E–Ivie (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (28,off Halicki), San Francisco Ivie 2 (14,off D Robinson,off Tekulve).  3B–San Francisco Metzger (6,off D Robinson).  HR–San Francisco Ivie (22,6th inning off D Robinson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Stennett (2,off Borbon); Curtis (6,off D Robinson).  SF–B Robinson (5,off Borbon).  IBB–Lacy (2,by Borbon).  SB–Moreno (59,3rd base off Borbon/Littlejohn).  CS–Stennett (4,3rd base by Minton/Littlejohn); Strain (4,2nd base by Romo/Nicosia).  WP–Minton (7).  BK–Minton (2).  IBB–Borbon (6,Lacy).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:08.  A–19,377.
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