Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
September 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 0
Garner 2b 5 2 2 1
Lacy lf 5 2 3 3
Robinson rf 5 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 2 2 1
Sanguillen 1b 2 0 1 1
  Stargell 1b 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 0 0 0
Nicosia c 3 0 1 0
Bibby p 3 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
Evans 3b 2 0 1 1
Ivie 1b 3 0 1 1
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Sadek c 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Johnston ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 102 2027131
San Francisco 000 100 100251
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (10-3) 9.0 5 2 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
0
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (9-10) 8.0 9 5 4 1 7
  Moffitt   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
1
7

  E–Berra (10), Evans (27).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, San Francisco 1.  PB–Sadek (9).  2B–Pittsburgh B Robinson (16,off Knepper); Sanguillen (4,off Knepper), San Francisco Clark (25,off Bibby).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (12,off Knepper).  HR–Pittsburgh Lacy (5,7th inning off Knepper 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sanguillen (2,off Knepper); Bibby (4,off Moffitt).  IBB–Nicosia (7,by Knepper).  SF–Evans (5,off Bibby).  SB–Madlock 2 (22,2nd base off Knepper/Sadek,3rd base off Knepper/Sadek).  WP–Knepper 2 (6).  IBB–Knepper (7,Nicosia).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:23.  A–27,382.
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