Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
September 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 1
Garner 2b 5 0 1 1
Lacy lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 2 1 0 0
Sanguillen 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stargell 1b 0 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 1 1 0
Nicosia c 3 1 2 2
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Ott c 0 0 0 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 0 1 1
Strain 2b 4 0 0 0
Herndon rf 4 1 1 1
Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 3 1 3 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 1 1
LeMaster ss 4 1 1 0
Littlejohn c 4 0 0 0
Blue p 2 0 0 0
  Sadek ph 1 0 0 0
  Halicki p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 021 000 101570
San Francisco 010 100 100391
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (13-8) 9.0 9 3 3 1 10
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
10
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (10-13) 7.0 5 4 4 4 5
  Halicki   1.1 1 1 1 2 2
  Lavelle   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
9

  E–LeMaster (17).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Nicosia 2 (14,off Blue,off Halicki); Moreno (16,off Blue), San Francisco Ivie (15,off Candelaria); LeMaster (10,off Candelaria).  3B–Pittsburgh Garner (8,off Lavelle), San Francisco Whitfield (4,off Candelaria).  HR–San Francisco Herndon (7,4th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Candelaria 2 (7,off Blue,off Halicki).  IBB–Stargell (9,by Halicki).  SF–Andrews (4,off Candelaria).  SB–Moreno (60,2nd base off Blue/Littlejohn); B Robinson (11,2nd base off Blue/Littlejohn); Lacy (5,2nd base off Halicki/Littlejohn).  IBB–Halicki (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:26.  A–15,663.
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