Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 1
Rose 1b 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
  Boone c 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Carlton p 3 1 0 0
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 2 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 2 0 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Ott c 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Foli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 1 0
Philadelphia 000 010 010–280
Pittsburgh 000 000 000–010
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (14-11) 7.0 1 0 0 2 8
  McGraw  SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (11-5) 6.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Romo   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5
  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Nicosia (15,off Carlton).  SH–Trillo (4,off Romo).  HBP–Schmidt (3,by Blyleven).  CS–Moreno (21,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).  BK–Romo (6).  HBP–Blyleven (5,Schmidt).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:07.
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