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 Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 5 1 2 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Anderson rf 2 1 1 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 1 2 0
Lerch p 2 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  McBride ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 1 1
Garner 2b 4 0 1 2
Lacy lf 2 1 0 0
Robinson rf 3 1 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen 1b 1 0 0 0
  Stargell 1b 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 1 2 3
Nicosia c 4 1 2 0
Rooker p 0 1 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 7 9 6
Philadelphia 001 000 101392
Pittsburgh 010 040 02x790
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  L (7-12) 4.1 7 5 5 3 3
  Eastwick   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bird   1.1 1 2 2 3 0
  Reed   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
6
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (3-6) 6.2 6 2 2 3 4
  Tekulve  SV (25) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
4

  E–Boone 2 (7).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (17,off Lerch); Nicosia (16,off Bird).  3B–Philadelphia Bowa (10,off Tekulve).  HR–Philadelphia Rose (4,3rd inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Berra (3,5th inning off Lerch 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sanguillen (3,off Lerch); Rooker (2,off Lerch); Tekulve (1,off Bird).  SB–Garner (13,2nd base off Eastwick/Boone); Moreno (61,2nd base off Bird/Boone); Lacy (6,2nd base off Bird/Boone).  CS–Lacy (1,2nd base by Lerch/Boone).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:44.  A–43,444.
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